Nixon's ADVICE On Dealing With Chinese Leaders

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[gohsingwah]

I was reading my ex Prime Minister’s Lee Kuan Yew’s autobigraphy many years ago (he is the founding father of Singapore). He met every US President from Lyndon B Johnson to Barack Obama, and he died in 2015. When asked who is the greatest US President that he has met, he said it was Nixon. I was a little shocked because all I knew about Nixon at that time was Watergate. Having seen his video interviews, I now know why Lee had that impression. Nixon was far ahead of his time.

[chriskoay]

Nixon is way more intelligent than current leaders. Far more coherent.

[Guardian__Angel]

Out of all post-WWII US Presidents, Nixon was unquestionably the most knowledgeable and most competent in foreign affairs.

[pedrob]

Nixon was one of the few US presidents who deeply understood foreign politics. He actually cared about knowing how others thought, not just imposing his will on them.

[PatrickCrossfire.]

He retired in our beach town. Used to see him on the local golf course once in a while with his secret sevice. He also liked the resturant I worked at during my High School years and would come in once in a while with his family. He always left big tips.😊

[Antonocon]

This guy is a thousand times more intelligent than I'd been led to believe previously.

[Rextum]

Not every ”crook” is stupid.
Not every nice person is clever.
We all have strength and weaknesses.
You cannot sum up a person into a single event or scandal.

[buckyoung]

This is the record and it is indisputable. Under President Nixon, the national budget was balanced every year, the volunteer army was realized, China was opened which neutralized to a large degree the homogeneity of a Soviet/China power block, the Vietnam War was ended with as much dignity as one could hope for after the political mess LBJ made of the war. A truly great president.

[failtolawl]

Nixon is definitely taking a realist approach here. Truly a student of international politics.

[moranplano]

Bill Clinton called him all the time on foreign policy matters, particularly when it came to the communists. His praise of Nixon at Nixon's funeral was very complimentary and sincere. When faced with a foreign policy crisis later, Clinton commented.."Don't you wish we had someone like Nixon to call, right about now?" He sure did. Historians owe Nixon an apology.

[superfantastichappymedia]

Nixon was Eisenhower's VP. This man was very knowledgeable. The Apollo moon missions all occurred during his Presidency. Making of the world's reserve currency tied in with the Petrol dollar. The man loved his country and had a deep understanding of how international politics worked. I will take Nixon any day over the current corruption there is on a daily basis in American politics today.

[troyzieman]

It was said of Nixon, that he was one of the few US Presidents to practice foreign policy by design . That is he anticipated events and proactively lead the US to be where others were going . Today US policy is more reactionary and not anticipatory

[geo]

How far have we fallen. Nixon would be the most honest politician among the entire bunch we have serving now. He certainly wasn't perfect, but a damn sight better than the current slugs.

[Chris-ojjr]

The most intelligent take on relations with China. I’ve always felt that the business partnership with the U.S. is a huge stabilizing force for world peace.

[johngamerschlag]

In retrospect Richard Nixon was an incredible president.

[johnkelley]

He was a very wise man. I really did not realize how intelligent he was until he gave interviews on talk shows after leaving the White House and he was able to talk about a lot of issues openly like this. He is one of the few Presidents the Chinese liked.

[fluxmuldar]

In foreign policy, you must understand the other side and their motivations. Nixon clearly had that knowledge in abundance. Our current leaders unfortunately do not, which is why we've stumble into one foreign misadventure after another in recent years.

[johnyrevenge]

Wow!! An American president who could form a coherent sentence. Those were the days. RIP America, you guys are doomed.

[Ukepa]

Mr Nixon's foreign policy success is forgotten, or ignored by his detractors, but wish we had him today

[zhoubaidinh]

It's a matter of keeping your friend close, your enemy closer....for both sides.