president nixon believed that france, italy, and latin america should be ruled by authoritarian regimes, rather than democratically elected leaders.

president nixon once ordered a nuclear strike on north korea while drunk.

richard nixon had secret service uniforms redesigned so that they looked like european palace guards. the 'toy soldier' outfits were universally ridiculed and disappeared in short order.

according to tapes recorded at the time, president nixon deliberately prolonged the vietnam war for political gain and president johnson knew about it.

the environmental protection agency, or epa, was founded by president richard nixon - a republican.

during a candlelight vigil protesting the vietnam war, president richard nixon wanted army helicopters to blow out the protesters' candles.

what a dick. (ba-dump-bum.)

just before the 1968 u.s. election, peace talks in vietnam were going well, and it looked like a compromise was likely. this meant that democratic candidate hubert humphrey, who was vice president at the tie, was likely to become president, taking over from democratic president johnson. until the night before the election, that is, when south vietnam - our ally - suddenly pulled out of the peace talks. why? because republican presidential candidate richard nixon and told them that if they signed the peace accord, they were going to be sold out.

result? 5 more years of war, tens of thousands more american soldiers dead... and richard nixon became president.