Nixon's black and white view of abortion

The latest batch of Nixon tapes released online do little to rehabilitate the former president's reputation.

Richard Nixon, though dead, is the ingloriousness that keeps on giving. Like a Silvio Berlusconi without the (alleged) sex parties, you just know he isn't finished yet. The latest batch of the recordings Nixon made of himself – previewed here by Mark Tran – do little to rehabilitate his reputation. In the 1973 recordings, released after work to restore the audio quality, the only US president ever to resign gives his views on the appropriate circumstances for abortion and why there should be more women in politics.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/deadlineusa/2009/jun/24/richard-nixon-tapes-abortion