To me, 'death without assassination' brings up comparison with Kennedy (and others.) Like Nixon, Kennedy was involved in plenty of potential scandels. But because he was assassinated, most never came to light, and he went on to be remembered as the president who gave hope to the civil rights movement, and avoided nuclear war. In contrast, Nixon left office in disgrace, and went on to become a total hate figure.
The Manics are just showing how certain events in history can twist public perception of people.
To me, 'death without assassination' brings up comparison with Kennedy (and others.) Like Nixon, Kennedy was involved in plenty of potential scandels. But because he was assassinated, most never came to light, and he went on to be remembered as the president who gave hope to the civil rights movement, and avoided nuclear war. In contrast, Nixon left office in disgrace, and went on to become a total hate figure. The Manics are just showing how certain events in history can twist public perception of people.