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Article: Nixon doesn't deserve library.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
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- Information Outlook
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
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To the Editor:
Mr. Michael E. Smith makes a statement which leaves me incredulous in his Nixon Collections article in the August issue of Information Outlook.
On page 11 of said edition, Mr. Smith states, "Although contemporary culture tends to associate Richard Nixon with the Watergate scandal and mishandling of the war in Vietnam, public sentiment at the time (except perhaps on college campuses) seemed more likely to grant Nixon status as one of the better statesmen and presidents in U.S. history."
Say what?
Richard Nixon made his name in American politics as a red-baiting representative from California. His enemies list began with ...