Richard Nixon's resignation speech

[@mattjohnston5807]

If Nixon could only see what politicians get away with today in America.

[@patrickmccarthy5617]

“They did what now?” - Former President Nixon, 2020

[@jimb6554]

Yeah like Obama spying on the Trump campaign using a deceitfully obtained fisa warrant which is basically the same that Nixon did.

[@jthegoat38]

@@jimb6554 I want some evidence

[@curiouspeanut]

@@jimb6554 he spied on his camping because they were having dealings with foreign powers, be was right to do so as it was a risk of national section

[@LuisMartinez-rw2lj]

I bet he was punching the air during the Iran contra affair

[@jemert96]

They cut Nixon's first sentence: _"I REALLY did not want to make this video.."_

[@g0694]

He also forgot the common sigh

[@enderchicken228]

and trying to regain composure after finishing crying

[@yan-qu5zm]

and kissing his dog

[@robjef622]

Probably the most he ever spoke in the past 10 years.

[@bobiboulon]

I don't know, I just watched a full archive of this speech, which includes a part when he casually talks and jokes with staff members before it's live, and we don't hear him say this sentence. What was cut is the very begining of the speech, where he says _"Good evening. The is the 37th time I have spoken to your from the office, where so many decisions have been made that shaped the history of this nation. Each time, I have done so to discuss with you some matter that I believed affected the nationnal interest."_ I heard that some people remember saw him crying on TV before/after that speech, and there's nothing like this in the archived video either, so I'm actually perplexed. Does anyone has any source video of this?

[@GoblinFromOblivion]

The fanciest way a person could have said "you can't fire me, I already quit!"

[@morammofilmsph1540]

Sounds similar to the American involvement in Vietnam too. "You can't defeat me, I pulled my troops out!"

[@GoblinFromOblivion]

Jeremiah Saquing Also the handiwork of Nixon. Lmao

[@morammofilmsph1540]

@ッGalacthicc So is Germany

[@aaronkaiser7952]

@ッGalacthicc the crap why you joking about war my great uncle died in vietnam by a mortar shot smh

[@aaronkaiser7952]

@ッGalacthicc cant you?

[@zoeishahaha]

KZbinr apology videos in the 70's were weird, man.

[@CatPope1935]

There was no setting up the camera and crying at the beginning so he's a bad KZbinr

[@dylanmurphy9389]

Didn’t even sigh at the beginning

[@dominicgoulbourne6525]

I got you up too 666 likes.

[@blakeschumacher3871]

Its ok man I get the joke and I find it funny.

[@elazarswoope5409]

​@@blakeschumacher3871 it wasnt

[@solidsnake4214]

2:56 is where he said the famous words in this speech

[@pfman5971]

solidsnake4214 that’s exactly what I came to the comments for😂 thank you

[@pixeled9683]

they aren't famous though

[@pfman5971]

@@pixeled9683 uhh it was very historical bro do you know anything about history?

[@solidsnake4214]

@@pixeled9683 yes they are

[@shaheedharun445]

@@pixeled9683 Yes it is

[@marthaindahouse1010]

my favorite nixon quote: "sounds like someone's breaking in"

[@stevenbalaoingsb]

I understood that reference

[@theppman5259]

Finally a reference I can understand

[@gabrieliosifides5654]

That actually made me laugh outloud at work

[@lazzledazzle7827]

"Why is he here? He lost!"

[@PresentSteak7]

It's just a storm dick, sit down

[@mikegaisser4527]

I can't imagine what this must have been like at the time. With all the media and newspapers headlines, the reports on television, everyone talking about it everywhere. I almost wished I wouldve been alive at that time to witness it from the beginning.

[@harrietduncan4125]

I was, saw this speech on German TV because I was in Europe when it happened. I was 20.

[@EvenFive]

You are living it now.

[@ianfritchie3116]

Mike Gaisser it’s happening

[@iamamousee1182]

Mike Gaisser if Joe Biden Becomes President in 2020, I think we’ll witness the same thing again, Joe could resign and make the VP the new President

[@patiyer4134]

A very painful time in history at that time

[@trevorpacelli8056]

And to think all this happened because Forrest Gump called the front desk.

[@SpellNcheck]

Those lights over there keepin me AWAKE. Lmao

[@allanmolina4798]

Jennae

[@disarray6856]

i think they were lookin for a fuse box or sum’n

[@WOLF10307]

Lmfaooo!!!

[@dge_05]

@@SpellNcheck 😂😂

[@arthurgonyeajr4231]

I was there when all this happened. As a young child, JFK’s assassination taught me that even the President was mortal. And as a teenager, Watergate taught me the President was also fallible.

[@agnivabanerjee3983]

@GodsOutlaw1964 👍👍👍👍

[@danl1545]

Wow this is a powerful comment.. thank you

[@thefinal9923]

Even the President of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked.

[@sheep4521]

@@thefinal9923 ?

[@leslieaharden6183]

I think what shocked my family was that he lied... But now, for congress and the president, lying is accepted, individual ethics are no longer even expected.

[@nuzlockecomics5440]

Then 1,026 years later he won a third term.

[@dannybailes3948]

Plus jar minus body.

[@SeanBn]

NIXON'S BAAAAACCCCCKKKK!!!

[@tylerlondon5052]

Beautiful.

[@MrThorfan64]

Aroooo!

[@zackcross7190]

Who’s kicking WHO around, now?

[@tylervenkersammy2365]

2:56 Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vice President Ford will be sworn in as President at that hour in this office.

[@CRenggi]

Imagine every single American president since Nixon saying that

[@visionist7]

I read this just as he said it

[@VEE0034]

@@CRenggi Gerald Ford is still vice president?

[@vstreamix]

@@VEE0034 he did became vice president in 1973-1974 but he became president after nixon resigned

[@BabySonicGT]

He said effectEVE is it just how people spoke in 1974 or did he mistake

[@ZapQuacc]

"I made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement"

[@jjmartchev]

Lol

[@richardnixon613]

*Boy, it’s been a hot second..*

[@matthewtiffany1689]

I’m sorry Mr. Former president. I know it was painful

[@thepredator4711]

I know Richard Nixon is gay.

[@monsterislandtales5788]

Mr. Nixon I am your 1# fan

[@beefjuicer4808]

Rip

[@rosemariemarkell9189]

​@@thepredator4711 be careful of who you are replying to

[@rikerdodger]

I was only eight years old, but I remember watching that speech.

[@choptanktuxent2]

rikerdodger Dick made his speech 19 days (resignation effective 18 days) before my 13th birthday.

[@rikerdodger]

John Laszek I was a little younger, I think about 8 or so, but I even remember the Senate Watergate Hearings, which were carried on PBS during the day, and then on the networks during the evening hours. I knew it was important, but I did not really understand what it was all about. Young children tend to be very literal, and I remember wondering if all this had to do with a dam of some sort, and then when there was all the focus on the tapes, I thought they were talking about adhesive tape, not tape recordings. I also remember seeing Nixon with the 5 O'clock shadow, and the flop sweat during those speeches, under the lights. I later learned that they had turned the air conditioners on in the Oval Office, so that the temperatures were barely above freezing, in a (vain) effort to control the perspiration on his face. I can also recall that my home state, Massachusetts, had been the only state which Nixon lost in 1972. There were many bumper-stickers over the next 18 months which said, "Massachusetts was right". Knowing what I know now, I have to wonder why such a strongly introverted person would EVER want to enter politics. He hated the small talk, was awkward with crowds, PAINFULLY awkward, and he just could not tell a joke. And his attempts at humor were almost painful to watch. During one press conference, when a reporter asked why Nixon was always so angry with the press, Nixon tried to joke that he was not angry with them, because you can only get angry with people you respect. Needless to say, that attempt at a joke went over like a lead balloon. He would have been better advised to joke about himself, which Jack (and eventually his brother Bobby, who had never had a "leading role" -- he was in the background supporting his brother, but he managed to overcome his own shyness, and find his own voice.) Kennedy was so gifted at self-deprecating humor and it really disarmed the press. It also helped that Kennedy was the first to hold live press conferences, and he was personally friendly with many of the press, because until his brother Joe was killed, Jack had planned to get into journalism and writing. I agree with those who said that Nixon would have been a happier man if he had pursued an academic career, becoming a writer. He was many things, deeply insecure (to the point of paranoia), but he certainly had a great intellect, and could easily have gotten a position at those Ivy League Schools that he despised so much. He was accepted to Yale, but had to turn it down because of family issues -- he had brothers who were quite ill with tuberculosis, for which there was little in the way of effective treatment at that time. But Nixon, envious of the "Eastern Establishment" was certainly successful -- not many manage to get elected President. He achieved all of that, and yet never seemed to enjoy any of it.

[@rikerdodger]

John Laszek I have to add that I don't think that I have ever seen another politician perspire so much as Nixon did when making a speech. I once heard that this was a problem even though the temperatures in the Oval Office were lowered to 40 degrees (F) or less.

[@PR4470]

I was 4 years old and i don't remember. 😀

[@mississippiball1003]

You must be old

[@Bayoll]

"Your president is not a crook." Famous last words

[@onlydq6489]

Where he sat that

[@MegaDeansy]

Sad that nowadays being a crook is almost mandatory for a U.S president - ditto for the UK's prime minister !

[@ronaldwall7896]

😂😂😂

[@chadhoy7489]

I've earned everything I've got

[@cletusspucklerstablejeaniu1059]

A sneak and a liar yes, but a crook, nah.

[@edwardbranca54]

He did it. It was resign or be fired.

[@monke8773]

What is you're profile picture😂

[@shutterchi]

How big is the severance package for the presidency?! Shouldn't he have let them fire him...?

[@shutterchi]

@Mr. Caesar Ok, it was intended as a joke, but with you taking it seriously, I'm starting to think maybe there really is a severance package if they fire the president... I'm gonna look into it...

[@geordi5054]

@@monke8773 what is your grammar?

[@MartianMann51]

He did it to save the country from any further damage. He put America first.

[@stretchscreamers]

This feels like one of those videos that the comments are disabled on

[@dgtzmusic9352]

Lol that's true.

[@BabySonicGT]

Why

[@shaheedharun445]

Yes I was surprised too to see them. Many historical moments on video are so.. especially historical speeches or ones that changed the nation

[@CT-yz9nx]

The comments are disabled on this video if you watch it on the Richard Nixon Presidential Library channel.

[@NunezDesignReels]

even nixon knew when to quit

[@PioneerGrrrl]

Nixon was far classier than Trump

[@sibsbubbles]

He was in it to cheat and win for a lot less disgusting reasons; he was more politically motivated I think. Trump was in it to ruthlessly punish all who stand in his way, and to just watch it burn and be a divisive bully. Both were sick, but Trump definitely wins on the sick-psycho scale.

[@_vakas]

@@sibsbubbles You're only against him because you're a snowflake.

[@sibsbubbles]

@@_vakas No not really, dude. Not even close. I despise that man because I see corruption when it occurs, runs rampant, then turns into an attempted overthrow of government.

[@goorioles1976]

@@_vakas Look at the unhinged lunatics on Parler if you want to see some real snowflakes.

[@brettsinger9565]

If Nixon had simply not ordered the cover-up and let the FBI do its job, he would have served out his Presidency.

[@Snobbishbumpkin]

Things aren't that simple my friend.

[@MotivationHUB-2024-xyz]

He could have also been in jail...so it was better for him that he resign and eat good food at home

[@amaxamon]

LoL He didn't order a "coverup", the break-in is still an unsolved "crime" and the FBI was in on it!

[@andrewcarey5359]

@@MotivationHUB-2024-xyz Why would you want a president to go to jail?

[@LuisMartinez-rw2lj]

Even so his approval ratings would have been low his chief of staff and his attorney general were in on the break in. He wasn’t tainted personally until he ordered the cover up but everyone around him was

[@vladimirputin4523]

This is the OG KZbin apology video

[@johnbaugh2437]

Today. I see this as so quaint. His crimes now seem like nothing more than jay walking.

[@tezmard3003]

Modern establishment politicians commit Watergates 20 times over for breakfast. You’d think ghouls like pelosi, Clinton and McConnell would be a little more subtle about it.

[@johnbaugh2437]

@@tezmard3003 perfectly said

[@fsrsaa]

You got that right man.

[@kinkajou777]

Those were simply saner times!

[@Pinman376]

I was a small boy when this happened. My dad made me sit down and watch it. I didn't understand what was going on then.

[@MerusMonkey]

I feel bad, he was so passionate for being president. He wanted to be a good one, that one mistake destroyed his entire career.

[@ctboy1989]

Liberal here but you are so right. He did do a lot of good. Opened up dialogue with Mao and China.

[@thedemocraticchristian2348]

President Nixon was the greatest ambassador America ever had with the exception of President Thomas Jefferson. But he was a disaster in domestic policies. The racism that churned at the core of his being led him to make a “War on Drugs” to specifically vilify African Americans (coke) and liberals (weed) in the eyes of the American people. And when he wasn’t doing that, Nixon was derailing the economy in a nigh-irreparable way in his misguided attempts to combat inflation (which wrecked the economy of the 70s in ways President Ford and President Carter get very unfairly blamed for).

[@shadmxn]

Before sending more forces to Vietnam, he once said this about the Vietnamese in one of his secret tapes: “these little brown people. We don’t know them and they don’t know us” No sympathy here for this crook

[@PeterGriffin-kb2hf]

Yes wish the best for the crook who decided that robbing people as president is a good idea

[@tigey2003]

ehhhhh

[@richardnixon6526]

It’s ok bud I know the feeling

[@neptune6852]

I have to give this speech as accurately as I can, so I am gonna stay up for 18 hours and cry a little before giving the speech.

[@jaimemenjivar8044]

Did it go well?

[@snazzysnazzergryphon8550]

@@jaimemenjivar8044 I think he got impeached

[@duckeatsbread5644]

Snazzy Snazzer Gryphon LOL

[@dylanmau6606]

@@snazzysnazzergryphon8550 No, he didn't want to be impeached, so he resigned

[@shutterchi]

Please clarify! Are you resigning or is it a homework? Because if you're resigning, I'm not sure this exact speech is the way to go...

[@wmosco]

man was a saint compared to today.

[@mikeingersoll4466]

william mosco ikr

[@deemassey3210]

Read bob Woodward’s new book THE LAST OF THE PRESIDENTS MEN. These guys were really dirty!

[@larrywalden626]

You got that right. Morals and politics don't go together today in ALL in Washington

[@carlmorrow1600]

william mosco nah

[@kekero540]

Watergate is just normal now.

[@stonefaceBRC]

Who else is watching this almost *45* years later? ;)

[@joeblow7008]

not me

[@sammycasey4685]

Me

[@jarolmartinez2723]

Me!!!!

[@robertwageman4163]

Well given current events... me

[@trenken]

Watching it as trump gets impeached 🙌🙌

[@stevenfrasher3780]

Pretty remarkable that Nixon could make this speech as steady and as gracefully as he did. he strove to finish his chapter as a statesman, yet Nixon found himself in this position solely due to his little-warranted paranoia. You don't win 49 states one year and have leaders of your own party tell you 18 months later that you have to go, if you're not guilty. Of course, in Watergate, both Republicans and Democrats held a president to account for what was then a grievous scandal. It still is.

[@carl5381]

and yet, here we are, years later and Democrats get away with it no problem.

[@heywoodjablome7535]

@@carl5381you’re kidding right

[@TheLocalLt]

All presidential “scandals” - both parties - have a measure of media hype to them, some more and some less. WaPo was essentially determined to bring Nixon down for this, though in this case there wasn’t a whole lot of exaggeration needed, as the connections to petty crime had made even congressional Republicans want to disassociate from Nixon. That said, this did kick off the run of media-driven unending presidential “investigations”, from the very real Iran-Contra, to the very dubious Iraqgate, to the explosively divisive Russiagate, and now to even more polarizing investigations. I’m not sure this was the best course for this sort of thing to follow I’m also not sure Nixon’s resignation was a good thing for a country that was, rather like now, going through a bout of domestic polarization and global geopolitical weakness. Nixon’s resignation in shame only made the situation worse, and America essentially bottomed out in the middle to late 70s before recovering in the 80s

[@grt49er]

@@TheLocalLtRome started its downfall in a similar manner. It became an issue that when the leaders left office they were charged with crimes. If you know that’s gonna happen you are less inclined to leave after a loss. It evolves into just abolishing the system that could vote you out. Even with the scandal Nixon was one of the most productive presidents.

[@landonconner2054]

I respect Nixon for knowing when to admit he's wrong. The fact he could stand before a nation and admit his faults is something that is beyond most of us. Despite Watergate you can tell in this that Nixon was a good guy who genuinly cared about the nation. And only acted out of whay he felt was good for the nation. All and all, his first term atleast, he wasnt a terrible president

[@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305]

Richard Nixon is and was the man

[@landonconner2054]

@@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305 Yes, Yes he was

[@michaelfisher7170]

He "knew" to admit he was caught, not that he was wrong, and only because the evidence was incontrivertible even to his supporters, hence his loss of the republicans in Congress. He never admitted wrongdoing, even years later when interviewed one of his most famous lines was "when the President does it, it is NOT illegal." He saw the office as placing him above the law. And yeah, he was a masterful statesman and did good, but he threw it all out due to his paranoia, his hatred of "those east coast elites", and his own inferiority complex.

[@shoobydooby9955]

@@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305 lol no, no he wasn't nor is he.

[@zackary87kr]

I can totally see what you mean by 'he was a "good man". But please understand this, "good" is not who we are but what we do.

[@official_jay_leno]

It's crazy to watch Cronkite and his colleague react to Nixon's speech after he gives it, like they knew what he was going to say, but now that it's been given, they don't know what to say or how to react. They both knew they were watching a historic moment, and react as such.

[@amaxamon]

Well, they helped author it by cranking out communist propaganda for 5 years and trying to get him impeached, so that's probably what you're seeing.

[@Vitorruy1]

@@amaxamon He was removed by his own doing

[@rshelton760]

Despite his dirty deeds in the past; there was a time when the country would have elected him president again if that would have been an option. He realized his failures. I was alive during this time.

[@amaxamon]

What dirty deeds? Check out any credible historian instead of journalists, it was all "fake news".

[@firemangan2731]

@@amaxamon Go read about watergate and quit being a snowflake.

[@captainfangle2245]

@@firemangan2731 don’t forgot to mention the war on drugs

[@captainfangle2245]

I bet most ppl would have him rather then carter

[@Jolly123123123]

This recording was recorded while they recorded this recording... This statement is on record.

[@46thamericanpresident23]

wut

[@BabySonicGT]

Wut

[@hoshimaruhajime7933]

Is there another recording of this as well

[@crewlolstor4601]

@@46thamericanpresident23 thanks Mr. President for visiting us

[@thedumbdog1964]

What do you mean

[@sammycasey4685]

If Richard had only known the term “fake news” 🤔

[@maxmin4831]

It wouldn't have worked in 1974 because the News wasn't Fake back then. Now, the NY Times and CNN really is Fake News.

[@RatKeeperDude]

@@maxmin4831 what about the Washington Post?

[@Ephraim-ky5be]

RatKeeperDude everything that doesn’t report trump positively is fake according to trumpcultists Their entire ego is based on trump and is as fragile as him

[@jnstonbely5215]

Max Min and the washington post and Newsweak

[@scraper_5096]

Is cnn fake though

[@wall.daisies2952]

I respect him for apologizing and being able to self reflect. I would applaud any president that could do that today, instead of remaining egotistical and self righteous. Even if he was wrong this is how you maintain respect and dignity.

[@JaKommenterar]

He apologized because he got caught in his coverup

[@sarac.3568]

As JaKommentater said, I can't believe you don't see through his ruse, even today. It's easy to admit to the crime once you've been caught in it. Maybe you just appreciate his acting abilities. I certainly do.

[@MrLeanath]

Are you serious? This is all an act and why he was such a great actor of deceit. You should listen to the tapes recorded in his office

[@jaca2899]

You call this an apology? He basically said "IF I committed any mistakes, then [...]". If your apology starts with IF, then it's guaranteed to be a watered-down apology.

[@bananakitofinternetclan8350]

@@jaca2899 or a Watergated-down apology

[@horizontoday7874]

No matter what this man had done to cause his resignation, he always maintained a sense of professionalism and distinguishable behavior. Trump on the other hand, well, I digress to type any further.

[@bigreeezy]

Trump was pretty much the same

[@GRasputin91]

Trump has maintained twice that dignity and sense of professionalism

[@youtubeaccount2133]

@@GRasputin91 What dignity has Trump maintained?

[@kilroy987]

@@youtubeaccount2133 More tremendous, the best, believe me. Right.

[@GardenChess]

Trump had no professionalism

[@phoenixs_poet]

At least he’s not the worst president

[@mcdonaldssauce7095]

Yeah that’s Andrew Jackson

[@mcdonaldssauce7095]

@@agentmoron747 no

[@eliasziad7864]

Yeah, that's Obama.

[@baka-sensei5314]

@Kelly 22 Buchanan was worse

[@majinshadow0516]

I know Nixon is a commonly hated president within history for Watergate and for some of his policies, yet I don't personally think he started off as corrupt. He put in amazing and progressive policies towards human and animal rights, and managed to help shape modern America into what it is. Plus, with what modern presidents are getting away with, Watergate seems like the equilveant of pushing your brother into a pit of mud at this rate. TL;DR: Nixon wasn't great, but he defientely should be seen more for the incident that ended his run.

[@KlineFarmchannel]

Wow this is what a real president sounds like. Puts america first

[@paolotorres8537]

And who knows when he's lost and took it with dignity

[@terencem8795]

Yup.

[@roi2426]

This is what a President who abhors the further embarrassment of being FORCED out looks like. The opportunity to put the nation ahead of his own interests had long since come and gone.

[@alwillk]

He knew he would have been impeached and removed he knew the votes.

[@chadhoy7489]

At the end of it all he was a man and owned it. No lying, no malice, no anger or deflection

[@JWBabaYaga]

Exactly 50 years ago! Half a century!

[@Geodendronitrian]

His hairline looks like Iron Man’s mask.

[@littleme3597]

Yeah..that is what the issue is. A man's receding hairline. Maybe you will go bald?

[@previouslywarriors4869]

I can never unsee life that anymore 0-0

[@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305]

Sometimes a receding hairline can look badass. I.e. Bruce Willis

[@quanicle101]

lmaooooo

[@bondwiththebroccoli1291]

Only communists have hairlines

[@scottfleming6166]

I was only 11, but I remember how big of a story this was

[@rastonvalmond6809]

Trump is worst

[@MultiAkitainu]

Yes me too. I was also 11.

[@blagoevski336]

@@rastonvalmond6809 DUHH TRUMP!;?!?::

[@TheRealUSArmy]

@Raston Valmond nah Biden is

[@Dctctx]

@@rastonvalmond6809dur orange man bad

[@frisandlin8876]

the first youtuber apology video

[@rainbowwriter672]

I was too young to have remembered this speech. Id always heard Nixon was simply a crook and traitor. This makes me realize he did he care about America , even though he had made a lot of mistakes

[@owenchapman971]

He was a good man from humble beginnings

[@josiahwilliams3627]

2:56 here are the magic words

[@RandomGuy-lw2ob]

lol

[@ianhines2302]

Nixon had more grace in this speech than Governor Cuomo in his resignation speech today.

[@katharinewalker7295]

Watching today on the anniversary of this date in 1974. Forty-six years ago. I listened to this at the time. This is the first time I have listened again. Truly Nixon's finest hour and I say that without sarcasm. He had very few fine hours.

[@shaheedharun445]

Really it was seen as that?

[@shadowber]

​@@shaheedharun445sure.... By all the people who hated him...

[@fsrsaa]

He had a ton of fine hours - affirmative action. - which was needddd then- the 8(a) program, formed the EPA, triangulated two massive communist countries by strengthening relations with China, got us out of Vietnam and supported the south Vietnamese through arms so they could defend themselves against the communist north.

[@munimathbypeterfelton6251]

Uploaded almost exactly 40 years after Nixon delivered the address itself.

[@MrGib1978]

President Trump should follow his lead and resign immediately he has caused this country great harm

[@tasha3939]

He can’t resign now. He leaves office in two days.

[@jonathanfalkowsky672]

They used an actual speech before teleprompters were in use.

[@smokugoku]

At least he knew when to quit.

[@Kuroro5]

2019 and I’m watching this.

[@moonraytheeevee3272]

It’s 2020 and I’m watching this

[@shutterchi]

@@moonraytheeevee3272 2020 doesn't count! We are all watching EVERYTHING...! Back in 2019 on the other hand, people had lives...

[@zvyzx]

At least, he was able to critisize himself and did a self analysis.

[@zvyzx]

criticize

[@raymond6646]

When presidents were man enough to own up for their mistakes rather than bash media by calling it “fake news”

[@FishFreddy]

That was also when American news channel weren't complete nonsense. By American standards showing only the facts you like is considered news.

[@thedemocraticchristian2348]

Actually, President Nixon was at war with the media throughout his Presidency. Very early on, he had his Vice President Spiro Agnew unleash a vicious tirade against the media on an evening broadcast.

[@karamellisiertesfallobst8303]

Should I quit my job one day, I will take a farewell speech based on the fine-sounding phrases from Nixon's resignation speech. Maybe I will even get promoted as a result.

[@Nullzeros]

This is a long way away from what we deal with today. Frankly it’s sad to see how far American has fallen. Dark days for the nation and the world. I hope that changes, I really do.

[@uckien838]

he looks so fierce and serious

[@Jay-uu5lu]

Technically there was no evidence of him wanting the Watergate break in to happen the only thing they found was him asking how much can the people who did the break in be paid to keep quiet

[@carsoncatlover7267]

8:00 He said that the PRC is not our enemy but friends. Time has really changed, the Chinese or American people can no longer hear these kinds of words from world leaders now.

[@dr.woozie7500]

This was before the PRC massacre 1000 civilians in Beijing and brutally suppressed minority groups. Now we see their true colors. The US is not much better. Woe is global politics.

[@chrismcevoy2503]

He had two options impeachment or resignation he chose the right option in my opinion.

[@buckshotchief589]

*"Damn you hippies - I'm out of ammo!"*

[@extanegautham8950]

God, after Trump and Clinton, this guy comes accross as sincere and idealistic, and of course , decent...

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

God Is Great

[@don8244]

Who else is here after Trump's first post since his Twitter suspension?

[@vedaandchristyruiz9872]

Me

[@kascnef]

@@vedaandchristyruiz9872 hes banned for life from 🐦

[@vedaandchristyruiz9872]

@@kascnefnot a bad move.

[@hahaha8566]

😂

[@shaheedharun445]

Moi

[@Scotts242]

Billy Graham was right at Nixon’s funeral when he said Nixon was “one of the most misunderstood men, and I think he was one of the greatest men of the century." Still underrated to this day, all anyone remembers is watergate.

[@thedemocraticchristian2348]

No, we remember a lot of other things. Such as his horrifically racist War on Drugs, also an assault on the 70’s liberals who decidedly were *not* a part of his conservative hate cult. We continuously experience the effects of the Nixonian hate cult ... oh, I mean “social conservatism”... every damn time there is a (somewhat) progressive President. Every time, some demagogue just comes along blowing a dog-whistle as loud as bullhorn, and the good citizens of America dance and sing to his racist tune. Every single time people say “How could America have elected Donald Trump,” I tell them that we’ve *seen* Trump before. Yesterday he was President Ronald Racism Reagan. The day before he was President Richard “Abort if Black and White” Nixon.

[@brandonarena5597]

@@thedemocraticchristian2348 are you sure your not a hate cult yourself or are you a goody two shoe jimmy carter Christian who just knows what is right, it’s not like people are flawed or have something call complicated people. Nope it’s just black and white and your the angle and we are all the racist bigots. Note you seem to be.

[@Boomvoomboom]

@@brandonarena5597 you spelled “ you’re “ wrong lmao

[@sarac.3568]

How come? Can you provide some arguments for this claim? I am genuinely interested how this guy was "one of the greatest men of the century"

[@Giridhar.notmir_]

@@sarac.3568 Exactly I wanna know too

[@brianbernstein3826]

Trump couldn’t even spell half the words in this speech. He’d think “Watergate” was a plan to keep out scuba diving Mexicans.

[@wilsonfisk6626]

Nixon was a saint compared to his successors, with the exception of Ford and Carter.

[@brianbernstein3826]

@@wilsonfisk6626 Carter was just bad. Reagan was pretty good... about the best the republican party is capable of producing. Bush Sr. was decent... Bush W would be the single worst president of all time were it not for Trump. Clinton was fantastic as president (left us with a budget surplus etc). Just a perv and a liar (what politician isn't though) Obama was good. Catered to every republican whim like a total wimp, but a fantastically strong speaker and motivator.

[@wilsonfisk6626]

I was referring to Nixon's moral character. Reagan was a good guy who had bad judgment and looked the other way. Trickle down economics, Iran Contra, continued Carter's policy of funding Islamic extremists to fight the Soviets, supporting a genocidal dictator in a war against an extremist government. In retrospect, Bush Sr. wasn't too bad. He did the right thing in Iraq and Panama. Clinton, Bush Jr., Obama, and Trump lacked any sense of morality.

[@brianbernstein3826]

@@wilsonfisk6626 Clinton and Bush Jr lacked morality, but Bush Jr 1000 times more so. Bush Jr is certifiably evil, whereas I have great respect for Clinton. No comparison. How is Obama immoral? Deportations, drone strikes? What are you referring to, I don't understand. And Trump is literally 9 trillion times as immoral as any president in history, so it's simply absurd to put his name in that same sentence.

[@wilsonfisk6626]

@@brianbernstein3826 Obama was almost as bad as Bush Jr.. Obama is responsible for destroying Syria and Libya. Overthrowing stable, secular, albeit autocratic governments in the Middle East is immoral. The world is paying for Obama, Bush, Tony Blair, and David Cameron's mistakes today.

[@ripudamansingh2460]

When you get caught and must resign out of forced shame, you must always come up with the standard 'I'm resigning so as to save the government the distraction' excuse. Nixon. Alexander Acosta.

[@PavelAMarin]

Who’s here during the Democrats proposal to impeach Trump.

[@geordi5054]

@@randomizer01j23 They knew they had no grounds to impeach him, it was just a publicity stunt to make the public think he deserved to be impeached. It worked well during their takeover.

[@josephkicklighter8100]

If only Forrest Gump hadn’t called the front desk.

[@johnalello9233]

THIS MAN had guts!!! What a great speech no one could have done better! People could learn alot from this man!!! The news media didn't respect this man as President! One of our greatest Presidents in United States history!!!

[@chrismcevoy2503]

He did the right thing resigning.

[@KEBinAZ]

Actually Nixon was a great president with terrific foreign policy. This entire Watergate incident was very unfortunate and Nixon's resignation was heartbreaking at the time. History has proven Nixon was actually a very good and competent president at the time. I commend Nixon for resigning rather than going through the entire impeachment process. Nixon exited gracefully, I do not see President Trump doing this at all.

[@tdevil101]

kris B I'm a democrat and I agree that Nixon was a very competent president. Nixon was an angel compared to this monster, sorry excuse of a human being in the Oval Office. We are slowly turning into a dictatorship.

[@joshuawillis602]

kris B I disagree. I hate that orange clown trump too. But I also hate Nixon. He started the infamous war on drugs causing thousands of lives and millions/billions of dollars to be wasted on a useless never ending war

[@amartyaroy3754]

Terrific Foreign policy,does that include almost attacking a country who wanted to stay neutral during USA's stupid cold war with Soviet Union ?

[@hossman0454]

What crime has Trump committed?

[@charlieminaj2]

kris B trump won’t be impeached and he won’t resign 2020 and 2024 is his for the taking😬😬👌🏻👌🏻 Trump is the chosen one👀😬

[@blakejohnson6987]

This is what Brad and Janet are listening to in the car in Rocky Horror

[@nuph5918]

14:24 To have served in this office is to have felt a very personal sense of kinship with each and every American. In leaving it, I do so with this prayer: May God's grace be with you in the all days ahead.

[@michaelbahnsen2888]

A sad day in American history. I recall watching this in my living room as it happened. In shock and with empathy for Mr. Nixon.

[@shoobydooby9955]

Why empathy?

[@informedtraveler3014]

@@shoobydooby9955 Nixon was a decent president. He had good accomplishments like starting the EPA, opening up diplomacy with China, and defusing the cold war with the Soviets through peace treaties. It’s a shame Watergate is all he’s remembered for.

[@thedemocraticchristian2348]

@@informedtraveler3014 President Nixon was in my view the best ambassador America ever had with the exception of President Thomas Jefferson. That said...his domestic policies were atrocious. When he wasn’t making “Public Enemy #1” of African Americans and liberals - oh, sorry, I mean “drugs” - he was haphazardly trying to counter inflation with policies that derailed and nearly *destroyed* the American policies. He also was the most racist man to sit in the Oval Office in the 20th century with the exception of Woodrow Wilson. However, January 20, 2017 finally let him off the hook of being the most racist *Post-Wilson* President.

[@Nebulasecura]

@@informedtraveler3014 True, I feel like Nixon is over hated just because he was the one politician that got caught. He did a decent job as president, obviously not perfect but hey, who doesn’t have flaws?

[@firemangan2731]

@@Nebulasecura Religious people: God

[@caption_calep]

"There is no longer a need for the process to be prolonged. 1:09

[@miranda9691]

Makes no sense

[@theclueguy3388]

Nixon knew when to quit. Here we are after trump was impeached twice.

[@bmasters1981]

And in the panel discussion around the 15:00 mark, it was calm and measured-- no shouting, no talking above each other, etc.

[@kylebags81]

Louis C.K brought me here

[@abdulaziza7med]

me too

[@alexisc3356]

Kyle Bags same omg

[@RosieToes]

same but when does he cry

[@kylebags81]

yes I came for the tears

[@grumpy_doctor]

pointers please,did he wept here?

[@JeffreyJustice-y8w]

Mr. President Nixon I am 56 years old and I am currently reading THE FINAL DAYS by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein copyright 1975. I think it is a fair account of what happened during your presidency, however you and Mrs. Nixon are no longer of this world but to Julie and Tricia and their families let me just say that your Father was a Man of magnificent strength and perseverance just as President Lincoln was over a country so divided. Here in 2024 our country is still divided and we have to all come together soon because a house divided cannot stand. RIP Mr. President.

[@tracy4good]

I FELT BAD for Richard Nixon on that day he left office. His Paranoia was his ruin. RMN at least left when he knew it was his only option. Donald Trump knows no such humility. Trump has never and will never say "I was wrong. I am sorry". I felt bad for Nixon. I feel nothing for Trump.

[@polish_american5736]

God why can’t you people get Trump out of your mouth he’s like embedded into your brain.

[@nunka34ify]

Both are way better than Inflation Joe Biden

[@ashleyworden1887]

I love this man! I assume I always will!😗

[@tyrannosaurusburke]

Watergate remains a scuff mark on Nixon's presidential legacy, but his accomplishments while in office lifted him out of the list of worst presidents. Donald Trump will not be as lucky.

[@ahmedrahim2500]

He didn't start a single war. He didn't bomb the middle east. He met with a leader of north korea for the first time in history. He signed a peace treaty with taliban . He boosted the economy and went toe to toe with china. He brought jobs back to the working class states. Took all his troops out and saved billions of dollars.

[@ahmedrahim2500]

@Capo yeah that iranian general had attacked a us military airbase or did you forget?. What's better killing one man or millions of innocent civilians?

[@ahmedrahim2500]

@Capo he never attacked a country or start a war. He took out his troops from countries and tried to make peace with them. America is a country that not only affects itself but also the rest of the world.

[@tyrannosaurusburke]

@@ahmedrahim2500 Trump's handling of COVID-19 cost more American lives than the Korean War, the Vietnam War, both Iraq wars, the Afghanistan war so far, and 9/11 combined. It doesn't matter that he didn't start a war.

[@ahmedrahim2500]

I thought we were talking about his accomplishments?

[@Henrylola-ji]

This is going to happen to Trump

[@TBT96847]

Yes, I definitely hope so! My family and I know that there are some Republicans in the Congress that are better than Trump and I am very sure within a short time into his second term (probably a few months), most of them, if not all of them, will wake up and witness who Trump really is, then something will come upon them and it'll be deja vu all over again.

[@bobwalton4630]

I finished Robert Woodward's book about Trump "Rage" last month and decided to read "The Final Days", his second book about Nixon. Compared to our 45th President, Richard Nixon comes across as a great man. It's downright shocking to read about how Washington was just 45 years ago, where politicians were not bitter partisans but all part of the same government working for all of us.

lol trump is way better than Nixon are you high old man?

[@darlingtontarwireyi6940]

Millhouse Nixon has the courage to let it go

[@t40onbass]

There weren't hucksters like Karl Rove and Newt Gingrich to do what they did in the 90s. Also there were politicians who weren't afraid to walk across the floor to the other side to hammer out differences.

[@khsimagesdotcom856]

Trump's farewell speech brought me here.

[@ac42o77]

The og apology video

[@mistermackey638]

What's very strange about Nixon is how rapidly the quality of leadership dropped after he resigned. He was the last President that at least made an effort to be a wise, objective leader, even if he was power-hungry (and they ALL are power-hungry). He was the last President that was actually Presidential (with the possible exception of Bush Sr). Every President after him either tribally pandered to a brain-dead base (Reagan, W, Trump) or was too inexperienced/weak/inept to be a quality leader (Ford, Carter, Clinton, Obama). Biden seems slightly better, but he's presiding over an extremely polarized and tribal nation that's thrown maturity, rationality, and objectivity out the window in favor of conspiracy theories and extreme collectivism, on both sides, and I'm not sure he's strong enough to handle that and turn that around like FDR did in the 30's. So far, it doesn't look like it, but to be fair to him it might be next to impossible to do that anyway. Unlike in the 30's, local communities have been decimated, atomized, and people have become isolated and mental illness has skyrocketed. It might take an administration beyond the abilities of even FDR or Lincoln, and far beyond Nixon, to bring people together again.

[@karenhiggs-faretta1322]

This speech is very honorable, and his intentions are very clear to me.

[@serwinzzalot9989]

Wow how hard this must have been on his soul. Someone was probably off screen with a gun at his head. This is a huge moment and a must watch for young people to see what its like to know when to fold them with dignity and grace and leadership.

[@crmay72]

Beautifully said!

[@JonathanGarcia-pq5hg]

this guy actually had the balls to resign unlike dump

[@nunka34ify]

And was a way better president than Creepy Joe

[@hammerhanrahan7204]

Even in disgrace, Nixon was more eloquent than Trump ever was. That's the mark of a real President.

[@polish_american5736]

Idiot

[@NJGuy1973]

Nixon was probably one of the three smartest presidents ever. Even his opponents conceded that. Nixon's tragedy was that his need to punish supposed enemies did him in.

[@jdewitt77]

I remember watching this speech live when it took place and was really shocked by what I was seeing. We sure could use a man like Nixon now "particularly at this time with the problems we face at home and abroad". I guess I could say I saw history in the making. He was one of our best Presidents.

[@marcelyonko1859]

18:03 Woah. O_o

[@shutterchi]

@ Sir, looks like you left your comment on the wrong comment. and before you ask why I am reading the comments on this seemingly random video so thoroughly, I'm bored...

[@BabySonicGT]

@@shutterchi I’m bored too bro

[@alydalyda]

Today marks 23 years that a great political leader and revolutionary, a father and a husband, and a humble friend to all passed away peacefully in New York. Rest In Peace, President Nixon.

[@rac1777]

You forgot crook

[@ghostdini]

How sad. He was such a great president, but he was undermined that one giant Watergate scandal.

[@littleme3597]

Demon-rats...AT IT BACK THEN TOO. Just like they tired to do to president TRUMP. WATERGATE IS ON CLINTONS.

[@lam9090]

Mr Review Guy I’m sorry a great what?

[@thomaspgreen6302]

The Whitehouse dinner for POWs he helped get released.(may have got more out if not for Watergate) Detente with Russia, and China, EPA, endorsed ERA, Philadelphia Plan, OSHA, desegregated schools, after the Ghana meeting introduced MLK to Eisenhower as VP, his work with CORE, funded Floyd Mckissick's Soul City project, his work with Robert J Brown, and laid the groundwork for Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act for BIA recognized Native American Tribes. He did some good things.

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

Anyone have this in their recommended on Inauguration night?

[@StarWarsHour]

This is how you make an apology video

[@halebop78]

This is one trump speech I’d pay to see

[@redscarecomixx]

which you never will buddy

[@bmxseeker6780]

time will tell

[@redscarecomixx]

@@bmxseeker6780 indeed

[@trenken]

redscarecomixx hes going to be impeached in 2 days. And there goes his legacy 🤣

[@redscarecomixx]

@@trenken the house will undoubtedly impeach him. The Senate will throw it on its face, and Trump will win a second term. Legacy secured.

[@Brodysseus113]

When does he say "Arroooooooo"?

[@golden12078]

BroItHarder 🤣🤣🤣

[@JXY2019]

One of the tragic figures of American history. A very intelligent man who served his country honorably yet was done in by his own personal insecurities.

[@FableFrenzy]

True, people kind of misjudge him on the watergate scandal.

[@hg-hf5co]

Just found out today this was given at Disney world. Nixon is truly a legend

[@mst4813]

Wrong. His "I am not a crook" speech was given at Disney world. This was given from the white house