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Richard Nixon

US President, 1969 to 1974

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Opened relations with China, founded the Environmental Protection Agency and ended US combat in Vietnam, then became the only president to resign, over the Watergate scandal.

Richard Nixon sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly interventionist on interventionism, strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority and strongly strength-first on war and peace.

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Where Richard Nixon sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismStrongly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Richard Nixon

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People furthest from Richard Nixon

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19405%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 19807%Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 19107%Murray Rothbard American economist, 1926 to 19958%

Political views closest to Richard Nixon

Pan-ArabismSeeks the unity of Arab peoples across state borders and independence from foreign…97%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…96%BonapartismAuthoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites…96%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…94%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.