Richard Nixon: Difference between revisions

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*He launched the War on Drugs, which has actually caused more problems than it has solved.

*He supported [[Pol Pot]] and the [[Khmer Rouge]] in their invasion of Laos.

*~~Though~~ he withdrew some American troops from Vietnam, he needlessly extended the [[Vietnam War]] instead of ending it by talking the president of South Vietnam out of negotiating with North Vietnam, as he needed the war to continue so that he could run for president; therefore, breaking his promise to end the war.

*While he withdrew some American troops from Vietnam, he needlessly extended the [[Vietnam War]] instead of ending it by talking the president of South Vietnam out of negotiating with North Vietnam, as he needed the war to continue so that he could run for president; therefore, breaking his promise to end the war.

*Nominated two segregationists to the Supreme Court. Both men were so unashamedly racist that both Democrats and Republicans refused to vote on them.

*He had a strong dislike of the Catholic Church.

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* He is the only president in American History to resign.

* He is the second of only two presidents to ever come close to impeachment without being impeached, the only other president being [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler John Tyler].

* He is the second of only two presidents to ever come close to impeachment without being impeached, the only other president being [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler John Tyler] in 1842.

* He is the second of two presidents to appear on the National Presidential Ticket five times, along with [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt].

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 *He launched the War on Drugs, which has actually caused more problems than it has solved.
 *He supported [[Pol Pot]] and the [[Khmer Rouge]] in their invasion of Laos.
-*Though he withdrew some American troops from Vietnam, he needlessly extended the [[Vietnam War]] instead of ending it by talking the president of South Vietnam out of negotiating with North Vietnam, as he needed the war to continue so that he could run for president; therefore, breaking his promise to end the war.
+*While he withdrew some American troops from Vietnam, he needlessly extended the [[Vietnam War]] instead of ending it by talking the president of South Vietnam out of negotiating with North Vietnam, as he needed the war to continue so that he could run for president; therefore, breaking his promise to end the war.
 *Nominated two segregationists to the Supreme Court. Both men were so unashamedly racist that both Democrats and Republicans refused to vote on them.
 *He had a strong dislike of the Catholic Church.
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 * He is the only president in American History to resign.
-* He is the second of only two presidents to ever come close to impeachment without being impeached, the only other president being [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler John Tyler].
+* He is the second of only two presidents to ever come close to impeachment without being impeached, the only other president being [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler John Tyler] in 1842.
 * He is the second of two presidents to appear on the National Presidential Ticket five times, along with [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt].