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I agreed with Stanley I. Kutler because Nixon was overly consumed by public relations. He was so caught up with trying to spin stories around so he would look good, protecting his image and denying any truths that would tarnish that image (Taking Sides 370). Nixon behaved in the same manner all five years he was President, feeling no remorse for his deceiving acts.

I agreed with Jonathan Vankin because Nixon’s involvement in the mob was not commendable by any means. His schemes that he put together with teamsters did not show any class of a true President. The pardon of Nixon, after he resigned, was a sign of just how sorry of a President he really was. The feeling of discontent would haunt him for the rest of his life. The public’s strong and harsh criticisms would remain until the day he died.

I agreed with Jacobs and Shapiro because manipulation was one of the many corrupt attributes of Richard Nixon, and to be forgiven with so many of them is highly doubtful by the majority of the public. Manipulative leadership appeals to momentary popular emotions and is motivated by the drive to augment personal power. Nixon’s relations with the pollsters illustrate the model of manipulative leadership the authors described.

I agreed with the textbook because Nixon’s lack of effort towards ending the Vietnam War showed how much he cared for himself and not the country. All the American casualties of the War and the demonstrations on the home front magnified his failure. Also the disguised surrender was not covert enough to where the people did not know what was going on. The morale of the country after that was not good.

I agreed with John Osborne because the resignation of Richard Nixon was inevitable or he would have been impeached. Nixon resigned because he had no more secrets to hide. All the scandalous events that had taken place during his presidency were exposed. The press had a field day with Nixon after the resignation and up to the day he died.

In conclusion, I disagreed that Richard Nixon should be forgiven by American history for his ruthless reign in the Oval Office. His corrupt and scheming ways are the ways of the devil. I think he showed no leadership for a country, which was in the midst of many controversies. President Nixon only added to those controversies and made them more complicated. I think Nixon should go down in history as the worst President to ever hold office at the White House. He had set an awful example of the Republican Party and it would not recover from his disgraces for quite some time.

I think for the crimes that Nixon committed, he should have gone to prison for because he did not commit crimes against one person, he committed crimes against one country.

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