[Rhodes22-list] R. M. Nixon

[Wally Buck]

Alex,

There are still some details about Watergate that are a little sketchy. 
Regardless Nixon ruined his legacy in my eyes.

I agree Johnson really lied to the whole country about Viet Nam. What a 
waste. I just hope we learned a lesson from that era but I am not sure we 
have.

Wally
>From: Alex Bell <alexbell@coastalnet.com>
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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] R. M. Nixon
>Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 17:59:50 -0500
>
>Wally,
>
>Nixon didn't order break ins. He was a party to the cover up. He was not
>aware of the plans to break into the Democratic National HQ. That was
>the result of John Dean and several others who were pulling the strings.
>I think Nixon needed to resign, but so should Clinton.
>
>As for the worst ethics in office, that has to go to Lyndon Johnson who
>took 50 thousand "advisor" troops and managed to multiply that number by
>10 in Vietnam. He also had the ability to pick the worst advisors, like
>Robert McNamara. They refused to let the military leadership do their
>job, and interfered with their ability to do their job. Results! Go look
>at the wall. It's a somber reminder of what Johnson did. Now there's the
>guy that "socked it to us". Don't know if Nixon was ever on Laugh IN.
>But I remember the slogan. "Don't change Dicks in the middle of a screw,
>vote for Nixon in 72".
>
>That was a bad time for someone to determine how good the job of
>leadership might have been. I recall the economy was in such a dumper
>that we had wage and price controls, and things were not going well for
>the country. The Vietnam thing was an anchor dragging us down. Nixon did
>work magic in foreign relations. It was the domestic policies that
>caused him grief.
>
>
>Alex
>
>Wally Buck wrote:
> >
> >
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