1. He took over in the middle of a monster long-distance war against a 2 million-strong enemy that was fully supported by the Soviets and the Chinese. He also had to contend with a fully-developed and well-financed pro-enemy movement that was backed by all of the media.
2.The US had a hugely expensive "space race" going to the moon.
3. We had the massive Civil Rights transition going on, with the fires of major cities still smoldering.
4. The Arab-Israeli conflict was in major combat and threatened to go nuclear (thanks to Soviet intervention in 1973). We also got the Arab Oil Embargo out of the deal.
Despite all this, Nixon began the process of improving the relationships with Russia and China, beginning the process that defeated Communism. He was a good and talented president that was hated and opposed by the Left.
In that context, is the EPA and OSHA all you have? Gimme a break!
First, the EPA, along with the Endanged Species Act, were signed into law by Nixon. The EPA is a criminal organization that completely ignores the Constitution and, aided by a corrupt federal judiciary, is about to assume control over every piece of private property and business in America through its illegal law writing.
Check out the Rapanos v US ruling for a foretaste of America under Nixon’s EPA.
The EPA and ESA are clearly totalitarian monsters created by the left to bring fascism into America, where you will be “allowed” to own private property but be required to manage it for the collective comon good, as defined by the state.
Welcome to fascist America.
The fascist federal bureaucrats in the EPS and ESA have both precipitated armed confrontations with property owners under the guise of law. The thugs in these illegal agencies have stolen property and send people to federal prison for dumping dirt in holes.
If you think the creation of EPA and ESA are minor episodes in the Nixon administration that can be brushed off and ignored because Nixon established relations with Red China, your misreading of the harm the Nixon presidency has caused to this country is severe.