Quote:
Originally Posted by Robbie
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.
|
Nixon both escalated and ended US involvement Vietnam. Elected president in 1968 it took him 5 years and many innocent lives. People did not like being drafted for an illegal war. Nixon ended the draft in 1973.
Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971 to keep students and blacks down, no more no less. Same tactics as today.
Nixon worked very effectively with the Democratic Senate and Congress. Certainly more so than in today's political world.
Nixon moved the country to the right and he was never a popular president. After his involvement in Watergate was exposed, he resigned in disgrace to avoid impeachment. A landslide victory means nothing if you are a crook and Nixon was a crook. He did not need the media to turn public opinion against him. He did it himself.
When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal. A quote by Nixon.