Richard Nixon: Difference between revisions

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=== Post-presidency ===

His second Vice President, Gerald Ford (who assumed the presidency after Nixon resigned), pardoned Nixon fully for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. ~~Attended~~ the funeral of [[Anwar Sadat]] Nixon mostly kept a low profile until his death in April 1994 from a stroke.

His second Vice President, Gerald Ford (who assumed the presidency after Nixon resigned), pardoned Nixon fully for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. He attended the funeral of [[Anwar Sadat]]. Nixon mostly kept a low profile until his death in April 1994 from a stroke.

In a series of taped interviews he gave in the late 70's, Nixon expressed regret for his actions involving Watergate and his other crimes.

In a series of taped interviews he gave in the late 1970's, Nixon expressed regret for his actions involving Watergate and his other crimes.

==Other villainy==

*His administration spearheaded [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year CIA-backed campaign of [[state terrorism]] and political oppression that established multiple right-wing [[military dictatorship]]s 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 dictatorship]]s in South America. Also involved was [[Henry Kissinger]], who served in the Nixon Administration as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State.

*He financed the 1973 Chilean coup d'état which allowed Augusto Pinochet to seize power in Chile.

*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.

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[[Category:United States of America]]

[[Category:Oppressors]]

[[Category:Bully]]

[[Category:Honorable Villains]]

[[Category:Islamophobes]]

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 === Post-presidency ===
-His second Vice President, Gerald Ford (who assumed the presidency after Nixon resigned), pardoned Nixon fully for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. Attended the funeral of [[Anwar Sadat]] Nixon mostly kept a low profile until his death in April 1994 from a stroke.
+His second Vice President, Gerald Ford (who assumed the presidency after Nixon resigned), pardoned Nixon fully for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. He attended the funeral of [[Anwar Sadat]]. Nixon mostly kept a low profile until his death in April 1994 from a stroke.
-In a series of taped interviews he gave in the late 70's, Nixon expressed regret for his actions involving Watergate and his other crimes.
+In a series of taped interviews he gave in the late 1970's, Nixon expressed regret for his actions involving Watergate and his other crimes.
 ==Other villainy==
-*His administration spearheaded [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year CIA-backed campaign of [[state terrorism]] and political oppression that established multiple right-wing [[military dictatorship]]s 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 dictatorship]]s in South America. Also involved was [[Henry Kissinger]], who served in the Nixon Administration as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State.
 *He financed the 1973 Chilean coup d'état which allowed Augusto Pinochet to seize power in Chile.
 *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.
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 [[Category:United States of America]]
 [[Category:Oppressors]]
+[[Category:Bully]]
 [[Category:Honorable Villains]]
 [[Category:Islamophobes]]