Why is Richard Nixon so heavily disliked?

Nixon was worried that if Johnson were successful in ending the war before he could take office, that he'd lose his chance for the presidency. So illegally, as a private citizen, Nixon interfered with the negotiations, promising the South Vietnamese that he'd give them a better deal if they waited until he became president. read more

Richard Nixon was one of the most evil men who ever lived! In 1960 Jack Kennedy stole the presidential election from him and in 1968 he determined to turn the tables. At that time the Paris Peace Talks were making some serious progress towards ending the bloody Vietnam War. read more

Also Nixon was a relatively easy man to dislike or hate, and harder to like, much less love. I will have to get another quora answer that said Nixon pulled the brass ring for several personal and non personal reasons, including the time of his Watergate actions. read more

« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2011, 04:21:19 pm » Because he was twisted freak who had no business having ready accesss to nuclear weapons. read more