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It's my understanding that nearly everyone who went to jail for Watergate was incredibly angry at Nixon for throwing them under the bus and letting them actuall
by merpnderp 11y ago
It's my understanding that nearly everyone who went to jail for Watergate was incredibly angry at Nixon for throwing them under the bus and letting them actually do time.
If Nixon was a bigoted racist or just a really bad president, is hard to tell from a guy with a huge ax to grind and waiting 40 years to spill the beans.
- pessimizer 11y agoThere's no question that he was a bigoted racist. The question is whether he created the war on drugs to criminalize black activists and the left. edit: for example, he was against abortion, but he thought there should be an exception for rape and interracial parentage. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/us/politics/24nixon.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/us/politics/24nixon.html
- DINKDINK 11y agoNixon was most certainly a bigot. If you doubt that statement, listen to him confirm it for yourself in this great documentary: "Richard Nixon In His Own Words" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbWataLl9k8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbWataLl9k8) which is comprised of secret recordings he ordered on himself.
- autopov 11y agoHR Haldeman wasn't incredibly angry. I knew him and his family. One anecdote is that around 1990 Nixon was in Santa Barbara. Bob knew when Dick's motorcade would be passing by and walked to the end of his driveway and waved to Nixon as he passed. Time heals most wounds. Bob did the prison time and Jo started a career to support the family. I've read Jo's unpublished autobiography. The saga was difficult for them—especially Peter, the youngest son—but they paid their dues and moved on.