Reply #55: And Nixon never really was "rehabilitated"...

[Hoosier Dem]

Nixon remained a somewhat-pariah the rest of his days. Given his ego, that must have been just galling.

Sure, he made appearances on talk shows. Most of these involved discussions of his books on foreign policy which, for all of his evil, Nixon had a very commanding understanding of). he was never sought out for political counsel (at least in public) and was NEVER invited to attend another Republican Convention.

When Tricky Dick died, I wondered how they were going to handle protocol. When I sww that he was not going to have a Sate Funeral, but only a funeral in California, I thought "Good". I had no personal hatred for the man and did not rejoice in his death, but was glad that the State Funeral was not considered.