Sharing My Story

The next two and a half years saw to decline
and fall of Nixon’s presidency. It was very
painful to see this man who I thought was
sincere and basically decent come crashing
down over as Barry Golwater put it a
“petty ante” burglary. Nixon’s grand
diplomatic strategy also unraveled to
greater extent with the collapse of
South Vietnam and all of Southeast Asia
less that a year after his resignation.

I felt sorry for evangelist Billy Graham
who had stepped out to endorse Nixon
to find out that his trust had been
largely betrayed. Nixon set the stage
for the election of Jimmy Carter who
further weakened the U.S. during
his term in office.