The last proper republican was Herbert Hoover. The party lost its spine in the following decades.

You have to understand one thing: Eisenhower was not a Republican. He was Eisenhower. Now, he did believe old guard Republican things (ie, he wasn't a racist democrat) but economically he was a New Dealer.

Nixon was probably the smartest of the Cold War presidents when it came to foreign affairs, but he should have handled inflation by keeping the dollar peg. He knew NOTHING about economics and trusted the wrong people.

By the time you get to Reagan, the party has already been transformed. Reagan was just a tough talking sock puppet.

The last proper republican was Herbert Hoover. The party lost its spine in the following decades.

You have to understand one thing: Eisenhower was not a Republican. He was Eisenhower. Now, he did believe old guard Republican things (ie, he wasn't a racist democrat) but economically he was a New Dealer.

Nixon was more of the same in terms of policy. Nixon was probably the smartest of the Cold War presidents when it came to foreign affairs, but he should have handled inflation by keeping the dollar peg.

By the time you get to Reagan, the party has already been transformed. Reagan was just a tough talking sock puppet.