(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (NML (NNP Richard) (NNP Nixon)) (NN mask)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN mask)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS features)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Richard) (NNP Nixon))))))) (. .)))
A Richard Nixon mask is a mask with the features of Richard Nixon.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Nixon
Nixon
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
mask
mask
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
mask
mask
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
feature
features
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Nixon
Nixon
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT These)) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (ADJP (RB commercially) (JJ available)) (CC and) (ADJP (RB quite) (JJ popular))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (VBG waning) (NNS days)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNP Nixon) (NNP Administration)))))) (. .)))
These were commercially available and quite popular in the waning days of the Nixon Administration.
nsubj
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
These
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
commercially
commercially
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
available
available
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
quite
quite
ADV
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
popular
popular
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
VerbForm=Ger
wane
waning
VERB
VBG
obl
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Nixon
Nixon
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Administration
Administration
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBP are) (ADVP (RB generally)) (VP (VBN made) (PP (IN out) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ thick) (NN latex) (NN rubber)) (CC or) (NP (JJ similar) (JJ flexible) (NN castable) (NNS compounds))))))) (. .)))
They are generally made out of thick latex rubber or similar flexible castable compounds.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
They
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advmod
generally
generally
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
make
made
VERB
VBN
case
out
out
ADP
IN
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
thick
thick
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
latex
latex
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
rubber
rubber
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
similar
similar
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
flexible
flexible
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
castable
castable
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
compound
compounds
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (CD One)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ notable) (NNS features)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJS most) (NML (NNP Richard) (NNP Nixon)) (NNS masks)))))) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RB classically) (VBN caricatured)) (NN nose))) (. .)))
One of the notable features of most Richard Nixon masks is the classically caricatured nose.
nsubj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
notable
notable
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
feature
features
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADJ
JJS
compound
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Nixon
Nixon
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
mask
masks
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
advmod
classically
classically
ADV
RB
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
caricature
caricatured
VERB
VBN
root
Number=Sing
nose
nose
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (JJ Many)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ different) (NNS versions)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNP Nixon) (NN mask)))))) (VP (VBP have) (NP (DT a) (JJ wide) (VBG grinning) (NN smile)) (ADVP (RB as) (RB well))) (. .)))
Many of the different versions of the Nixon mask have a wide grinning smile as well.
nsubj
Degree=Pos
many
Many
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
version
versions
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Nixon
Nixon
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
mask
mask
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
wide
wide
ADJ
JJ
amod
VerbForm=Ger
grin
grinning
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
smile
smile
NOUN
NN
advmod
as
as
ADV
RB
fixed
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Although) (S (NP (DT the) (NNS masks)) (VP (VBD were) (ADVP (RB widely)) (VP (VBN believed) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (NP (RB only) (DT a) (NN fad))))))))) (, ,) (S (NP (DT that)) (VP (MD would) (ADVP (RB presumably)) (VP (VB die) (ADVP (RB down)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ public) (NN attention)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NNP Watergate)))) (VP (VBD died) (PRT (RB down)))))))) (, ,) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD did) (VP (VB manage) (S (VP (TO to) (ADVP (RB somewhat)) (VP (VB outlive) (NP (PRP$ its) (VBN presumed) (NN fad) (NN status))))) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG being) (ADJP (JJ popular) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (NNS events)) (PP (IN like) (NP (NP (NNP Halloween)) (CC and) (NP (NN adult) (NN masquerade) (NNS parties))))))))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (VP (VBD sparked) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ commercial) (NN demand)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NNS masks)) (VP (VBG resembling) (NP (JJ famous) (NNS people)))))) (, ,) (NP (ADVP (RBS most) (RB notably)) (NP (NP (NNPS Presidents)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNP United) (NNPS States))))))) (. .)))
Although the masks were widely believed to be only a fad, that would presumably die down as the public attention on Watergate died down, they did manage to somewhat outlive its presumed fad status by being popular at events like Halloween and adult masquerade parties, and sparked a commercial demand for masks resembling famous people, most notably Presidents of the United States.
mark
although
Although
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
mask
masks
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
Degree=Pos
widely
widely
ADV
RB
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
believe
believed
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
fad
fad
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
advmod
presumably
presumably
ADV
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
die
die
VERB
VB
advmod
down
down
ADV
RB
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
public
public
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
attention
attention
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Watergate
Watergate
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
advmod
down
down
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
parataxis
VerbForm=Inf
manage
manage
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advmod
somewhat
somewhat
ADV
RB
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
outlive
outlive
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
presume
presumed
VERB
VBN
compound
Number=Sing
fad
fad
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
status
status
NOUN
NN
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
cop
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
advcl
Degree=Pos
popular
popular
ADJ
JJ
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
event
events
NOUN
NNS
case
like
like
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Halloween
Halloween
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
adult
adult
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
masquerade
masquerade
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
party
parties
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
spark
sparked
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
commercial
commercial
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
demand
demand
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
mask
masks
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
resemble
resembling
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
famous
famous
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
advmod
notably
notably
ADV
RB
appos
Number=Plur
president
Presidents
PROPN
NNPS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
State
States
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Masks)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ other) (NNS presidents)))) (VP (VBP have) (ADVP (RB often)) (VP (VBN been) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ popular)) (PP (CC either) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN term)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ current) (NN president)))) (CC or) (NP (JJ immediate) (VBG preceding) (NN term))))))) (. .)))
Masks of other presidents have often been most popular either in the term of the current president or immediate preceding term.
nsubj
Number=Plur
mask
Masks
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
president
presidents
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
advmod
often
often
ADV
RB
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
root
Degree=Pos
popular
popular
ADJ
JJ
cc:preconj
either
either
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
term
term
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
current
current
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
president
president
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
immediate
immediate
ADJ
JJ
amod
VerbForm=Ger
precede
preceding
VERB
VBG
conj
Number=Sing
term
term
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN For) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN part))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NML (NNP Richard) (NNP Nixon)) (NN mask)) (VP (VBZ remains) (ADJP (JJ popular)) (NP (NN today)) (, ,) (S (VP (VBN worn) (PP (PP (ADVP (DT both)) (PP (IN for) (NP (JJ humorous) (NN effect)))) (, ,) (CC and) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NN protest) (NNS marches)) (CC and) (NP (NP (JJ similar) (`` ") (JJ public) (NNS displays)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN disaffection)))))) ('' "))))) (. .)))
For its part, the Richard Nixon mask remains popular today, worn both for humorous effect, and in protest marches and similar " public displays of disaffection ".
case
for
For
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Nixon
Nixon
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
mask
mask
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
remain
remains
VERB
VBZ
xcomp
Degree=Pos
popular
popular
ADJ
JJ
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
today
today
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
wear
worn
VERB
VBN
obj
PronType=Art
both
both
DET
DT
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
humorous
humorous
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
effect
effect
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
protest
protest
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
march
marches
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
similar
similar
ADJ
JJ
punct
"
"
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
public
public
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
display
displays
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
disaffection
disaffection
NOUN
NN
punct
"
"
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (VBG According) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (NP (NNP Harper) (POS 's)) (NN magazine) (POS 's)) (NML (NNP October) (CD 2002)) (`` ") (NNP Index) ('' ")))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Nixon) (NNS masks)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ best-selling) (JJ political) (NN mask)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ previous) (CD five) (NNS years)) (PP (IN for) (NP (JJ top) (NML (NNP U.S.) (NN costume) (NN wholesaler)) (NNP Morris) (NNPS Costumes))))))) (. .)))
According to Harper's magazine's October 2002 " Index ", Nixon masks were the best-selling political mask for the previous five years for top U.S. costume wholesaler Morris Costumes.
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
According
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Harper
Harper
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
magazine
magazine
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
October
October
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2002
2002
NUM
CD
punct
"
"
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Sing
Index
Index
PROPN
NNP
punct
"
"
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
Nixon
Nixon
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Plur
mask
masks
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
best-selling
best-selling
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
political
political
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
mask
mask
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
previous
previous
ADJ
JJ
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
five
five
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
top
top
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
U.S.
U.S.
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
costume
costume
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
wholesaler
wholesaler
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
Morris
Morris
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
Costumes
Costumes
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
A Richard Nixon mask is a mask with the features of Richard Nixon. These were commercially available and quite popular in the waning days of the Nixon Administration. They are generally made out of thick latex rubber or similar flexible castable compounds. One of the notable features of most Richard Nixon masks is the classically caricatured nose. Many of the different versions of the Nixon mask have a wide grinning smile as well. Although the masks were widely believed to be only a fad, that would presumably die down as the public attention on Watergate died down, they did manage to somewhat outlive its presumed fad status by being popular at events like Halloween and adult masquerade parties, and sparked a commercial demand for masks resembling famous people, most notably Presidents of the United States. Masks of other presidents have often been most popular either in the term of the current president or immediate preceding term. For its part, the Richard Nixon mask remains popular today, worn both for humorous effect, and in protest marches and similar " public displays of disaffection ". According to Harper's magazine's October 2002 " Index ", Nixon masks were the best-selling political mask for the previous five years for top U.S. costume wholesaler Morris Costumes.