I learn from several readers that there is actually a Nixon-bowling cult,

based around a movie. Here is one reader trying to explain. I do not know

this person.

“Derb—I don’t know if you are aware of this or not, but there is a cult

devoted to Nixon Bowling. It’s based on the Cohen brothers movie The Big Lebowski. In the movie, the main character, The Dude, has a poster of

Nixon bowling behind his bar. Thus, when the movie became a cult classic,

its fans took the bizarre figure of Nixon bowling as its symbol. This link is for a Nixon bowling

bobblehead. Look around the website: most of the merchandise incorporates

Nixon bowling in some way. By the way, you should check out The Big Lebowski. If anything, it’s not conservative, but it’s great in an

off-beat way. The Dude Abides,…”