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But weren’t Nixon and Reagan vying for political office?

They were relentlessly pursued after entering the Oval Office. Nixon got so frustrated after losing the California gubernatorial election after losing to Kennedy and famously quit politics forever saying to the press "You won't have Dick Nixon to kick around any more".

Those were also the days of the (Un)Fairness Doctrine, so alternative viewpoints were effectively banished to 4am - 5am, Sunday mornings.

I'm not particularly a fan of Nixon, but you have to admire him for sticking with it and never ultimately giving up. Can you imagine how a Barack Obama would hold up under such circumstances? Hah.

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Thanks for the info. I can’t see Obama tolerating anything other than having a position handed to him. The real nitty-gritty in fighting would reduce him to tears, in public. Hah! is right.