With the economy rebounding smartly from the brief 1971 recession and inflation temporarily in check, even the unpopularity of the raging Vietnam War couldn't shake the power of Nixon's incumbency.
Nixon's economic policies are what helped recover from the recession.
mnli hypothesis: Nixon's economic policies are what helped recover from the recession. premise: With the economy rebounding smartly from the brief 1971 recession and inflation temporarily in check, even the unpopularity of the raging Vietnam War couldn't shake the power of Nixon's incumbency.