Word: nixon
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...White House. "I'm not going to leave this job weaker than when I came in," he told his counsel, Harry McPherson. But for all his muscle flexing, Johnson chose to retire rather than run for re-election in the teeth of the Viet Nam protests. Six years later, Nixon would resign, swept from power by public disapproval and Congress's instigation of impeachment proceedings. The Executive arrogance and excess in Viet Nam and Watergate spawned legitimate concerns throughout Washington, producing a city that remains inordinately devoted to scrutinizing and humbling strong leaders...
...conservative 1971 Nixon appointee who became Chief last year...
...moderate with liberal leanings, appointed in 1970 by Nixon...
...Nixon appointee and middle-of-the-roader who will be replaced next October...
...original understanding of our ancestors, back in the early years of the 19th century, you would find that their understanding of this clause and the Constitution in their judgment allowed them to enact the Alien and Sedition laws. And if those laws were still on the books, Richard Nixon would still be President of the U.S. and Spiro Agnew would still be Vice President, and all of you people would probably be in prison...