The irony of Nixon is that he was functionally one of the most liberal presidents in recent history, FAR to the left of Obama---With such things to his credit as the establishment of the EPA, the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, wage and price freezes, to name a few...

Nixon was forced to respond to the triple whammy of a rampant civil rights movement, a powerful anti-war movement, and an effective environmental revolution, whatever his other faults:  One can only hope that Trump, with his autocratic and divisive style, sparks such revolutions and is forced, as a servant of the public, to respond to them in kind.

The difference is that back then the media was more diversified in ownership, and public movements were able to gain control of its coverage to their advantage.  Now it's owned by a mere handful of polarized interests, which Trump is able to control by making outrageous statements and then denying them