In light of President Trump’s State of the Union address - scheduled to broadcast tomorrow night -
many news outlets are comparing the heightened tensions surrounding this particular address to
President Nixon’s 1974 State of the Union address. In 1974, Nixon was in the heat of the Watergate
scandal. Are these comparisons to Trump’s situation valid?
many news outlets are comparing the heightened tensions surrounding this particular address to
President Nixon’s 1974 State of the Union address. In 1974, Nixon was in the heat of the Watergate
scandal. Are these comparisons to Trump’s situation valid?
Ted Widmer, who served as a speech writer during the Clinton administration, wrote in a Washington
Post article (which you can read here):
Post article (which you can read here):
Trump is a profoundly different person than Nixon: Nixon was a lifelong politician, Trump a developer turned professional celebrity. Nixon was terrible on TV; Trump thrives on it. Nixon loved to study the global chessboard. With Trump, foreign policy is more like whack-a-mole. (Widmer)
Although the atmosphere in Washington in 1974 may have been just as anxiety-filled and tense as it is
now, Trump and Nixon are fundamentally different with regards to their personalities, experience, and
political strategy.
now, Trump and Nixon are fundamentally different with regards to their personalities, experience, and
political strategy.
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