Before Trump Had Elon Musk, Nixon Had Howard Phillips
Nixon's director of the Office of Economic Opportunity set out to shrink government, mostly failed, and was gone in less than a year. Sound familiar?

(Photo: Howard Phillips/Associated Press)
Subscribe Now
This article is currently available to Reason Plus subscribers only. If you are a Reason Plus subscriber, log in here. Or subscribe to Reason Plus now.
Your Reason Plus subscription gives you instant access to brand new Reason magazine content and 50 years of Reason magazine archives.
This article originally appeared in print under the headline "DOGE Before DOGE."