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...... However, her criticism is strong in her strong reaction to the "technocrats" that surround modern presidents, including the campaign managers and pollsters that spin presidential elections and have so much power in Washington. She writes, "The packaged, passionless presidency now served up to the American people every four years by these media consultants in soupy, sentimental, nostalgic statements about the good old days, or in nasty, negative, fifteen-second sound bites, reached new heights in the 1988 and 1992 presidential campaigns" (Hoff 10). It is clear she has no use for political consultants, and she feels most modern presidents are highly influenced by their aides and cabinets, as well. So, how does this influence affect the Nixon presidency?
Hoff feels the influence by aides and cabinet was most evident in Nixon's domestic policy, something that is often overlooked in his presidency. She contends many of his influential decisions on the environment, the economy, welfare, civil rights, and the organization of the government actually were initiated by many of his aides and staff, many of whom were actually quite liberal in their beliefs and goals. She notes, "In addition to such freethinking outsiders as Robert Finch and Pat Moynihan, Robert Burns,

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