Richard Nixon: Difference between revisions

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==The Watergate scandal==

In June 1972, five suspects were arrested in the early hours of the morning for breaking into the Democratic Party's headquarters at the Watergate Office Building (which gave its name to the scandal) in Washington, D.C. They had photographic equipment and wiretapping devices on them. In the following months, connections between several of the suspects and one part or another of the White House were revealed.

On June 17, 1972, five suspects were arrested in the early hours of the morning for breaking into the Democratic Party's headquarters at the Watergate Office Building (which gave its name to the scandal) in Washington, D.C. They had photographic equipment and wiretapping devices on them. In the following months, connections between several of the suspects and one part or another of the White House were revealed.

As the investigation continued, it was revealed that the scandal was primarily to cover-up his administration's illegal activities as well as to sabotage the Democratic Party, just so his opposition would be weakened.

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*He has shown racism towards African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians.

*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.

*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.

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*At Henry Kissinger's advice, he suppressed reports of the [[1971 Bangladesh Genocide]] in order to preserve the USA's alliance with Pakistan.

**He also supplied the [[Yahya Khan]]-lead government with weapons during the genocide against the wishes of Congress, and said that he didn't care about the genocide because [[Islamophobia|"They're just a bunch of brown goddamn Muslims."]]

*Nixon had links with several [[organized crime]] gangs, accepting millions of dollars in campaign donations to release [[Mafia]]-affiliated union leader [[Jimmy Hoffa]] from prison. Mob boss [[Mickey Cohen]] is also believed to have helped Nixon to launch his political career in 1946.

*Nixon had links with several [[organized crime]] gangs, accepting millions of dollars in campaign donations to release [[Mafia]]-affiliated union leader Jimmy Hoffa from prison. Mob boss Mickey Cohen is also believed to have helped Nixon to launch his political career in 1946.

*Under his administration, the Justice Department initiated a crackdown on criticism of the government. Attorney General [[John N. Mitchell]] oversaw the prosecution of numerous anti-government protestors, most infamously the Chicago Seven. He also allowed the FBI's [[COINTELPRO]] program to continue and expanded [[Operation CHAOS]], an illegal surveillance program targeting anti-government activists.

*Under his administration, the Justice Department initiated a crackdown on criticism of the government. Attorney General [[John N. Mitchell]] oversaw the prosecution of numerous anti-government protestors, most infamously the Chicago Seven. He also allowed the FBI's COINTELPRO program to continue and expanded Operation CHAOS, an illegal surveillance program targeting anti-government activists.

==Post-presidency==

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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] in 1842.

* Unlike [[Andrew Johnson]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton], and [[Donald Trump]], Nixon is only the second of only two presidents to have 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.

* Due to his resignation, he was the first president since [[Woodrow Wilson]] to skip the inauguration ceremony of his successor ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford Gerald Ford]), followed by Donald Trump.

* 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].

*His Second Vice President Gerald Ford was the first unelected Vice President of the United States, having been appointed after the resignation of his previous Vice President [[Spiro Agnew]].

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 ==The Watergate scandal==
-In June 1972, five suspects were arrested in the early hours of the morning for breaking into the Democratic Party's headquarters at the Watergate Office Building (which gave its name to the scandal) in Washington, D.C. They had photographic equipment and wiretapping devices on them. In the following months, connections between several of the suspects and one part or another of the White House were revealed.
+On June 17, 1972, five suspects were arrested in the early hours of the morning for breaking into the Democratic Party's headquarters at the Watergate Office Building (which gave its name to the scandal) in Washington, D.C. They had photographic equipment and wiretapping devices on them. In the following months, connections between several of the suspects and one part or another of the White House were revealed.
 As the investigation continued, it was revealed that the scandal was primarily to cover-up his administration's illegal activities as well as to sabotage the Democratic Party, just so his opposition would be weakened.
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 *He has shown racism towards African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians.
 *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.
 *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.
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 *At Henry Kissinger's advice, he suppressed reports of the [[1971 Bangladesh Genocide]] in order to preserve the USA's alliance with Pakistan.
 **He also supplied the [[Yahya Khan]]-lead government with weapons during the genocide against the wishes of Congress, and said that he didn't care about the genocide because [[Islamophobia|"They're just a bunch of brown goddamn Muslims."]]
-*Nixon had links with several [[organized crime]] gangs, accepting millions of dollars in campaign donations to release [[Mafia]]-affiliated union leader [[Jimmy Hoffa]] from prison. Mob boss [[Mickey Cohen]] is also believed to have helped Nixon to launch his political career in 1946.
+*Nixon had links with several [[organized crime]] gangs, accepting millions of dollars in campaign donations to release [[Mafia]]-affiliated union leader Jimmy Hoffa from prison. Mob boss Mickey Cohen is also believed to have helped Nixon to launch his political career in 1946.
-*Under his administration, the Justice Department initiated a crackdown on criticism of the government. Attorney General [[John N. Mitchell]] oversaw the prosecution of numerous anti-government protestors, most infamously the Chicago Seven. He also allowed the FBI's [[COINTELPRO]] program to continue and expanded [[Operation CHAOS]], an illegal surveillance program targeting anti-government activists.
+*Under his administration, the Justice Department initiated a crackdown on criticism of the government. Attorney General [[John N. Mitchell]] oversaw the prosecution of numerous anti-government protestors, most infamously the Chicago Seven. He also allowed the FBI's COINTELPRO program to continue and expanded Operation CHAOS, an illegal surveillance program targeting anti-government activists.
 ==Post-presidency==
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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] in 1842.
+* Unlike [[Andrew Johnson]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton], and [[Donald Trump]], Nixon is only the second of only two presidents to have 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.
+* Due to his resignation, he was the first president since [[Woodrow Wilson]] to skip the inauguration ceremony of his successor ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford Gerald Ford]), followed by Donald Trump.
 * 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].
 *His Second Vice President Gerald Ford was the first unelected Vice President of the United States, having been appointed after the resignation of his previous Vice President [[Spiro Agnew]].