According to his biographer Herbert Parmet, "Nixon's role was to steer the Republican party along a middle course, somewhere between the competitive impulses of the Rockefellers, the Goldwaters, and the Reagans."
Conform biografului Herbert Parmet, „rolul lui Nixon a fost acela de a conduce Partidul Republican pe o cale de mijloc, undeva între impulsurile competitive ale Rockefellerilor, ale Goldwaterilor, și ale Reaganilor."