Today is the anniversary of former Vice President Richard Nixon uttered this iconic statement after his unsuccessful race for Governor of California:
"I leave you gentleman now and you will write it. You will interpret it. That's your right. But as I leave you I want you to know — just think how much you're going to be missing. You won't have Nixon to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference and it will be one in which I have welcomed the opportunity to test wits with you."
Nixon kept his promise until he passed away in 1993.
Suppose Nixon broke that promise and re-entered politics. Could he have been elected President if he chose to run?