To those who are too young to remember, or are who are unwilling to grudgingly admit, President Nixon's actions were a major reason that Israel won the Yom Kippur War, and did not go nuclear on the Arabs! Because of Watergate, all decisions on any foreign adventures had to go through Henry Kissinger. Despite this, and Spiro Agnew's resignation, President Nixon stubbornly insisted that Operation Nickel Grass, the air-resupply (and later maritime re-supply) to the IDF of war materiel during the Yom Kippur War, take priority over everything else! This re-supply prevented a rout of the IDF by the millitary of four Arab countries, supported by six Muslim countries, the Soviets, Cuba and the Norks. It should be noted that only Portugal and the Netherlands allowed US aircraft carrying supplies for Israel to refuel at their bases because of the fear of an Arab oil embargo.
According to Bill McKay, Producer of Against All Odds: In Search of a Miracle, President Nixon, as a child growing up in Whittier, CA, was read stories of Old Testament heroes by his mother. One day, she told him that he would someday be in a powerful position and able to save the Jewish people. In 1973, Golda Meir exhausted all efforts to get US assistance through Henry Kissinger, and finally called President Nixon directly, explaining that without assistance from the US, Israel would be lost. Remembering what his mother said, he signed an EO and directed her to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to request what was needed. Doubtless, if Nixon had not followed the leading of the Holy Spirit, the Lord would have still defeated the Arabs, but Nixon chose to follow His leading and re-supply the IDF.
Among the over 100,00 tons of war materiel supplied were 40 F-4 Phantoms and 46 A-4 Skyhawks, some of which came from USAF units, and many of which saw use during this war, providing the IAF with air superiority. While much of the additional materiel arrived after the cease-fire, it allowed the IAF more freedom in their planning and execution of the war.
As a side note, for me as a somewhat conservative Canadian, the contempt that President Nixon had for Pierre Turd-owe and Turd-owe's contempt for him, suggests a certain respect should be afforded Richard Milhous Nixon! There are many reasons that I sometimes refer to the current occupant of a big white house located in downtown Washington DC as 'Turd-owe-with-a-tan'!
Operation Nickel Grass was poorly executed and resulted in the 1973 oil crisis, against which no action was taken by the US.
Take note that nobody here is equating Nixon to Carter. (Ironically, Carter was an enemy of Amtrak, cutting its funding by two thirds.)
The US gave Israel war material but also pressured the Israelis to slow up on destruction of the Egyptian army that was cornered by General Ariel Sharon’s spearheads.
They were afraid of the Soviet threats about intervention.