#the year 1987 is importantttt. i mean not like bush or clinton were much better but this pov very much does cut off at the reagan era | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

winterbirb · 2 years ago

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Upon assuming office, President Richard Nixon reportedly told his staff that foreign policy was to be handled by the White House, "not by the striped-pants faggots in Foggy Bottom."

The offensive language apart, such uneasiness about the State Department appears to be the rule rather than the exception. Recent presidents seem quickly to have concluded that, except for the Secretary and a handful of others, people in State are not to be trusted. Many New Deal, Kennedy, and Carter Democrats believed State to be hidebound and resistant to progressive policies; many Eisenhower, Nixon, and Reagan Republicans were convinced it was infested with suspect left-wingers and liberals. Regardless of party, presidents often are predisposed to blame State for unauthorized leaks of sensitive information.

— Foreign Policy, Spring 1987, "Why State Can't Lead"

#politiposting #foreign policy #richard nixon #look. there's a reason i find the diplomacy arm of the us government so interesting 😭😭#dick nixon's homophobia once again being peak comedy 50 years later #the year 1987 is importantttt. i mean not like bush or clinton were much better but this pov very much does cut off at the reagan era #bush jr's first term sidelined State so hard for the jackasses at the DoD. rip 😔#obama's 1st term was him trying not to get couped by the DoD lmao while also letting clinton run state but not toooo much #so basically Yeah im also most interested in 2013 and Kerry for a reason thats basically when State finally got in sync #the current Biden admin also is full of State ppl. so. it only took 35 years for this article's trend to reverse a little bit!#pour one out for the striped-pants faggots at foggy bottom

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