Nixon differed from Johnson in rhetoric more than policy, at least on the domestic front. That never stopped liberals from hating him, giving him no credit for signing their pet bills into law, nor did it stop many conservatives from admiring and defending him. Nixon, like the Bushes, was a textbook example of rhetoric trumping policy reality.
Never could understand why some of you go right along with the Left in attacking President Nixon.
1. We had an all-consuming Cold War going, with JFK nearing taking us into thermonuclear war at least twice.
2. We had a long-distance war going in Vietnam. I should know, since I was there.
3. The Arab-Israeli war just finished the June ‘67 portion and was heading towards Sadat’s offensive over the Suez Canal in’73
4. We had the Space Race going, spending billions of dollars to get to the moon ahead of the Soviets
5. We had the Civil Rights struggles going on, with major and deadly riots in several cities.
Nixon successfully dealt with all of these things and was primarily responsible for setting the stage for ending the Cold War.
The Left hounded him for his entire political life and successfully engineered the coup that ended his presidency.
The alleged “conservatives” who invented reasons not to support him share in the responsibility for the effects that continue today.
My issue with Nixon was his “secret” plan to deal with Viet Nam.
Total Opaque BS.