Nixon was put in a bad position by the recession and the oil embargo. He had come to the rescue of Israel in the 1973 war for which he received no credit. The “press” really came through for the liars and schemers that they were and remain. Curiously, they almost never showed the slightest interest in Lyndon Johnson’s overt corruption and his probable role in at least eight murders including that of JFK.
Correct, without Nixon’s help, Israel probably would have fell in a counter attack.
If you haven’t seen it, “The Valley of Tears” is I think on HBO.
The oil embargo was the Arab world retaliation.
All Nixon had to do was tell the truth. He would’ve been free and clear. Sure, he would have more challenges on different things, but so do all presidents.