Jeffrey Garten
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 3 Jun
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After JFK and the Johnson administrations, there had been so much spending on social programs, and a Republican administration coming in was seen as really necessary to pare back these very, very lofty ambitions, many of which didn't really pan out.
Nixon also surrounded himself with
an extraordinary group of people, particularly in the finance and economic realm.
So I think that in 1970, when he took office, there were really high hopes that he was the right person.
exactly.
And it's
First, let me talk about the distinctions.
Nixon was very experienced as a public figure.
He was a political heavyweight.
He had been in the Congress.
He had been vice president, as I said.
He had traveled the world.
He knew a lot of statesmen.
And actually, he also had a very deep knowledge of public policy.
He was into budgets.
He also did things that were not expected of him.
For example, the conservative administration set up the Environmental Protection Agency.
And so for all those reasons, I think he is very distinguishable from Trump.
Where they sound very similar is they're both very revengeful.
They are looking for the big, grand gesture.
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