Au Contraie, mon ami. Nixon is, and will be, well regarded by
historians. His legacy concerning China will stand as a beacon of what
diplomacy can do.
Isn't amazing what came of that exchange of ping pong players?
rick baird wrote:
John,
I said "he got his", and I stand by it. True, he didn't go to jail,
but he resigned in shame, was nearly universally hated and never
regained any measurable stature. he was interviewd about his opinion
on his strengths - foreign affairs - very late in his life, but was
never taken seriously again, and died a bitter old man.
History will never rehabilitate his legacy, and that was what mattered
most to him.
On 4/24/07, John Brandt <pgmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Mr. Nixon was not convicted. Nor did he ever ADMIT taking part in any of the
illegal activities. He was buried with full Presidential honors, and as per
the Constitution, he was afforded all of the rights and privileges of full
citizenship and preclusion from prosecution based on his presidential
pardon.
Whomever it was that said he got his apparently wasn't around for the late
1980's and early 1990's when he was treated in exactly this manner by
diplomats, heads of state and US Administrations, as it should be under our
laws. He was guilty, but never convicted.
Say what you want, but the constitution works.
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From: cpf0000-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cpf0000-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Gerald Magnuson
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 2:18 PM
To: Open discussion among iSeries Users
Subject: Re: [CPF0000] Obama doesn't take money from federal lobbyists...
What crime was Nixon ever CONVICTED of?
-----Original Message-----
From: cpf0000-bounces+gmagnuson=knapheide.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cpf0000-bounces+gmagnuson=knapheide.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Buck Calabro
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 2:13 PM
To: Open discussion among iSeries Users
Subject: Re: [CPF0000] Obama doesn't take money from federal lobbyists...
he only learned that technique from the masters - the Clinton
administration.
how many "I don't recall", "I am not aware", "I forget", and "not to
my knowlege" answers did congress get from the clintonistas when they
were being investigated?
thousands?
How quickly President Nixon's contributions to this genre are forgotten.
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