He argued that Nixon 's conservative tactics ( meaning particularly the speeches of Vice-President Agnew ) were playing into the hands of the radicals , but he regretted that he was misinterpreted as advocating that the government should neglect minorities .
He argued that Nixon 's conservative tactics ( meaning particularly the speeches of Vice-President Spiro Agnew ) were playing into the hands of radicals . 
 Moynihan regretted that critics misinterpreted his memo as advocating that the government should neglect minorities .