His Fans Weren’t Happy
Obviously, Nixon’s presidential run didn’t work out too well for him. Later, Sammy Davis Jr. admitted that supporting Nixon was one of his biggest regrets. The entertainer explained that the reason he wishes he didn’t support Nixon was that he didn’t follow through with some of his civil rights promises.
Tom Jones and Sammy Davis Jr. Photo by Valley Music Ltd / Shutterstock
Many people in the African American community were livid that Sammy was supporting Nixon. It got to the point where both of them were getting death threats. Not only was he threatened for endorsing Nixon, but Davis was getting immense criticism living a “white” lifestyle – which is how many African American folks saw it. His fans were furious, and things went from bad to worse.