The Audacity Of Hoping For Nixon And Reagan
October 2, 2007 at 8:35 pm
It’s an inspiring day in politics when Barack Obama gives a speech — calling for “a new era of American diplomacy” — and cites Nixon and Reagan, but not a Clinton:
Just look at our history. Kennedy had a direct line to Khrushchev. Nixon met with Mao. Carter did the hard work of negotiating the Camp David Accords. Reagan was negotiating arms agreements with Gorbachev even as he called on him to “tear down this wall.”
I agree with Obama — Ronald Reagan was a great president. Nixon wasn’t too shabby, either. He might consider dropping Carter from the pantheon of great presidents, however. But as they say, baby steps.
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