Before a live performance of the song on 15 December 1969, heard on the live album Epitaph, Robert Fripp remarked that the song was dedicated to "an American political personality whom we all know and love dearly.
Prior to a live performance of the song on December 15, 1969, as captured on the live album Epitaph, Robert Fripp stated that the song was dedicated to "a well-known and appreciated American politician."