Nixon

When many liberals talk about Richard Nixon they say he is the republican president who resigned in shame but they don't mention how they appropriated many of his programs. Nixon was the most pro environmental president since Teddy Roosevelt. Nixon is responsible for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act and that Legacy of Parks Program. He appointed Warren Burger as Chief Justice and this was the last liberal court. Nixon started the nuclear arms control agreements with the Soviets and opened diplomatic relations with China. He set the stage for the arms reduction pacts and careful diplomacy that brought about the end of the cold war.