A headline in the Providence Journal, " On tape, Nixon sounds off
about women, minorities " ( Dec. 27, A6 ) no doubt attracted Nixon
haters. But as registered Democrat I wonder if Nixon's own quotes on
matters of race and gender in fact misrepresented him . The man had a
very long life in politics . The isolated quotes of ANY politician rarely
do him justice. Isolated quotes of Hitler might suggest a frustrated
humanitarian !
A few quotes of John F. Kennedy would make him seem an incorrigible
and vulgar sexist. Would such a mam have attracted a classy woman like
Jackie ?
Did Nixon as President do anything to make life more miserable for
blacks or women ? Did he make hateful speeches about anybody but
faceless " communists " ?
A man should be judged by his whole life, not quotes taken out of
context. Can anybody's reputation survive an omnipresent tape recorder ?
I'm not - heaven forbid - SOFT ON NIXON . I just don't think he
was a malicious racist . If he loved anybody in the world, he loved his
wife and daughters. Is that characteristic of a vile sexist?
Perhaps Dick Nixon was just a little old fashioned ?
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