Richard Hess illustration and his 17c painting reference

March 18, 1974

Still Rose Mary's Baby?
Illustration by Richard Hess
Photo: New York Magazine

A feature on Nixon's longtime secretary, who was taking the fall for erasing a key Watergate tape. The day I needed it, Hess wasn't finished, Bernard says. I called him again and said, Dick, it's got to go, or there's no cover. He came to my apartment at 12 o'clock, saying that he hadn't finished the chair, the dress, the details. I took a look and said, It's good enough.