Richard Nixon: Difference between revisions

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|motive = Keep his position<br>Cover up his administration's crimes against the Democratic Party|crimes = Sabotaging the Democratic Party|origin = United States of America}}

{{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}}'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 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.

{{Quote|Well, I'm not a crook.|One of Nixon's most famous quotes}}

'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 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.

==The Watergate scandal==

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==Other villainy==

*His administration spearheaded [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year CIA-backed campaign of state-sponsored terror and political oppresion that established multiple right-wing military dictatorships in South America, including those of [[Augusto Pinochet]], [[Hugo Banzer]], [[Jorge Rafael Videla]], and [[Alfredo Stroessner]].

*Nixon was an avowed anti-semite, and 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]], and strongly disliked Jews, and was a believer in the conspiracy theory that Jews were planning to take over the government.

*He has made disparaging comments about African-Americans and Hispanics.

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

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 |motive = Keep his position<br>Cover up his administration's crimes against the Democratic Party|crimes = Sabotaging the Democratic Party|origin = United States of America}}
 {{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}}'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 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.
+{{Quote|Well, I'm not a crook.|One of Nixon's most famous quotes}}
+'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 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.
 ==The Watergate scandal==
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 ==Other villainy==
 *His administration spearheaded [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year CIA-backed campaign of state-sponsored terror and political oppresion that established multiple right-wing military dictatorships in South America, including those of [[Augusto Pinochet]], [[Hugo Banzer]], [[Jorge Rafael Videla]], and [[Alfredo Stroessner]].
-*Nixon was an avowed anti-semite, and 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]], and strongly disliked Jews, and was a believer in the conspiracy theory that Jews were planning to take over the government.
 *He has made disparaging comments about African-Americans and Hispanics.
-*He was 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 launched the War on Drugs, which has actually caused more problems than it has solved.