Nixon's positive influence on america

Nixon wasn't liked by many but I feel that he had a positive influence on America overall. Although the Watergate scandal forced him to resign, before this Nixon managed to fix the problems we had between us and china which opened up a huge trade industry that we still have today. He also played China and the soviet union against each other to make them both less of a threat to the united states. Vietnamization is also something positive he achieved during presidency. This would help us remove troops from Vietnam and stop thousands of soldiers from being unnecessarily killed. This is why I believe he had a positive influence on the united states during his presidency.