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{{Quote|You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job.|Nixon denies his role in the Watergate scandal.}} | {{Quote|You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job.|Nixon denies his role in the Watergate scandal.}} | ||
{{Quote|Well, I'm not a crook.|One of Nixon's most famous quotes}} | {{Quote|Well, I'm not a crook.|One of Nixon's most famous quotes}} | ||
'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9<sup>th</sup>, 1913 – April 22<sup>nd</sup>, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until he resigned in 1974. Nixon was a highly corrupt president, most well known for his role in the infamous Watergate scandal. His Vice President, [[Spiro Agnew]], is also considered to be one of the most corrupt politicians in the history of the United States. | '''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9<sup>th</sup>, 1913 – April 22<sup>nd</sup>, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until he resigned in 1974. Nixon was a highly corrupt president, most well known for his role in the infamous Watergate scandal. His Vice President, [[Spiro Agnew]], is also considered to be one of the most corrupt politicians in the history of the United States. | ||
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*His administration spearheaded [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year CIA-backed campaign of [[state terrorism]] and political oppression that established multiple right-wing military dictatorships in South America, including those of [[Augusto Pinochet]], [[Hugo Banzer]], and [[Jorge Rafael Videla]],.Also involved was [[Henry Kissinger]], who served in the Nixon Administration as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State. | *His administration spearheaded [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year CIA-backed campaign of [[state terrorism]] and political oppression that established multiple right-wing military dictatorships in South America, including those of [[Augusto Pinochet]], [[Hugo Banzer]], and [[Jorge Rafael Videla]],.Also involved was [[Henry Kissinger]], who served in the Nixon Administration as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State. | ||
*Nixon was an avowed [[Anti-Semitism|anti-Semite]] who strongly disliked Jews, and was a believer in the conspiracy theory that Jews were planning to take over the government. | *Nixon was an avowed [[Anti-Semitism|anti-Semite]] who strongly disliked Jews, and was a believer in the conspiracy theory that Jews were planning to take over the government. | ||
*He has | *He has shown racism towards African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians. | ||
*He was [[Homophobia|homophobic]]. | *He was [[Homophobia|homophobic]]. | ||
*He was responsible for the creation of the Southern Strategy - a political strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. | *He was responsible for the creation of the Southern Strategy - a political strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. | ||
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*Nominated two segregationists to the Supreme Court. Both men were so unashamedly racist that both Democrats and Republicans refused to vote on them. | *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. | *He had a strong dislike of the Catholic Church. | ||
*He also showed traits of [[misogyny]] and stated that he didn't think women should work in government because they were too "erratic and emotional". | |||
==Post-presidency== | ==Post-presidency== | ||
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[[Category:Government support]] | [[Category:Government support]] | ||
[[Category:Faux Affably Evil]] | [[Category:Faux Affably Evil]] | ||
[[Category:Misogynists]] | |||