The Nation: Nixon Turns from Chile to Chicago

IN his first two years as President, Richard Nixon's overriding interest was foreign policy. By one knowledgeable estimate, he spent four out of every five working hours on international affairs. Says an adviser who recently left the White House: "He knows more about Chile than Chicago." Now the President intends to remedy that, and with good political reason. While he has successfully neutralized Viet Nam as an issue, domestic difficulties—notably the state of the economy—damaged the Republican showing in the 1970 elections. Nixon's own chances for re-election are at hazard in 1972, so...

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