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:::A fairly large number of FA regulars looked over this article and didn't seem to think it was necessary, there's WP:UNDUE for one thing. What makes it so gosh darn important that it must be covered at the top level article, rather than in the Presidency article (if it need be covered at all) or some of the other Nixon articles? But in any event, what would you say? A sentence, a paragraph, a section? And without [[WP:SYNTH|synthesis]].--[[User:Wehwalt|Wehwalt]] ([[User talk:Wehwalt|talk]]) 09:40, 8 July 2017 (UTC)
:::A fairly large number of FA regulars looked over this article and didn't seem to think it was necessary, there's WP:UNDUE for one thing. What makes it so gosh darn important that it must be covered at the top level article, rather than in the Presidency article (if it need be covered at all) or some of the other Nixon articles? But in any event, what would you say? A sentence, a paragraph, a section? And without [[WP:SYNTH|synthesis]].--[[User:Wehwalt|Wehwalt]] ([[User talk:Wehwalt|talk]]) 09:40, 8 July 2017 (UTC)
:::: I would argue for a well sourced sentence or two. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 14:48, 8 July 2017 (UTC)
:::: I would argue for a well sourced sentence or two. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 14:48, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

::::: Can you give an example of proposed text and sources? I'd tend to omit this in general. --[[User:A D Monroe III|A D Monroe III]] ([[User talk:A D Monroe III|talk]]) 16:48, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 1 March 2017

72.225.6.147 (talk) 20:55, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Eisenhower almost didn't pick Nixon.

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. JTP (talk • contribs) 21:01, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, Nixon is on Twitter!

https://Twitter.com/Dick_Nixon ... Just kidding. ;-) But semi-protecting the page might be a good idea, because Nixon might jump in there as an unregistered IP and spam his own page with an unofficial like like this. Ha! I just couldn't resist. OK, have a nice day. But in all seriousness, that account's generating some big buzz and a lot of laughs. archive and cache of the page, in case it goes down.96.59.138.30 (talk) 07:46, 2 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"Total Badass American Politician"

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was a total badass American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974, when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office. Please remove "total badass" and change "a" to "an" to make the line "was an American politician..."

AlternativeFactBuster (talk) 19:48, 15 April 2017 (UTC) AlternativeFactBuster (talk) 19:48, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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After the line "when Chairman Mao invited a team of American table tennis players to visit China and play against top Chinese players.", please put "This later became known as the Ping-pong diplomacy." This because it's not currently linked on the page. 86.92.144.197 (talk) 19:36, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Alcohol

In many ways this is a fine article, but I find it strange there is no mention of the subject's predilection for alcohol.

This story is an example of one which discusses it. Any thoughts? John (talk) 19:59, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to see what more scholarly sources say about things, rather than popular stories. And, well, we've covered politicians drinking to the extent that it affects stuff. If material doesn't come out until thirty years later, I'm wondering if it really affected stuff.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:26, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Summers and Swan, 2000, seems to be the source we need here. Here's a Guardian story about the same thing. Prescription drugs as well. John (talk) 08:10, 7 July 2017 (UTC)–[reply]
Certainly whether more recent biographies and scholarly studies accept that would be a way of showing that. I don't recall seeing that in Black's bio, which is post 2000.--Wehwalt (talk) 08:50, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I will continue to look and think but I think this is something that belongs in the article. --John (talk) 07:34, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

These all seem to relate to the same incident. Not counting Ehrlichman's statement while awaiting sentencing for felonies. We don't seem to mention LBJ's drinking, even though the National Park Service rather celebrates it. I just don't think there's enough substance here to be worth adding.--Wehwalt (talk) 08:24, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough. We disagree. What do others think? I remember Joe Haldeman writing about Nixon weeping drunkenly in the White House. And of course another article's omissions needn't restrain us from adding something here on this one. Not to be heavy handed but of course completeness and NPOV are FA criteria. John (talk) 09:27, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
A fairly large number of FA regulars looked over this article and didn't seem to think it was necessary, there's WP:UNDUE for one thing. What makes it so gosh darn important that it must be covered at the top level article, rather than in the Presidency article (if it need be covered at all) or some of the other Nixon articles? But in any event, what would you say? A sentence, a paragraph, a section? And without synthesis.--Wehwalt (talk) 09:40, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I would argue for a well sourced sentence or two. John (talk) 14:48, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Can you give an example of proposed text and sources? I'd tend to omit this in general. --A D Monroe III (talk) 16:48, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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