I work as a docent at the Nixon Presidential Library. It's closed now due to WuFlu, but when it reopens, come visit us.
I was at your museum in 1995; the staff was most accommodating.
Thank you. What a wondrously lovely place to docent. So many congratulations on having such a great job.
That man had my heart, and still does. I worked for him in the 1962 election while a senior in a Catholic girls school. EVERY other student was a fervent Chicago democrat but I've never wanted to follow the crowd.
Docenting is fun. I did it at the Oriental Institute at U of Chicago when I was taking my ancient art classes. Still have the gold roundel they made for the docents.
I have always admired Nixon.
I don’t care for everything he did. As another poster have pointed out, the EPA did spring to life under his watch.
I believe his overtures towards China to serve as a counterpoint to the Soviet Union are underrated for the time they took place in, and in their scope and strategic goals.
Say what you will about Richard Nixon-he loved his country. Far, far more than can be said for many of his opponents. The Left never forgave him for his role in the Alger Hiss prosecution.
And on top of that-his actions towards the North Vietnamese in December 1972 where we bombed Hanoi and Haiphong, and mined Haiphong Harbor during Operation Linebacker II, well, he punched back at the Communists and connected fully. His memory will always carry gratitude and respect.
He was more of a man than nearly any jackass of either party today, with some exceptions.
If I am out there, I would love to drop in when it is open.