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Groeing is/was a part of the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s. Nixon was a seen as a barrier to the ideals of the culture. People who were a part of that movement saw Nixon as an evil bastered; some cannot even talk about him with turning red in the face.
Nixon is the perfect spoil for Groening because not only is Nixon seen as 'evil' but the events of Nixon's time in the public light well known enough that an entire episode of Futureama parodying it.
In later episodes Futureama is able to play with the idea of war. Nixon was president during Vietnam war. The connection there is obvious.
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