Questions tagged [richard-nixon]
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974.
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Was Nixon's "Madman Theory" effective?
Definition of "Madman Theory":
The madman theory is a political theory commonly associated with U.S. President Richard Nixon's foreign policy. He and his administration tried to make the ...
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Was Nixon's Vietnam claim right before the 1968 election true?
In Richard Nixon's final appeal to voters on NBC right before the 1968 Presidential Election, he made an explosive claim about the Vietnam war. Here is how the Eugene Register-Guard reported it:
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Why was Nixon never tried for treason for allegedly sabotaging the 1968 Peace Talks?
On November 2, 1968, the Government of South Vietnam pulled out of the proposed talks in Paris to try to find an end to the Vietnam War.
It is alleged that Richard Nixon, through an intermediary, was ...
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Did American leaders give any serious consideration to proceeding with Nixon's impeachment and trial after he resigned?
After President Nixon resigned, was any serious consideration (e.g. by members of Congress or important opinion leaders) given to proceeding with his impeachment and trial? The motive, of course, ...
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Why didn't Nixon erase the smoking gun?
Given that President Nixon was bold enough to erase 18 minutes of the "Nixon tapes" before turning them over to the Watergate investigators, why didn't he also erase the "smoking gun," the ...
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Why did Ford pardon Nixon?
Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon for the crimes he committed during his presidency was quite an unpopular and controversial move. Why did he make this decision?
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