“In an interview Richard Nixon said he thought about fighting to stay but was told the Democrats are going for a criminal conviction so he gave up the fight.”
The take down of Nixon was one of the most shameful acts in United States history.
It was only possible because the Democrats have owned the DOJ since the 1960’s and New England Republicans could’ve cared less about supporting their Presidents. (See William Cohen of Maine during Watergate)
Plus the one-sided 24/7 media was even worse in the 1968-1974 time period. No Fox News or talk radio to defend Nixon, just ABC, NBC, CBS, The New York Times, and Washington Post creating the narrative.
“There Is nothing new under the sun.”
Conservatives, however, did have a deep bench of great writers in those years - but, the circulation of our ideas and arguments was very limited...
National Review, American Spectator, the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal (which was also supporting massive immigration 50 years ago!).
Commentary magazine was often excellent in those years, right or center-right on almost every issue.
Most of the once great Conservative-Libertarian think tanks - Heritage, Cato, American Enterprise Institute - were also just getting started, and they would have significant influence when Reagan got elected.
Re: "The take down of Nixon was one of the most shameful acts in United States history."
I agree. The take down of Newt Gingrich, in 1995, was a close second. The GOP leadership did not lift a finger to protect Newt after the Political Left decided to destroy him. Newt has never been the same guy since that happened.