What were some of the ways that Nixon was an imperial president?

Secrecy would have to top the list. Nixon was obsessed with secrecy and compartmentalized much of the operations of the White House during his term.





Nixon was also very hierarchical. He was a top-down president, with Bob Haldeman was the gate-keeper. There were a small handful of people with access to Nixon, and he kept access limited.





Nixon also abused the power of the federal government to punish his political enemies. He actually had an "Enemies List", primarily political liberals and journalists.





Good site on Nixon with lots of links:


http://www.colorado.edu/AmStudies/lewis/...