Richard Nixon vs. Ronald Reagan
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Richard Nixon
1965 – 1992
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he represented California in both houses of the United States Congress before serving as the 36th vice president under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961.
"To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as President I must put the interests of America first. America needs…"
Ronald Reagan
1911 – 2004
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in the American conservative movement. The period encompassing his presidency is known as the Reagan era.
"You and I, as individuals, can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time. Why, then, should we think that collectively, as a n…"