By Jason Robbins
James Buchanan is remembered as the worst president because of his poor handling of the issue of slavery. He was morally opposed to slavery however he believed it was protected by the constitution. He also didn't do anything to stop the faction of proslavery states that later became the Confederacy. However, it is believed that the reason he didn't do anything about slavery is that he wanted to stop the inevitable war with the Confederacy. But Richard Nixon might have been a worse president than James Buchanan. Richard Nixon was remembered as the president that improved America's diplomatic relationship with the People's Republic of China. He also opened trade with China which was the first step to helping a communist nation build its economy. The trade relations that American has with China due to Richard Nixon's presidency are part of the reason that China had the money to make its military so powerful. With China's military so powerful it essentially started a second cold war between America and China. The other big criticism of Richard Nixon is the Watergate scandal, which was a major scandal involving Nixon's administration. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration repeatedly attempting to cover up their involvement in the June 17, 1972 break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters. Witnesses testified that Nixon had approved plans to cover up the administration involved in the break-in. The Watergate scandal was the event that Convinced him to resign from his position as president. So think who was worse the president that tried to preserve peace or the president that funded communism and could one day be responsible for the demise of our nation. If you have any questions or comments I will reply in the comment section.
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