Final answer:
President Richard Nixon did deploy colorblind rhetoric and racial code words to gain support to undo the welfare interventions of President Johnson, as part of his Southern Strategy.
Step-by-step explanation:
President Richard Nixon did deploy colorblind rhetoric and racial code words to gain support and undo the welfare interventions of President Johnson. Nixon courted northern, blue-collar workers and used language that appealed to their fears of social changes and racial unrest. While Nixon occasionally took unpopular stands in defense of civil rights, his opposition to busing and affirmative action as part of his Southern Strategy contributed to his electoral victory in Southern states. Despite expanding affirmative action and signing laws to benefit racial minorities in economic areas, Nixon neglected the civil rights movement and ethnic minorities throughout his presidency.