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Originally Posted by ruff
Given the sentiment about Vietnam, I doubt very seriously Nixon could have survived impeachment. In those days, people didn't bend over so easily to the establishment.
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Nixon was elected to end the war in Vietnam
You don't remember him always flashing Peace signs?
Vietnam sentiment didn't really have much to do with it.
Nixon's entire problem was he had a powerful Democrat Senate and Congress working with the media that turned public opinion against him.
He had just won the biggest landslide victory in history 2 years earlier to be re-elected.