re: #226 Belafon

Didn’t we have one of those elected in 1968?

Nixon was paranoid by 1968, for sure. But I wouldn’t call him a conspiracy theorist. He had a lot of political rivals that did not like him - the Kennedys, Warren (who likely might have run for president in 1960 had Eisenhower not appointed him to the Court), and to some extent even Reagan (Nixon did not like Reagan running as a favorite son in 1968). His paranoia ultimately led to his downfall at the Watergate Hotel.