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| + | |description= American Conservative author, syndicated columnist, and television commentator. | ||
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| + | '''Patrick J. Buchanan''' is an American author, syndicated columnist, and television commentator. In 2000, he ran for President of the United States on the Reform Party ticket. He had twice unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president. He has written several books on his political and religious views. | ||
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| + | He is also one of the founding editors of and main contributors to ''The American Conservative'' magazine, and as such would be labeled an "old" [[conservative]] figure, particularily criticizing the [[Bush administration]]'s [[neo-conservative]] and profligate spending habits. | ||
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| + | "The conservative movement has been hijacked and turned into a globalist, interventionalist, open borders ideology that is not the conservative movement I grew up in."<ref>Pat Buchanan, ''New York Times'', September 8, 2002.</ref> | ||
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| + | During the 2000 campaigns, and in some circles after, he appeared often with [[Ralph Nader]] to discuss disturbing [[imperialist]] and [[globalization]] trends in the [[Republican Party]] and [[Democratic Party]]. In general their analyses of problems tend to converge, but their solutions diverge sharply. | ||
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| + | Buchanan believes that United States sovereignty has been sacrificed to the gods of the global economy. Labeled an "isolationalist", he was a loud critic of [[NAFTA]], [[CAFTA]], [[George W. Bush]]'s foreign policy of rejecting U.S. allies and [[invasion of Iraq|invading Iraq]], and running up huge trade deficits. | ||
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| + | Buchanan wrote in 1996 that [[Watergate]] was indeed a [[coup d'état]] to remove [[Richard Nixon]] from the [[US presidency]].<ref>http://watergate.info/1997/06/17/yes-watergate-was-a-coup-detat.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Work for the Nixon White House== | ||
| + | The next year, he was the first adviser hired by Nixon's presidential campaign;<ref name="Trialbyfire">Bruan, Stephen (December 18, 1994). "A Trial by Fire in the '60s". Los Angeles Times.</ref> he worked primarily as an [[opposition researcher]]. The highly partisan speeches Buchanan wrote were consciously aimed at [[Richard Nixon]]'s dedicated supporters, for which his colleagues soon nicknamed him Mr. Inside.<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1975/06/02/the-time-of-illusio}</ref> Buchanan traveled with Nixon throughout the campaigns of 1966 and 1968. He made a tour of Western Europe, Africa and, in the immediate aftermath of the [[Six-Day War]], the Middle East. | ||
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| + | During the course of [[Presidency of Richard Nixon|Nixon's presidency]], Buchanan became entrusted on press relations, policy positions, and political strategy.<ref>https://kansaspress.ku.edu/978-0-7006-2829-2.html</ref> Early on during Nixon's presidency, Buchanan worked as a [[White House]] [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|assistant and speechwriter]] for Nixon and Vice President [[Spiro Agnew]]. Buchanan coined the phrase "[[Silent majority|Silent Majority]]," and helped shape the strategy that drew millions of [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] to Nixon. In a 1972 memo, he suggested the White House "should move to re-capture the [[Anti-establishment|anti-Establishment]] tradition or theme in American politics."<ref name="BuchananInc">https://archive.today/20050428142022/http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i=19991122&s=paulsen</ref> His daily assignments included developing political strategy, publishing the President's ''Daily News Summary'', and preparing briefing books for news conferences. He accompanied Nixon on his [[1972 visit by Richard Nixon to China|trip to China]] in 1972 and the summit in [[Moscow]], [[Yalta]] and [[Minsk]] in 1974. He suggested that Nixon label Democratic opponent [[George McGovern]] an extremist and burn the [[Watergate tapes|White House tapes]].<ref name="Greatrighthope">https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/01/08/pat-buchanan-the-great-right-hope/fa22d906-0c01-4fb8-bd04-7d493f160b01</ref> Buchanan later argued that Nixon would have survived the [[Watergate scandal]] with his reputation intact if he had burnt the tapes.<ref>GGraff, Garrett M. (2022). ''Watergate: A New History'' (1 ed.). New York: Avid Reader Press. p. 456. </ref> | ||
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| + | Buchanan remained as a special assistant to Nixon through the final days of the [[Watergate scandal]]. He was not accused of wrongdoing, though some mistakenly suspected him of being [[Deep Throat (Watergate)|Deep Throat]]. In 2005 when the actual identity of the press leak was revealed as [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] Associate Director [[W. Mark Felt|Mark Felt]], Buchanan called him "sneaky," "dishonest" and "criminal."<ref name="Feltnohero">https://www.nbcnews.com/id/8060320|title=Nixon aides say Felt is no hero</ref> Because of his role in the Nixon campaign's "attack group," Buchanan appeared before the [[United States Senate Watergate Committee|Senate Watergate Committee]] on September 26, 1973. He told the panel: "The mandate that the American people gave to this president and his administration cannot, and will not, be frustrated or repealed or overthrown as a consequence of the incumbent tragedy".<ref name="Greatrighthope" /> | ||
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| + | When Nixon resigned in 1974, Buchanan briefly stayed on as special assistant under incoming President [[Gerald Ford]]. Chief of Staff [[Alexander Haig]] offered Buchanan his choice of three open ambassador posts, including [[South Africa]], for which Buchanan opted. President Ford initially signed off on the appointment, but then rescinded it after it was prematurely reported in the ''Evans-Novak Political Report'' and caused controversy, especially among the U.S. diplomatic corps.<ref>https://geraldrfordfoundation.org/centennial/oralhistory/pat-buchanan/</ref> | ||
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| + | Buchanan remarked about [[Watergate]]: "The lost opportunity to move against the political forces frustrating the expressed national will ... To effect a political counterrevolution in the capital — ... there is no substitute for a principled and dedicated man of the [[Right-wing politics|Right]] in the Oval Office".<ref name="Greatrighthope" /> | ||
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| + | Long after his resignation, Nixon called Buchanan a confidant and said he was neither a [[Racism in the United States|racist]] nor an [[Antisemitism in the United States|antisemite]] nor a bigot or "hater," but a "decent, patriotic American." Nixon said Buchanan had "some strong views," such as his "isolationist" foreign policy, with which he disagreed. While Nixon did not think Buchanan should become president, he said the commentator "should be heard."<ref>"Part 2, Bush's Foreign Policy", 1992 Nixon Interview, CNN, April 23, 1994</ref> However, according to a memo President Nixon sent to [[John Ehrlichman]] in 1970, Nixon characterized Buchanan's attitude towards integration as "segregation forever".<ref>https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-06-20-9102240513-story.html</ref> Following Nixon's re-election in 1972, Buchanan himself had written in a memo to Nixon suggesting he should not "fritter away his present high support in the nation for an ill-advised governmental effort to forcibly integrate races."<ref name="SalonTapper">https://www.salon.com/1999/09/04/pat/</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:08, 29 April 2022
 Pat Buchanan      (Author, pundit, speechwriter) | |
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| Born | Patrick Joseph Buchanan 1938-11-02 Washington DC, U.S. |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University, Columbia University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Spouse | Shelley Ann Scarney |
| Member of | Knights of Malta, The Unz Review |
| Party | Republican Party, Reform Party |
Patrick J. Buchanan is an American author, syndicated columnist, and television commentator. In 2000, he ran for President of the United States on the Reform Party ticket. He had twice unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president. He has written several books on his political and religious views.
He is also one of the founding editors of and main contributors to The American Conservative magazine, and as such would be labeled an "old" conservative figure, particularily criticizing the Bush administration's neo-conservative and profligate spending habits.
"The conservative movement has been hijacked and turned into a globalist, interventionalist, open borders ideology that is not the conservative movement I grew up in."[1]
During the 2000 campaigns, and in some circles after, he appeared often with Ralph Nader to discuss disturbing imperialist and globalization trends in the Republican Party and Democratic Party. In general their analyses of problems tend to converge, but their solutions diverge sharply.
Buchanan believes that United States sovereignty has been sacrificed to the gods of the global economy. Labeled an "isolationalist", he was a loud critic of NAFTA, CAFTA, George W. Bush's foreign policy of rejecting U.S. allies and invading Iraq, and running up huge trade deficits.
Buchanan wrote in 1996 that Watergate was indeed a coup d'état to remove Richard Nixon from the US presidency.[2]
Work for the Nixon White House
The next year, he was the first adviser hired by Nixon's presidential campaign;[3] he worked primarily as an opposition researcher. The highly partisan speeches Buchanan wrote were consciously aimed at Richard Nixon's dedicated supporters, for which his colleagues soon nicknamed him Mr. Inside.[4] Buchanan traveled with Nixon throughout the campaigns of 1966 and 1968. He made a tour of Western Europe, Africa and, in the immediate aftermath of the Six-Day War, the Middle East.
During the course of Nixon's presidency, Buchanan became entrusted on press relations, policy positions, and political strategy.[5] Early on during Nixon's presidency, Buchanan worked as a White House assistant and speechwriter for Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew. Buchanan coined the phrase "Silent Majority," and helped shape the strategy that drew millions of Democrats to Nixon. In a 1972 memo, he suggested the White House "should move to re-capture the anti-Establishment tradition or theme in American politics."[6] His daily assignments included developing political strategy, publishing the President's Daily News Summary, and preparing briefing books for news conferences. He accompanied Nixon on his trip to China in 1972 and the summit in Moscow, Yalta and Minsk in 1974. He suggested that Nixon label Democratic opponent George McGovern an extremist and burn the White House tapes.[7] Buchanan later argued that Nixon would have survived the Watergate scandal with his reputation intact if he had burnt the tapes.[8]
Buchanan remained as a special assistant to Nixon through the final days of the Watergate scandal. He was not accused of wrongdoing, though some mistakenly suspected him of being Deep Throat. In 2005 when the actual identity of the press leak was revealed as Federal Bureau of Investigation Associate Director Mark Felt, Buchanan called him "sneaky," "dishonest" and "criminal."[9] Because of his role in the Nixon campaign's "attack group," Buchanan appeared before the Senate Watergate Committee on September 26, 1973. He told the panel: "The mandate that the American people gave to this president and his administration cannot, and will not, be frustrated or repealed or overthrown as a consequence of the incumbent tragedy".[7]
When Nixon resigned in 1974, Buchanan briefly stayed on as special assistant under incoming President Gerald Ford. Chief of Staff Alexander Haig offered Buchanan his choice of three open ambassador posts, including South Africa, for which Buchanan opted. President Ford initially signed off on the appointment, but then rescinded it after it was prematurely reported in the Evans-Novak Political Report and caused controversy, especially among the U.S. diplomatic corps.[10]
Buchanan remarked about Watergate: "The lost opportunity to move against the political forces frustrating the expressed national will ... To effect a political counterrevolution in the capital — ... there is no substitute for a principled and dedicated man of the Right in the Oval Office".[7]
Long after his resignation, Nixon called Buchanan a confidant and said he was neither a racist nor an antisemite nor a bigot or "hater," but a "decent, patriotic American." Nixon said Buchanan had "some strong views," such as his "isolationist" foreign policy, with which he disagreed. While Nixon did not think Buchanan should become president, he said the commentator "should be heard."[11] However, according to a memo President Nixon sent to John Ehrlichman in 1970, Nixon characterized Buchanan's attitude towards integration as "segregation forever".[12] Following Nixon's re-election in 1972, Buchanan himself had written in a memo to Nixon suggesting he should not "fritter away his present high support in the nation for an ill-advised governmental effort to forcibly integrate races."[13]
References
- ↑ Pat Buchanan, New York Times, September 8, 2002.
- ↑ http://watergate.info/1997/06/17/yes-watergate-was-a-coup-detat.html
- ↑ Bruan, Stephen (December 18, 1994). "A Trial by Fire in the '60s". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1975/06/02/the-time-of-illusio}
- ↑ https://kansaspress.ku.edu/978-0-7006-2829-2.html
- ↑ https://archive.today/20050428142022/http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i=19991122&s=paulsen
- ↑ a b c https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/01/08/pat-buchanan-the-great-right-hope/fa22d906-0c01-4fb8-bd04-7d493f160b01
- ↑ GGraff, Garrett M. (2022). Watergate: A New History (1 ed.). New York: Avid Reader Press. p. 456.
- ↑ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/8060320%7Ctitle=Nixon aides say Felt is no hero
- ↑ https://geraldrfordfoundation.org/centennial/oralhistory/pat-buchanan/
- ↑ "Part 2, Bush's Foreign Policy", 1992 Nixon Interview, CNN, April 23, 1994
- ↑ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-06-20-9102240513-story.html
- ↑ https://www.salon.com/1999/09/04/pat/
