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Nixon Legacy: He Brought Quiet To Potomac
Washington described as a stabilizing force, Richard Milhous Nixon, age 55, inaugurated January 20, 1969, amid national turmoil. The piece traces his restrained early approach, court appointments, Vietnam withdrawal steps, the Nixon Doctrine, domestic reforms, and abrupt Cambodia actions shaping a tense, pivotal era. It notes key figures like Earl Warren successors Burger and Blackmun, Agnew, and Kissinger, plus events from Midway talks to China outreach and economic moves.
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