President who said "If you want to see your plays performed the way you wrote them, become president" Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Friday, January 13, 2017 · 48-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, January 13, 2017.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · January 13, 2017 · 48-Across · 5 letters
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Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936)
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