“Richard Nixon Lacked a Moral Compass.” How Far do you Agree? The Machiavellian approach to presidency Richard Nixon took in order to cultivate and preserve his critical policy making‚ of course‚ lends itself to the idea of a completely immoral figure. His handling of the Vietnam war in attempting to remove the US “honourably” while slaughtering thousands of civilians‚ along with attempting to cover up blatant political corruption in the form of the Watergate Scandal‚ are but two episodes which
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1. Nixon’s many initiatives during his presidency have been written in Robert Dalleck’s book‚ ‘Nixon and Kissinger-Partners in Power’. These were-“ending the Vietnam war‚ signing a new era in the sino-American relations‚ building détente with Soviet Union‚ managing daunting middle east problems‚ favoring Pakistan in Indo-Pak wars‚ seeking the overthrow of Salvador government in Chile‚ using foreign affairs to counter for growing cries of impeachment of the President‚ and hiding Nixon’s erratic behavior–can
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President Nixon‚ according to Olmsted‚ always worried about conspiracies of un-American forces. Reason for this was mainly the public disclosure of the Pentagon Papers which exposed the lies about the Vietnam war “and its cynical disregard for American soldier’s lives.” (149) Nixon was determined to fight the leak who exposed the papers to the public‚ namely Ellsberg‚ a disillusioned former Pentagon and state department analyst. To fight him‚ Nixon was determined to use any means necessary. The
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Following the election of 1969‚ the incoming Nixon administration inherited many immediate challenges from its predecessor Lyndon B. Johnson. The Vietnam war was entering its fourth year‚ and over 31‚000 American troops had been killed. At that time‚ 540‚000 American soldiers were currently stationed in North Veitnam‚ and no progress had been made at peace negotiations in Paris. The nation would further divide itself following the assassinations of Anti-war activists Martin Luther King and Bobby
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President Gerald Ford’s Pardon of Richard Nixon Former President of the United States‚ Gerald R. Ford gave a speech pardoning his predecessor‚ former President Richard Nixon‚ of all offenses against the United States that he may have committed during his presidency. The announcement was made live on September 8‚ 1974. The speech was written to persuade the country to agree with the pardoning of Nixon and forgive him for the crimes he had committed against his country. Ford states that “Theirs (Nixon’s
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“I am not a crook” ironically spouted from the mouth of a man later found guilty of multiple crimes that came to be known as Watergate. There are so few people now that remember Nixon for the positive first term momentous national victories he achieved or for his dedication to the American people. His final speech in office was an emotional appeal to the people to retrieve some of his dignity and to quell the sourness left by his
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Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. He was sworn into office in January‚ 1969 and he resigned from office during his second term in 1974. Nixon is the only president to resign in all of American history (History.com Staff). Many people have a negative outlook on Nixon’s presidency because of the Watergate scandal. However‚ despite his bad reputation‚ Richard Nixon was one of the most transformative political figures in the 20th Century. He improved diplomatic relations with
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Essay 7 Nixon’s Future In 50 Years Richard Nixon has been known for his Watergate scandal and never known for his accomplishments. He was the first president and Vice President to ever meet with Soviet Union‚ not only that but when no other President or Vice President were able to. He also started the Environmental Protection Agency. Not only that he also gave 18 yr olds the right to vote and ended the draft. Most importantly he ended the Vietnam War‚ depending how you look at it. He did many
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and Richard Nixon were the candidates for the 1960 presidential election‚ both winning their nominations on the first ballot. Kennedy was the first to be nominated. He had won impressive victories over Hubert Humphrey in the primaries. Once nominated‚ JFK chose Lyndon Johnson as his running mate. Johnson‚ the Senate Majority Leader‚ was an strong politician who was looking out solely for Kennedy ’s election. Two weeks after the Democratic convention‚ the Republicans nominated Richard Nixon. Nixon
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Nixon knew a military victory in Vietnam was no longer possible. He wanted to end the war as quickly and as soon as possible. He wrote that‚ “without continuous and massive aid from either or both of the Communist giants‚ the leaders of North Vietnam would not have been able to carry on the war for more than a few months.” He planned to conduct a two prong agenda to end the war; first by changing the relationships between the DRV‚ USSR‚ and China and second‚ by a massive expansion of the war to
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