Richard Nixon

Ambivalent Offenders: Re-Examining History’s Most Questionable Figures

I know, I know....Richard Nixon?! In the grey?! Believe me, this is a controversial choice, but Jamie set out wanting to know if Nixon's reputation was everything that history has made him out to be--petty, racist, egotistical, willing to win no matter what. Come check out this episode to see if this reputation was well earned or if there is perhaps more complexity to this man than many believe. In the end, we learned a lot, including how he single-handedly designed the first space shuttle (no, he did not, but you will hear this hilarious aside).
Most importantly, we decide whether we'd wrestle metaphorically, for real, or both with these historical figures covered from here on out.
Sources:
https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/president-nixon

https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2017/02/nixon-desegregation-george-shultz/

https://www.nixonfoundation.org/richard-nixons-top-domestic-and-foreign-policy-achievements/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/richard-m-nixon/

https://belonging.berkeley.edu/new-southern-strategy

https://millercenter.org/president/nixon/life-after-the-presidency

https://www.history.com/news/nixon-war-powers-act-vietnam-war-cambodia

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Capitole

1. Richard Nixon (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Persons of Interest (00:23:35)

3. (Cont.) Richard Nixon (00:24:17)