Richard Nixon -- as if things could've gotten worse for his reputation

President Nixon: I thought things were bad enough when he and his administration pulled one of the biggest political scandals in the history of the United States.

But after the unleashing of new audio tape from right after his second inauguration, his already defunct reputation took another blow.

Nixon declared that abortion was detrimental, but some specific cases called for it:

Nixon worried that greater access to abortions would foster “permissiveness,” and said that “it breaks the family.” But he also saw a need for abortion in some cases — like interracial pregnancies, he said.

“There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white,” he told an aide, before adding, “Or a rape.”

"When you have a black and a white."

Wow, Dick. I think even for the '70s, that was incredibly racist. What's more is that he made that comment before including rape.

The sad thing is, I'm sure there are still people who would agree with Nixon. There is still a lot of growing up to do for a lot of people.

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