Nixon entered office with the deck stacked against him. He was the first president since 1849 to take office with both Houses of Congress controlled by the opposing party. The permanent bureaucracy, media, and political elite were all aligned against him.

ransomnote: The following x.com thread contains twelve posts.Richard Nixon Foundation@nixonfoundation1/ Here's what so many people get wrong about Richard Nixon and Watergate. Richard Nixon Foundation@nixonfoundation·20h2/ First - the context. Nixon entered office with the deck stacked against him.He was the first president since 1849 to take office with both Houses of Congress controlled by the opposing party.The permanent bureaucracy, media, and political elite were all aligned against him. Richard Nixon Foundation@nixonfoundation·20h3/ Washington was in chaos.The Vietnam War split the nation. Between 1967–72, D.C. was rocked by massive protests - some with over a million people.The White House was literally barricaded...