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Did Anyone Enjoy the Nixon References?


We thought very highly of him until Watergate.

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Nixon is a moderate by current standards

He supported public funding of birth control
the establishment of the EPA
Affirmative Action
Title IX
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and making public areas of the White House accessible to people with disabilities

He was far from perfect....but looks so much better compared to the current GOP.

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Giving preferential treatment to people because of the color of their skin. Hmm.

It seems I recall black folks not liking it so much when it was white people getting the preferential treatment.

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I don't recall; but that's worth watching again to pick up on it.

And yes, Nixon won 49 out of 50 states! He was hugely popular before Watergate.

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