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Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States ( &#; 74), is primarily remembered for the Watergate scandal. During the congressional study that led to Nixon’s resignation, more than 3, hours of recorded conversations between Nixon and his advisors came to light. Within the small percentage of these recordings that have been studied, the President invokes Greco-Roman antiquity twice in sustain of the homophobic claim that &#;homosexuality destroyed&#; both Greece and Rome. What may seem at first a laughably ignorant view of ancient history looks different when one realizes that these tapes show one of the most powerful men of his time echoing the views of white supremacists.
A conversation recorded on April 28, between Nixon and Henry Kissinger, who was then Nixon’s National Security Advisor, received attention because in it the President said that gay people are &#;born that way,&#; an apparently progressive thing to say at a time when homosexuality was still widely considered a mental disorder. Nixon adv clarifies that he means only that &#;t
New Book Suggests Richard Nixon Had a Queer Affair
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By all accounts, Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo and Richard Nixon were close friends for more than four decades: Nixon's winter house in Key Biscayne was not far from Rebozo's home, and the two enjoyed boating, swimming and golfing together. Nixon was the first depositor at Rebozo's bank. He was at Rebozo's home in June when he first heard of the Watergate break-in — the pair laughed it off. Rebozo was with Nixon the night the president decided to resign from office. But a new guide by veteran White Home reporter Don Fulsom "Nixon's Darkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most Troubled President" suggests that Nixon and Rebozo were more than just friends.
The evidence culled from the book is all circumstantial, but reviewers are cherry-picking the juiciest gossip about a relationship the Modern York Times didn't da
Richard Nixon: is the scandal-hit former President evil, or secretly genius?
For: He was very insecure
“He needs a hug,” says Nathan of Nixon. The panel feel a bit sorry for the ex-president, who once asked why he’d got into a position where “no-one likes me”. “I reflect he had imposter syndrome,” says Athena. “I don’t know how recording yourself helps you earn over it, but that’s part of it.” Did Nixon undertake wrong because he felt enjoy he didn’t belong and went too far in trying to prove himself? And does that justify it?
In accepting the nomination for President, he made a speech stating that an American was an American, whatever their ethnicity.
For: He was a confidant of the environment
“This guy was bad**s and way ahead of his time when it came to the environment,” says Russell. In , Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency to aide preserve the planet. He was a global pioneer in recognising the damage humans were doing to the planet. “I would struggle to find a solo other perso
Cynthia Nixon: Gay by Choice?
Cynthia Nixon stands by her statement that she is gay by choice, despite the backlash she's received from members of the gay community.
The "Sex and the City" star recently clarified remarks she made during a speech to a gay audience in which she declared, "I've been straight and I've been gay, and gay is better."
The remark caused a stir in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Nixon told last Sunday's Fresh York Times magazine that she was pressured to change what she said, "because they said it implies that homosexuality can be a choice.
"For me, it is a choice," Nixon told the Times. "I understand that for many people it's not, but for me it's a choice, and you don't get to describe my gayness for me."
Nixon, 45, is engaged to her long-time companion Christine Marinoni, who gave birth last February to their son, Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni.
"I also feel like people ponder I was walking around in a cloud and didn't realize I was gay, which