Richard Nixon

It’s more than doors between government and the businesses that they supposedly regulate that go round and round.  One of the other swinging doors is between the Democratic and Republican Parties.
A second door

This article was first published by Consortium News and is republished with the author’s permission.
When Richard Nixon returned to Washington after his historic 1972 trip to China, he was welcomed with strong support from Democrats.

When Richard Nixon returned to Washington after his historic 1972 trip to China, he was welcomed with strong support from Democrats.
“From the initial Congressional reaction, it was apparent that the President, home from his China trip, would find broad bipartisan support for his move toward closer relations with Peking,” The New York Times reported on Feb. 29, 1972.

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