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Yep. I don't think anyone will say "Nixon was perfect!"; it's more that he is a nuanced and complicated figure that has some good amongst all the evil.
EDIT : It's easy to just look at watergate and the list of enemies, the rage and swearing and backstabbing, low charisma and say "Nixon bad". Some of the things that drove him are from his upbringing, things that were unfortunate, some based on genuine desire to be moral and do the right thing, some as a twisted form of self preservation. Do I like him? No. Do I think he's a good person? No.
I just want people to know about the depth of character he has and not just dismiss him as a cartoonish two faced villain.
Although I mock him and do the Billy West impression of him. Arooooo.