Placeholder while article actions loadFormer General Electric CEO Jack Welch is getting a lot of attention for an unfounded accusation that the Obama administration somehow cooked the positive jobs numbers issued Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.WpGet the full experience.Choose your planArrowRightAs it happens, there is a historical example of improper political pressure on the BLS by a U.S. president: Republican Richard M. Nixon.GiftOutlineGift ArticleLoading...