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When Nixon first took office, what was the state of the US economy?

It was prosperous and growing.

It was generally stable.

It was struggling with rising inflation.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It was struggling with rising inflation.

Although the 1960s had been a period of growth and low unemployment, by the time Nixon took office in January 1969 inflation was accelerating (driven by Vietnam and Great Society spending and budget deficits), a problem that would worsen into the 1970s.