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Right before an Oval Office broadcast announcing that TWA hostages held in Lebanon for seventeen days had been released, President Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) joked with technicians, “Boy, after seeing Rambo last night, I know what to do next time this happens.” The comment, picked up by an open microphone, circulated widely in the press. Photomontage satirist Alfred Gescheidt (b. 1926), creator of a popular “Queen Nancy” postcard of Nancy Reagan (b. 1921) wearing a crown and ermine cape, produced this poster shortly after the president made his remark.