A Nixonian week, and the one before that was Barry Goldwater not-sane-enough-to-be-President week. Commentators are struggling in the Trump chaos to find apposite parallels.
A Nixon, Trump is not. Nixon had a control-freak 10th house Pluto in a ruthless opposition to Mars Mercury Jupiter, so a corner-cutter, who operated on the-end-justifies-the-means no matter what methods he needed to use. He had a 5th house Capricorn Sun trine Saturn in Taurus and trine a Virgo Ascendant, so a strong streak of practicality and realism.
Barry Goldwater, Republican nominee for the 1964 election which he lost by a landslide, had his campaign undercut by psychiatrists letting rip with their opinions of his capability for office. “The Presidency should not be used as a platform for proving one’s manhood . . .” “Inwardly he is a frightened person who sees himself as weak and threatened by strong virile power around him . . .”“ Unconsciously he seems to want to destroy himself.” This led to the Goldwater Rule, which bars psychiatrists from diagnosing public figures long-distance, although it has been breached recently.
Goldwater, 2 January 1909 3am Phoenix, Arizona, had a 3rd house Sun Uranus Mercury in Capricorn opposition Neptune in Cancer, so would undoubtedly be highly strung; and a short-tempered Taurus Moon opposition Mars in Scorpio; though with an Earth Grand Trine of Moon trine Jupiter trine Mercury Uranus, so he would be practical and resourceful. Plus an 8th house Pluto North Node.
The nearest I can find astrologically, would be George Bush Snr, though he managed to conduct himself with more aplomb and steadiness.
Born 12 June 1924 10.30am, he has a 10th house Gemini Sun opposition Jupiter square Uranus; with a Leo Ascendant North Node and Neptune all opposition Mars in Aquarius square Mercury in Taurus. He also had an Air Grand Trine of Mars trine Sun trine a Libra Moon Saturn. So some similarities, though lacking Trump’s bombastic Mars on the Leo Ascendant; and also Uranus in a less career-upsetting house than Trump.