The Last “Republican” President Left Office in 1974

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart

 

The Republican Party experienced its final implosion on January 20, 2017. Its demise began on January 20, 1981. It took 36 years to complete the process, and under the direction of Vladimir Putin the process reached its climax when Trump was illegitimately elected by the Electoral College on November 8, 2016.

This may surprise some of you, but as a lifelong Independent I can tell you that the last man residing in the White House who supported the principles and morals of the Grand Old Party, who was a true patriot and cared for the future of his country was Richard Millhouse Nixon.

If we judge our presidents by their accomplishments and how they affected the largest number of our nation’s people, the best President by far was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Included in the top five would be Richard Nixon. Sadly, what he will be remembered for by historians is his ambition to receive a second term and the felonies he committed when he approved the break-in at the Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel. Because he accomplished nothing for our nation’s people in four years, Trump will be remembered as the worst for eternity.

Here are a some of the most significant accomplishments of Nixon’s administration. The entire list can be read on the attachment.

In 1973 Nixon signed legislation ending the draft, making our military forces a voluntary organization.

In 1970 Nixon approved the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, an agency opposed by right-wing politicians today.

Nixon dedicated 100 million dollars, beginning the war on cancer.

It was Nixion who initiated and oversaw the desegregation of schools in the Deep South.

He lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. In 2023 red states continue their efforts to suppress voting rights.

Nixon returned land to Native Americans, allowing them to self-govern their people.

He participated in the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, and signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

Nixon became the first President to visit Communist China and establish relations with the largest population nation in the world.

I guarantee you that Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Trump combined could not claim successes close to those of Mr. Nixon. What is of great importance is that Nixon resigned in 1974 to prevent great embarrassment for his country and his party. Trump refuses to do the right thing: he has refused to do what is right for his entire 77 years.

I do not condone what Nixon did, the reason he was forced to resign in 1974. However, I wish his party existed today. Our government cannot exist without two legitimate parties who honestly deliberate the issues and reach compromise. In simple words, “agree to do what is best for the American people.”

Op-ed by James Turnage

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