Remembering 1974

This year also marks the 40th anniversary of another tempestuous year, 1974. In this country it is most remembered for the resignation of Richard Nixon. People may remember the scandal but not the meaning, or the harm that Nixon did to this country. Those of us who still remember the late 60's and early 70's can recall that America was still hopeful and optimistic in spite of the Vietnam war, riots, and assassination. What really soured this country was Nixon's conduct throughout the Watergate scandal, the sight of an American President behaving like a two bit crime boss left a scar upon this country that has never healed. Nixon's career, from his first run for Congress, was built on slander and divisiveness, and he remade American politics in his own grotesque image.