The "TRICKY DICK" thing came about because whilst running against Helen Gahagen Douglas, he printed flyers about her on PUNK paper. Yes, she WAS indeed a damned PINKO, but he only posted facts about her actual political history and NOT her delight in thins USSR !
I always admired the story about how he set up a casino / gambling operation during WWII.
Why is it true? Because the Great God Trump uttered it?