Nixonomics
English
Etymology
Blend of Nixon + economics. Coined in a speech of the same title by Walter Heller in October 1969. This is believed to be the first such term coined by blending a president's surname with the word "economics." Similar blends have been used to describe the economic policies of all subsequent US presidents, though Fordonomics is rare.
Noun
Nixonomics (uncountable)
- (US politics) The economic policies of the Richard Nixon administration, 1969-1974.
- 1971, September 6, “Archived copy”, in Nixon's Freeze and the Mood of Labor, archived from the original on 21 December 2008:
- Senators William Proxmire and Hubert Humphrey, among others, hinted that the new Nixonomics may be due for some design changes when it reaches the Senate.
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