I’m not sure how you consider Kennedy saying that it was Ms. Truman’s problem was “slimy” humor. On the other hand given the noble sounding boasting about the high moral tone that he, Nixon, would bring to the office, I found it quite shocking to hear the language he taped when he was talking in private with his staff. I don’t know if you were an adult at that time, but a lot of people were pretty shocked by i at the time.
If everyone in the bar laughed, they must have appreciated the sexual innuendo. I don’t ever remember hearing this before. All the talk afterwards was of the sweaty upper lip. Anyway, certainly not worth arguing about.
I recently heard the incriminating tapes of Nixon at a B&N book signing. The worst was his selling of an ambassadorship, right there on the tape. We all heard it. Amazing.