Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States - Unbalanced Nixon characterization

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3/28/2015 at 5:56 AM

I find the <ABOUT> section of this profile on Nixon quite slanted and watered down. It would not pass a "wikipedia" test for balanced analysis.
One example:
Compare the Watergate section of what is written here on this profile to the wikipedia section.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal#Money_trail

This GENI bio has sections that try to cover-up Nixon's misdeeds by eliminating studies on concepts such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_privilege '''executive privilege'''] that continue to haunt American constitutional government.

Also missing are the three important words: Kent State shootings. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings '''Kent State Shootings''']
Also missing is any reference to Nixon's anti-semitism revealed in his infamous White House tapes and in other studies.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/press_box/2010/12/n...

Is it more important to include passages of how Richard courted Pat ?

Also: I respectfully contend that the core values of RMN were not those of the Quaker faith.

3/28/2015 at 6:30 AM

My personal opinion on "About" sections is that we should simply link to Wikipedia and only add something if it has relevance for genealogy. Of course, if we have a scholar studying a particular profile, it makes sense that that scholar goes beyond Wikipedia if it does contributes to better profiling. However, if we don't tend to such profiles on a regular basis, anything that is written in these sections can quickly become outdated.

Agree with George J. Homs

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