Yeah. He did, didn't he.
Maybe true, but Nixon had a lot of issues to deal with.
The big problem is that no one had a real plan for NASA once we got there. While we could put men on the moon, we did not have the tech to leave them there for more than a few days, so basically, each flight was more or less moon tourism.
Also, for some reason, NASA decided against BDRs (big dumb rockets) for the space truck, I mean Space Shuttle. I guess the aeronautics side of NASA was not feeling the love, so NASA needed a glider to appease them.
Man did he, I didn't, and don't like Nixon, but the guy was up to his neck in alligators, and never got a breather, that was without question one of the toughest 8 years of the presidency.
Not a Nixon fan. Wage and price freeze et al He was not a conservative (well he was compared to the current marxist in chief). An elitist by any standard though
So much could have been done. Even Skylab was put together from spare Saturn V stages. Quick and dirty. I love it. A habitat for the moon might have been built launched and landed remotely for future astronauts to utilize with supplies coming in priodically. Much could have been done utilizing the Saturn V as a platform.
The truck you spoke of was interesting but a waste of resources.
The moon is a toxic place for humans to work. They probably came to the conclusion that it is too dangerous for humans to visit for more than a day or two. Mars is is almost just as bad. Mars gets more interest, because it has visible geological processes. It is cheaper to send a probe. No return flight..