Well, If Nixon Doesn’t Like Us…

It turns out that President Nixon wasn’t a big fan of the Foreign Service. I’m not sure that is exactly something that will keep me awake at night. He was probably just grumpy that someone from State told him it wasn’t a great idea to bomb the hell out of Laos during the Vietnam War.

Embittered by career diplomats during his first term, President Nixon said he wanted to “ruin the Foreign Service” before leaving office, according to newly released State Department documents.

Follow the link to read the whole article. What exactly was going through Nixon’s head when he decided to record every single stupid thought that came from his mouth?

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Funny! When I read that piece the other day, I immediately thought of you and the new core!

You guys would definitely turn him around