A Cross-Country Trip to Kill Richard Nixon

"A Cross-Country Trip to Kill Richard Nixon"
Author Orson Scott Card
Country United States
Language English
Published in Maps in a Mirror
Publisher Tor Books
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Publication date 1990


"A Cross-Country Trip to Kill Richard Nixon" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror.

Plot summary

"A Cross-Country Trip to Kill Richard Nixon" is the story of a young man, Siggy, who blames all of America’s problems on former president Richard Nixon. When granted a wish by a fairy godmother, Siggy wants to use it to kill Nixon before he "ruined the country", in his view. However, upon meeting Nixon, Siggy realizes that Nixon was not really to blame, and so wishes for everyone to stop hating Nixon.

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