The Environmental Protection Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act with its CETA employment program were all enacted under Nixon. The liberal tide of the 1960s was still running strong enough in 1969 to affect Nixon’s domestic policies. A Robert Kennedy presidency would have consolidated and extended the achievements of John Kennedy’s New Frontier and Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society. Those thousands of Americans-and many thousands more Vietnamese and Cambodians-who were killed from 1969 to 1973 would have been at home with their families. A Robert Kennedy presidency would have brought a quick end to American involvement in the Vietnam War. Individuals do make a difference to history. If nominated, he would most probably have beaten the Republican candidate, Richard M. Still, the dynamism was behind Kennedy, and he might well have swept the convention. The power of the Johnson administration and much of the party establishment was behind Humphrey. “What would have happened had he not been killed? He would certainly have had a rocky road to the nomination. Roxane Gay See more on GoodReads Popular quotes
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