Curious, did the repubs own both the House and Senate during Nixon's reign??

[a kennedy]

Or what was the ratio of repubs to Dems in both houses......just wondering. Thanks.

[sandensea]

1. No - but the many southern Democrats at the time kept Congress often tilted to the right

It was the era of Speaker Carl Albert (a centrist) and Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (a liberal). Dems had a 242-192 House majority, and a 57-43 Senate majority.

Even with all the southern Democrats, it was a far cry from today's neo-fascist Congress though. Plus, the GOP of the 1970s was far more moderate than today's.

[pnwmom]

2. No, the Democrats did. nt

[Chasstev365]

3. In the 1970's, Republicans put country and the rule of law over party

Not today; the GOP has become a power hungry cult! 😞

[July]

12. Have to disagree.

Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon was absolutely a choice of party over country. Ford is reported to have said that he knew he was "going to hell" for that decision, and the failure to hold Nixon's team of miscreants accountable left Cheney and Rumsfeld to come back to haunt us.

[mercuryblues]

4. Dems had

a majority in both houses

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/93rd_United_States_Congress

[cilla4progress]

5. And Mansfield was

From Montana!

[charlyvi]

6. One problem with your post heading.

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Respectfully, presidents don't "reign". They are not kings. They serve terms in office; during Nixon's second term there were many Dem conservatives in Congress.

[a kennedy]

9. my mistake......thanks for the clarification.

[charlyvi]

10. No Problem

It just rankles me at the moment because I think a king is what Trump thinks he should be.

[unblock]

7. Impeachment has never been seriously considered by a same-party congress

Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton all faced opposition congresses.

[bresue]

8. And that is why you will hear a lot of people saying, we got to win in 2018!

[moose65]

11. Nope.

Republicans have only controlled both houses and the Presidency three times: in the 1920s leading up to the Depression; during the W. Bush years leading up to the Recession; and now! Not exactly a great track record, is it?