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In reply to the discussion: The Nixon Tapes: 1971-1972 [View all]hootinholler
(26,449 posts)36. Nixon was a protege`of none other than
Ol' Prescott Bush who as a Senator at the time was looking for someone to bring along into Congress. George HW was subsequently mentored by Richard and IIRC was the guy who talked Dick into resigning. Given that Nixon was heavily involved in the planning of the Bay of Pigs fiasco, and HW was running cover for it also with Zapata Oil, it's not surprising in hindsight that Nixon's behavior and attitude was so criminal. I'm not sure who appointed HW to DCIA.
I still want to know what exactly Nixon meant by 'The Cuban Affair.' He was worried that there was some fire smoldering still around whatever that was and it appears he worked hard to contain the smoke.
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absolutely. They should be chilling, as well as abhorrent to most of our sensibilities
bigtree
Jul 2014
#9
"I have more books by or about Nixon...." I have over 80, if we count the topic of Watergate. Plus,
WinkyDink
Jul 2014
#23
I'm Class of '71; my 19th birthday was Election Day '68. When I was 10, I quit Girl Scouts because
WinkyDink
Jul 2014
#33
Heh--Irish here, too! PA coal-cracker (Up the Mollies!), and my Sicilian great-grandparents dropped
WinkyDink
Aug 2014
#40
Rumor has it that what "W-gate" was about was covering up details of Dallas '63. I find it
WinkyDink
Jul 2014
#34