I worked on both of President Nixon's winning presidential runs, I knew Mr. Nixon, and twee Teddy is NOTHING like that brilliant, good man.
Nixon really WAS brilliant; Cruz is stupid.
The left spent many decades going after Mr. Nixon, and finally managed to destroy him over something he had less than NOTHING to do with!
Mr. Nixon was a gentleman and cared deeply about this nation.
Cruz cares ONLY about himself and is a CONMAN.
I've read the books Nixon wrote from the 1980's on and they are very insightful and brilliant on foreign policy especially. (By the way, I've read stories that Nixon was a superb poker player and during his stint in the US Navy during World War II, his winnings from playing poker were often sent back to financially help his mother.) His final book, Beyond Peace, was just brilliant in his insights on the state of the world.