Did Richard Nixon admire Jawaharlal Nehru?

I watched the PBS documentary to get a clue, but got nothing. The image in question was taken after 1960 when Nixon was working in the Wall Street. So, I see less of a political play there. He was effectively finished in politics and will not come... read more

Richard Nixon visited India several times in official and private capacity, this picture was taken before his official visit to India as President in '69. If I remember right, this is a screenshot from the PBS Documentary about him. There is no reason to believe Nixon was a admirer of either Nehru or Radhakrishnan. read more

Others thought the same, for example circa 1945 Jinnah thought Nehru was a silly and immature Peter Pan type of leader, similar to Sukarno or Sihanouk in Indonesia or Cambodia respectively. read more

He selected the 38-year old Senator Richard M. Nixon of California as his running mate. read more