I greatly blame Congress, spurred on by its personal hatred of Nixon, for passing legislation in June through August of '73 which embargoed any further U.S. help to South Vietnam.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It was accountability that Nixon feared.
Experience helped Richard Nixon, but it didn't save him, and it certainly wasn't a blanket endorsement. He blundered terribly in dealing with Vietnam.
I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there.
Nixon was the beginning of people not trusting politics.
Vietnam ended a failure: repeatedly, to me, Kissinger described it as his greatest, and most persistent regret. But Congress was more to blame than Kissinger.
Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped.
Only Nixon could have gone to China. Anyone else would have been criticised from the Right.
I liked Nixon fine, but Nixon was not a partier.
The trouble with Nixon is that he's a serious politics junkie. He's totally hooked and like any other junkie, he's a bummer to have around, especially as President.
It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise.
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