Nixon quotes unfair to Nixon ?

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 ?