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Eh, let's not let Nixon off the hook that easily. The major economic issues can be traced back to 1971, which would his presidency. Also Tricky Dick is the one who established all the draconian drug policies fueled by racism which Reagan pushed harder.
Isn't "Nixon fucked it up and than Reagan made it even worse" the unofficial motto of the US?
I would argue that Nixon's pardon made future politicians a lot bolder with their crimes.
... But yeah, Reagan put everything in overdrive.
From Civil War reconstruction to Nixon and Trump, the US has never once actually punished corrupt or traitorous leaders.
https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/
Yeah or even the post civil war period.
Yeah, this is pretty much what I was thinking. Regan gets a lot of crap because corporations exploded during his term. But Nixon was the precursor and far worse in my mind. The 70s were far worse for a lot of reasons. LBJ definitely did his part leading up to Nixon. But all of it can mostly be tracked back to FDR laying the groundwork. But yeah, Nixon is a stand out star of the list.