books.google.com - Richard Nixon is hardly remembered for his civil rights policies but there is no denying that, more than any other president, he is responsible for affirmative action. Noting Nixon's hostility towards busing, his political allegiances with segregationists, and the hostility of leading civil rights figures...http://books.google.com/books/about/Richard_Nixon_And_the_Rise_of_Affirmativ.html?id=5xVSAv17_iMC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareRichard Nixon And the Rise of Affirmative Action