Richard Nixon is back, in vibe form. Multiple mainstream outlets have reported on young conservatives’ admiration for the disgraced 37th president. Because this is the summer of 2026, the phenomenon has unfortunately been dubbed “Nixonmaxxing.” There aren’t hordes of young conservatives posting about the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, or the decision to embrace the People’s Republic of China. Instead, Nixon’s comeback in recent months has been heavy on Zoomerfied social-media hype videos, many of them churned out by the Richard Nixon Foundation.