Frank Gannon's interview with Richard Nixon, February 9, 1983 - Part 1

[@spking4149]

Nixon….the greatest president that is criminally misrepresented

[@admiralfrancis8424]

Misrepresented in what way? He wasn't responsible for Watergate? He didn't start the War on Drugs? He didn't sabotage a peace negotiation with Vietnam? He wasn't antisemitic?

[@JeffSkilling69]

​@@admiralfrancis8424nixon did nothing wrong. Watergate is milquetoast at best. You have especially no basis for your statement on the Chennault affair which I know you can't even explain the basics of without having to Google it. He's also the same president who lowered weed possession from a felony to a misdemeanor, but keep blaming him for the mistakes made by his irresponsible successors.

[@rickgordon476]

By the Jewish occupation in the White House

[@JacksonJones-je9uk]

hell no, he gave us the ATF,DEA, just for that hes crap

[@admiralfrancis8424]

Nope. Nixon was a crook. He would almost certainly support the Supreme Court's new ruling on presidential immunity.

[@pylgrym]

He got me out of Viet Nam early and alive. Not so with thousands of others. I did cry when he died.

[@essessessesq]

glad you got out safely!

[@BobSebring]

He was able to end the war. Democrats never acknowledge that feat.

[@tari8134]

@@BobSebring He also gave the order to kill tons of innocent people. Commenters never acknowledge that crime.

[@shrgai8821]

​@@tari8134 everything is fair in love and war

[@treypeters1087]

Thanks for your service sir

[@Zroolmpf_Celmbror]

He has an anecdote about every question. What an interesting man.

[@AJayQDR]

That’s the definition of an intelligent man who lived a life full of rich experiences and paid attention to them.

[@peymanjavadi9019]

God rest Nixon's soul. What a great leader. We just don't have leaders like this anymore. What a shame. Great interviewer also. Too bad I have to return to 1983 to find quality journalism.

[@mantra11]

​@@peymanjavadi9019 haha sorry but wow is this a joke? Are you aware of Watergate and all the other criminal behaviour he was ordering and covering up? Maybe you should return to the early to mid 1970s and spend a few hours studying, listening to the tapes and testimony...

[@alexanderli3352]

As a former podcast host, its standard to ask interviewees what they want to talk about.

[@TT_1221]

@@alexanderli3352 No doubt questions were flagged in advance and I'm sure Nixon did his homework and preparation and consulted his own notes beforehand but he still gave incredibly detailed answers filled with interesting anecdotes. Prepared yes but It was still an incredible memory.

[@thegreenbaron6439]

Richard Milhous Nixon My favorite President, the best president we ever had. This man understood the world. This man understood the office. The entire country hated him over watergate and all I can say is ‘boy are you in for a shock when you see what happens in the future’ making watergate look like small ball peanuts. It seems his reputation is being redeemed as it should be. 🇺🇸

[@estelleschneider9033]

Yes..and because of his being taught about God early..I viewed a video where he said he would always examine himself. Pray for help etc He stepped down for the good of the United States of America He loved and the people Because if he did not it would have tied the nation up for a long time As it has with others...the devil loves distractions..deceptions he prowls around seeking someone to devour 1 Peter 5:8 kjv To bring destruction. His MODUS OPERANDI M.O. !!

[@rafaelantoniogutierrez9968]

I love watching Nixon’s interviews probably one of the most brilliant Presidents of the 20th century. I’m a democrat but Nixon was a smart man.

[@essessessesq]

you are right, Rafael. I do not see here the ogre that his political enemies claimed he was

[@essessessesq]

@11Cobra Do a bit of research......the "Watergate burglars" were all seasoned intelligence agency veterans.....and any "mistakes" they made were not accidental....as for Nixon, it has never been suggested by anyone that he had ANY advance notice of what was going on at Watergate.....if you will recall, at that time he was intensely occuppied with diplomacy arranging important meetings with China and with the USSR

[@essessessesq]

@11Cobra John Dean was the person who set-up the Watergate break-in, because his girlfriend's room-mate was in charge of procuring prostitutes for the Dem. Nat'l Committee for visiting political bigwigs....Dean wanted a bug in the office at the DNC that handled that, to see if his GF was involved in that activity, which Dean worried could endanger Dean's own career plans as White House Counsel.....that info is widely available....Dean got the break-in approved by LYING to people that John Mitchell had approved it....as for the career background of the "burglars," that is public record, look it up........and as for the million dollars, Nixon was told that was to pay for legal counsel for the defendants, and household expenses for their families----all of which is perfectly legal.....What Nixon wished to keep secret was NOT the Watergate nonsense, but the genuine national security work being done under Ehrlichman's supervision, to find who had breached Pentagon security by stealing the Pentagion Papers.....and it was Kissnger who demanded the creation of the Plumbers unit, to find the leakers of classified documents on Vietnam that made HIM look bad....the documents had nothing to do with Nixon.....By the way, some people seem to believe that making personal attacks is a "logical discussion." It's not.

[@essessessesq]

@11Cobra No offense taken. I was against Nixon in both 1960 and 1968, but i have read some of his books and heard some of his speeches......He was not a fumbler...Why not? Well, unlike most politicians, Nixon was a truly brilliant attorney.... and he actually researched and wrote the 1st drafts of all his own speeches, AND of his books....he then would have Pat Buchanan or another professional writer polish it up, and then Nixon did the final draft.....He was totally unlike JFK, whose family PAID Teddy Sorenson to write JFKs books and speeches....I very much doubt that W. Bush or Mr. Obama or any Clinton wrote their own books....Nixon also ran all his own political campaigns UNTIL 1972...But that year, he was then totally focused on diplomacy and the breakthroughs with China and the USSR....perhaps naievely, he truly believed he was building a structure for world peace....but, as a result, he left the campaign to be run by John Mitchell...who, you might recall, had his hands full with wife Martha, and who neglected the campaign and failed to weed out people like G. Gordon Liddy....add in John Dean's bugging of Watergate and Dean's illegal efforts to cover-up his involvement in the Burglary [that was entirely his doing] and Nixon gave the Democrat-run Congress the perfect opportunity to put on a political circus for almost 2 years

[@themostcapitalistpersonint5701]

If Americans had known what hell was going on in the commie state, they wouldn't support this evil (the commie state) in WW2. Throughout the history of the commie state there have been genocides and repressions, state terror of its own citizens and those of neighboring countries, mass famines, seizure of private property, tyrannical totalitarianism, punitive psychiatry, concentration camps, total absence of free speech and total slavery throughout the history of the commie state, as well as the absence of any human rights, the absence of economy, the absence of import and export, the destruction of architecture, art, aesthetics and everything that the great and successful Capitalism created, total destitution and absolute corruption under a tyrannical dictatorship of ruthless despots and mass murderers commies. The alliance with the aggressor and evil (commie state) in WW2 was a profound mistake, ignorance, stupidity and irresponsibility, because the commie state started that war, attacked Poland and invaded Poland in 1939, as well as genocided the Poles and pillaged their territory. Not to mention the attack on Finland to make it a commie-puppet. But all this is just a bloody gnat, which pales in comparison with what was going on inside the commie state, Stalin's and Lenin's genocides, tyranny, terror, banditry, massacres, gulag system for any dissidents (the only gulag killed millions, not to mention genocides, massacres & mass famines) that been happening before WW2 (and after) was much worse and nightmarish than the war itself. Because the people in the concentration camp so called 'USSR' couldn't even leave that territory and suffered all their lives in despair from soviet tyranny. I am a true liberal, not a pseudo liberal, so I am for nuking commie states to save people's lives. It was required to nuke North Korea and Manchuria as General MacArthur would have done and brought order to that territory before the vile stealing and murdering commies stole the nuclear bomb from the USA. It would have saved millions of people, because by killing commies you save people's lives, and commies are not people, they are worse than animals and should be executed!

[@soundfreakdb6790]

I am 35 living in Canada, and I have been so fascinated by history and politics. Watching interviews of Nixon has been very informative. The man is very intellectual.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

His mouth is frothing with knowledge.

[@stevenledbetter9997]

this is an extraordinary video document of one of the most fascinating men of the last century. He's brilliant, sharp, and sensitive.

[@LiberaTeTutemetExInferis]

“Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.” R Nixon.....

[@elsplace896]

Popularity usually has an inverse relationship to individualism.

[@klk1900]

The saddest thing is I didn’t realize what he meant by that until the evidence come out. He was telling his staff ‘incognito’ since they were well aware he was overthrown. So he was telling them advice for moving forward. Or it’s clear the Kennedy people infiltrated and the ex cia and fbi broke into watergate with Nixon having no knowledge. John dean was the ring leader. But Nixon was paranoid because they tried to assassinate him 2x in the 60s. And they all bugged each other so he had good reason to be. But it was the eastern establishment was convinced Nixon was a threat because he wanted peace and extending hands across the ponds and any antiwar president like JFK, Nixon, carter, Trump that machine absolutely hates them and they push them out

[@felistermombo7340]

Wisdom

[@seanc7342]

To give an idea of Nixon's life He lived through: -Born right before World War 1 -Lived Childhood during The Roaring '20s -Came of age during the Great Depression -Saw World War 2 -Saw the setting up of the Iron Curtain and the Cold War -Lived to see the fall of the Berlin Wall and the early years of the post USSR world -Had he lived another 10 years into his 90s he would of saw 9/11 and the beginning of the war on terror and the dramatic shift in American foreign policy He also: Lived through: 15 Presidencies!!!!! Was on 5 presidential tickets: Most in US history Only Person since 1892 to be a presidential loser and have a success presidential campaign later. The next person to attempt this? At the time of this writing most recent ex-president Donald Trump Hope whoever ends up reading this enjoys the fun facts

[@millionsofrecordsernieb7587]

Good stuff. I never would have guessed anyone was on 5 tickets. He served in the House, Senate, VP and President.

[@wesoblander3648]

Nixon passed away in 1994, so he saw a bit of the 90s.

[@essessessesq]

great summary!

[@Inbraneinthememsane]

Trump Didn’t lose

[@Kimchiboy08]

I've never bothered to listen to a Nixon interview. I've only known him by the Vietnam war, and Watergate. I'll give this man a chance to explain himself. I enjoyed this.

[@newjsdavid1]

Listening to Nixon talk about cooking recipes is pure bliss for me at 36.

[@rbtjorg]

This interview made me decide to read some of Nixon’s books (Leaders and In the Arena) because of the stark difference in what I was expecting. Before this, all I was taught in school was the Watergate scandal and in this research I have found that this scandal was entirely overblown, unfair and a loss to the American people. Richard Nixon truly had intelligence, foresight and was ahead of his time.

[@treetop5752]

Read his autobiography it's great

[@rbtjorg]

@@treetop5752 That’s great! I noticed it came in two volumes and will be reading that soon :) Check out Six Crises, it was his first book written in 1962 I believe.

[@alanrobertoribeiro1108]

Did you read: "The Real Watergate Scandal " by Geoff Shepard?

[@rbtjorg]

@@alanrobertoribeiro1108 I have not. Just works written by RN. I am very interested in the different takes of the watergate scandal outside what I was taught in school. I assume you recommend?

[@essessessesq]

you are correct....he was so busy with China and Russia that he knew NOTHING about the Watergate burglary until he saw it on the TV news...and the Democrats and the news media all acted like Watergate was the 1st and only time that anyone ever bugged an opponent.....even though they knew Johnson had bugged Nixon's plane in 1968 and they knew Roosevelt bugged everyone!

[@GJ1607.]

This man's a saint compared to today's politicians

[@ConnorFogartyVO]

Better than Trump for sure

[@reginacrockett7095]

Intellectual, reflective, articulate, accomplished much, he was right about the media. Rest in peace President Nixon.

[@admiralfrancis8424]

Right about the media you say? Including about the jews?

[@JeffSkilling69]

@@admiralfrancis8424 Was he wrong about the Zionist lobby?

[@stooch66]

This is a man who fought for the American way and tried to end the Vietnam War that he didn’t start. He loved this country and our way of life…and the media buried him so unfairly. We need to resurrect his legacy. Brilliant man who was also a class act.

[@essessessesq]

good points! Nixon did end the Vietnam War....it did take him 2 and 1/2 years to remove all 530,000 soldiers that Kennedy and Johnson had sent there. It took that long because that was a lot of men to have to remove. And at the same time, the South Vietnamese also had to train soldiers o replace the ones we were sending back to America

[@dylancloud97]

Nixon for whatever you wanna say about him, is an excellent speaker and an interesting man

[@mikoslam4525]

Women in his life mother,wife , daughters were/are amazing . He calls his wife Mrs. Nixon that’s impressive

[@BrianGray-p7d]

A brilliant man. He achieved more in 5 years than most in 8

[@Kennypeagler]

I love going back and watching his interviews. I wasn’t born then but he was so articulate, poignant, polished, and knowledgeable about everything.

[@sgx9874]

I feel almost entranced by this marvellous interview, very expertly conducted by mr. gannon. Very rarely do you get to see in such detail into the mind and life of a great man, and of a remarkable life story. I personally found it a very moving story, especially the stories about nixon's family and his early life. Im very greatful for the access we have to these amazing records of history.

[@StephenLuke]

RIP Richard Nixon (1913-1994)

[@michaelbrowne3705]

This was very centering for those of us that grew up in the 60s. Not many today have the intelligence of President Richard Nixon.

[@essessessesq]

that's for sure !!...in polltics now, we have nothing but clowns to the left of us, and jokers to the right....

[@estelleschneider9033]

His I.Q was reported at 170

[@beardownjer]

Classical pianist, attorney, congressman, senator, VP and Pres...not to mention Commander in the Navy. One of the most impressive resumes of Presidents (perhaps equal to or greater than Teddy Roosevelt). It's a shame he will primarily be remembered for a minor political op, very modest to today's politics.

[@beardownjer]

@T T never said Nixon was a saint. Just commented on his resume as President. I'm sure you raged against the Clintons and their clear corruption as well as Biden. Their corruption/crimes make Watergate look like stealing a candy bar from 7-11.

[@photoferretuk1787]

The only US politician to be elected both VP and POTUS twice. Interestingly succeeded by the only man who was unelected to both offices.

[@essessessesq]

@T T Nixon never took a NICKEL....he left Washington in 1961 broke, after 8 years as VP....he still had the same old car that he'd had 8 years earlier before he was elected VPthe only time he ever had much money was from the books HE WROTE HIMSELF after he left office

[@essessessesq]

@T T Your saying it is so does not MAKE it so....Please tell us what law did he break? And if he was a CROOK, he was a pretty ineffective crook...because, as i said earlier, the FACT is that he left Washington in 1961 broke, after 8 years as VP....and he still had the same old car that he'd driven to Washington in 8 years earlier. after he was elected VP

[@essessessesq]

@T T Nixon resigned because he had lost almost all his supporters due to the news media dis-honestly turning a minor failed breaking-and-entry incident, into the worthless offices of the Dem National Committee, into a fairy tale of Nixon-as-Hitler....The fact is that this failed break-in was done by "former" federal agents, that Nixon knew NOTHING about, and that his top campaign advisor John Mitchell had absolutely FORBIDDEN Gordon Liddy and John Dean to do it, when Mitchell was informed of the plan....In Nixon's 26 years of running for office, 1972 was the first political campaign that Nixon himself did not run personally....he was too busy with his diplomacy with China and Russia, and he knew from polling that he was going to win in a landslide....so he let underlings run the campaign, with terrible consequences for him...they betrayed him

[@JohnGill-fv2jr]

The greatest president of my life and I am 62 and a veteran, I met him in 72.what a man

[@Stemcellactivationpatches2023]

He is such a fascinating man. Nowadays interviews like this would be just “gotcha” type. It was a different time for journalism.

[@RoosterFloyd]

Nixon commenting on how people don't know how to talk anymore and that limiting television time is a good thing. I can't imagine him seeing this world today. People so glued to screens that they literally kill themselves and others using them while driving. People so unable to communicate that they nearly have a panic attack at the thought of meeting the pizza delivery guy at the door.

[@benincyprus]

I guess he'd respond with a classic Nixon scoff

[@ALSNewsNow]

The audio is stellar. Can't beat analogue.

[@essessessesq]

exactly! digital sounds like computerized talk

[@earlygail]

It’s amazing how good “good analogue” was. Good digital is better but how often do we get that?

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

It’s hard to think that this interview was 40 years ago when I was 16, Reagan was half way through his 1st term and the economy was slowly recovering. It was around 1983 I got a tick bite that wasn’t diagnosed until 3 decades later in 2013 as chronic Lyme disease.

[@TeachAManToAngle]

He had such a strong and supportive family from parents to grandparents. Think of that while raising your own kids and grandchildren.

[@trikstari7687]

The irony is that Nixon beat his wife. whilst in office.

[@EveryCarpet]

The future of autobiography and political analysis. Thank you for this! May we honor both our Ancestors and our Descendants.

[@pedenmk]

Tricky Dick. Great video great interview. I use to think of Mr Nixon as a disappointment but in my latter years Richard Nixon did his best. Compared with today's politicians Mr Nixon is a SAINT. thanks for this jewell of a episode.

[@jonchaney]

I agree. I grew up thinking he was a bad president. I do not think that now. Imperfect yes. But a great man. And actually amazing intelligence.

[@reefk8876]

He was fascinating but certainly not a saint. Maybe the standards keep getting lower.

[@czechhockeyfan4403]

@@reefk8876 Sadly the standards getting lower in all things.

[@Henria99]

Absolutely marvelous. The history, stories, personal experiences. He was flawed as we are all flawed and he/we paid a price. Yet he was a fascinating intelligent man.

[@scottDchicago]

Nixon at 1:14:28 had me in tears. This is an excellent foundational segment of part of the psyche of Richard M. Nixon.

[@honestone490]

What stuck me was the smile he made at that point in the interview. It's the same smile he made and was criticized for by the media when I watched him during RFK's somber funeral service. It's a defense mechanism for Nixon in handling grief. It's actually a learned technique by many of us as a successful way in holding back a tear. I appreciate you reminding us all about this scene in the interview. You're right. It tells us a lot about the psyche of Richard M Nixon.

[@AffectionateGreyElephant-yo3hj]

What a great man and I am grateful for all he has done for America

[@tiamatxvxianash9202]

A few years ago I spent untold hours on all these Nixon interviews. I took so many notes and while I'd wished at the end to perhaps post a thought, I realized I might as well write a book. That of course is ongoing, but I had also reached the point of exhaustion and could only "close desktop". As I have always endeavored to keep my posts online to less than a minute, I will do this now. When I joined the military in 1979, Jimmy Carter had taken the presidential reins. Yet the aura of Nixon was always about. In my early years of studying the US Presidents, I became fascinated with their duties after they had left office. From giving a speech to political science students at some institution to the much more important role of offering advice to those sitting in the Oval office. How incredibly valuable this is. Rich Gannon's work, alongside the epic CSPAN series on the lives of the presidents and of course all the other ongoing series on Utube with the living presidents is simply a goldmine of historical study.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

How is that book coming along?

[@divinegon4671]

Give us an update

[@AJayQDR]

1:06:26 he is disappointed people watch too much tv instead of reading and having conversations “ people don’t know how to talk “. Lucky for him he is not around to see the Instagram and tiktok generation

[@richardnixon7979]

Are you kidding? Give me the chance and I'd love to be a TikTok'r influencer. It will strategically align our positions with Red China.

[@Oscar-fi1ev]

There's an interview with Jim Morrison in 1967 IIRC, he said the same thing. He said "people don't really live anymore, they just watch other people on TV"

[@Gpcavana819]

Exactly.

[@fasteddie9867]

Mr Gannon is more professional and courteous than so-called famous interviewers

[@robintexas91]

I remember crying in 1994 when I heard Nixon had passed. He was a true statesman and had the dignity to step down from the office, accept accountability and realize his place in history. They don't make them like this anymore, whatever your opinion of the man.

[@daniellefar5325]

You sound bout crazy lol

[@rhondabitler2461]

Thank God they don't make them like that anymore.

[@Nettamorphosis]

You wild. Lol.

[@BitsyBee]

I wish I could ask Mr. Nixon why he just didn't submit a tape of John Dean and completely exonerate himself. Nixon was honorable to a fault.

[@BitsyBee]

@@Nettamorphosis You the reason we have Biden.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

Incidentally, his voice is intoxicating. Edit: Watching this, I am surprised how ably William Oliver Stone grasped how much his brother's death affected Richard Milhous Nixon as he seems to be on the verge of tears here. Nixon (1995) is a truly brilliant film.

[@Say_When]

... Im becoming increasingly convinced that Nixons paranoia was absolutely rational... He was facing much much more than we realize, know or appreciate today...

[@JeffSkilling69]

Just because he was paranoid, doesn't mean they weren't after him.

[@thomashowe1509]

You need to remember when he entered congress he beat Vorhees, a diehard liberal and then beat Douglas a renowned liberal who the media adored. So he was target number one and then when he became VP he was the sworn enemy from there. He lost to Kennedy due to shenanigans in Chicago and TX and felt the system was against him. He wins in 1968, and when the Kent state riots happened the media for a time tried to blame him, which was ridiculous and was evidence the media tried to use anything to take him out. Destroys them in 1972, and watergate destroyed him yet not once did the media speak about LBJ bugging Goldwater. His idea of a double standard holds true

[@michaelinhouston9086]

Oh boo hoo - the media supposedly said mean things about him - what a baby - he would not have lasted a day working retail or any public contact job. Now that I think about it - that was his great weakness and resulted in him making incredibly poor hiring decisions - he only hired suck ups and butt kissers that would be nice to him and would be cowed by him. If he had one real man on his staff that would read him the riot act, it is entirely possible he would not have been forced to resign.

[@divinegon4671]

@@michaelinhouston9086what about Kissinger

[@1964corvair1]

Very nice and interesting interview.

[@crito4123]

I was searching for something else and I found this interview by surprise. I had to watch it twice. I’m hard to believe that at one point in history, we had leaders like Nixon. Articulated, witty, and highly intelligent, nothing compared to what we have seen so far this 21st century.

[@FUNKINETIK]

A guy down the pub told me that Nixon was involved with Operation Mongoose in Cuba. Might be worth checking out.

[@saintmichael1874]

Many times as a youngster, my Dad and I would drive South on I-5 and pass Nixon's house near Oceanside, CA. Wow what a beautiful coastline And to live there was a dream of mine. Mmmm... but i was happy for him enjoying the coast.

[@Wallydaft]

The Richard Nixon behind the presidential myth comes across a sensitive, introvert man, but forthright and determined on the things he believed. And loyal, even to those, who sought to do him harm, but he was no mans' fool.

[@dhaley8847]

I always liked Nixion! I was 12 yrs old when watergate was going on and I became very interested in politics and how the inner workings of politics are always more then they seem. Nixion is very open and very conversational in this interview and it really shows another side of him. He was re elected with a huge land slide and I believer it was the first real time that the press set out to Get a President and take him out of office to show their power and influence on the people of the United States

[@kennethbrady]

I think part of the thing with President Nixon is that you sense his deep shame. Growing up with hard times does that (I know this from personal experience). You also sense his fiery intellect and emotional strength. I am a liberal and likely would not have voted for him, but his intelligence and deep sensitivity make him, to me, a compelling persona. No one is perfect in this world, remember the Oscar Wilde quote, something like, "Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future."

[@aa697]

Pure Genius. Only wish he were around today. Geopolitically no one and I mean no one comes close.

[@aa697]

@11Cobra look at the big picture.

[@aa697]

@11Cobra there was more to it than that. He was trying to negotiate a peace settlement with the North Vietnamese and therefore he did not want sensitive and compromising information which would weaken the US position to "leak" out. So it wasn't a matter of paranoia. I know some armchair psychiatrists like to throw around their amateur opinions. As far as Watergate is concerned he received and unfortunately listened to very bad advice from his people and got caught in a web.

[@aa697]

@11Cobra So that makes you an expert in psychiatry. You are ignorant.

[@samuelprice2461]

Probably the highest IQ President we’ve ever had. Unfortunate for him that he was never raised in the world of the elite, or he may have known better about how to play the game without getting cornered like he did.

[@charliefoxtrotter]

smart, kind, big hearted man. not a coincidence why he was the most popular potus ever among the once great american people.

[@jooei2810]

I am so happy to get acquainted with Mr. Nixon.

[@leilagomulka5690]

You intervened as President so I could meet my grandfather for just once in my life. I am forever grateful

[@ranchokitty1]

I recently read a newer bio of him but this interview really puts flesh and blood on the man.

[@howardlovecraft750]

What a rare gem of a person and president , president nixon will go down as one as on of the great ones.......rip mister president.

[@toddm9501]

Contrast him with that corpse in The White House now.

[@tcdirks]

One of them stutters and one of them could talk his way through pretty much anything, one of them is super old and one of them is normally old for a president, one of them is a criminal bigot and the other one is Joe Biden. One of them thought that black people didn't have the requisite IQs to be spies, but that Jeus were often spies because it fit in their devious nature. That was Richard Nixon. But , Nixon said, apparently they are trying to infiltrate all levers of power because of their natural inclination of greed, again, that's according to Richard Nixon. Clearly it's all BS and bigoted. So has that for a contrast between the corpse in the White House and this particular dirtbag

[@jrsolis68]

Very smart man. But to be clear. He presided over the biggest collapse in the history of the WH. A completely self-inflicted event.

[@BobSebring]

No thanks

[@TT_1221]

The man had an incredible memory .... Amazing

[@tonyc7301]

Nixon's life and career will be talked about for centuries. Brilliant, strategic and reflective with deep family values but morally lacking in some ways and had demons that got the best of him. His career had more ups and downs than almost any politician.

[@allanrattee]

Nixon leaves Trump in the dust

[@hdmf]

Great President. And an even greater man.

[@smatescloven]

bro did watergate ☠️

[@cdr861532]

He was a great President…..but a greatly flawed man. As we all have flaws, but he let his run wild while President. He became stretched too thin. Vietnam, The Cold War, all of the civic issues we were having, China, he thought the communists were infiltrating every part of society, and he was also drinking too much back then. He let his demons drive him. He became paranoid and it destroyed him.

[@elliotmurphy3211]

@@smatescloven *Covered up Watergate* No evidence he knew about it prior.

[@Yakob135]

@@smatescloven compared to trump or Biden that’s child’s play 😂😭 truly saddening.

[@tye829]

My favorite president. Such a great man.

[@Say_When]

41:51 best scene.... boy they pampered and poured attention and effort into appearances...

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218]

Richard Nixon 09/01/13 22/04/94

[@trajancanada]

He was flawed, as we all are. Yet you can see his deep thinking and intelligence. He had an unfortunate chip on his shoulder, made him paranoid and hyper-aware of any slight, real or imagined. His grasp of the 'big picture' in international affairs was second-to-none. Could have been one of the greatest US presidents. Alas, that flaw.

[@divinegon4671]

Where do you think this “chip” came from?

[@jonchaney]

Amazing intellect. Can’t deny that about him.

[@andyzunich5281]

Love Nixon interviews… smartest of all the modern presidents imo

[@JohnJohnson-pq4qz]

JFK ran circles around that crook. some sources claim JFK had 174 IQ and read something like 1200 words a minute...the same site said Bush the younger had a 98 IQ...LOL

[@jooei2810]

I would vote for Nixon!

[@dougc190]

He was the first president my parents were of legal age to vote for. They voted for him twice

[@ronaldrothchild4068]

@@dougc190not 3 times back Jack

[@matthewmitcham5218]

He seems honest and humble

[@wilfredobello7762]

A very intelligent politician, a patriot, and if not for Watergate would've been remembered as one of the greatest presidents.

[@johnhanson9098]

Nixon was a great storyteller . I love his rich, resonant voice.

[@benjurqunov]

Why didn't that prevent special homosexual rights taking control of the whitehouse ?

[@JeffSkilling69]

​@@benjurqunov what are you even talking about?

[@elsplace896]

He was a realist and drew conclusions on his own without cowtowing to the popular beliefs

[@felixleiter5092]

He got framed

[@steelermia]

boss voice .. that's a voice that can command

[@rayali9854]

I went through a phase of trying to imitate his voice but due to the constant eyebrow raises I'll just stick with my day job.

[@ungly_bungly]

really good to listen to while drawing :)

[@RobD-jq7ry]

You never want to hear,"We have some pics of your mother here."

[@kingratt82]

Today’s kids especially wouldn’t want to hear that (OF, Instagram…). lol

[@joemo780]

What shame what they did to this brilliant man

[@NoosaHeads]

Compare Richard Nixon's interview with Biden's interviews. One thing to note is - Nixon was proud that his father was a good carpenter. Biden was proud that his uncle "Was eaten by cannibals."

[@shackdaddy7106]

In the first few minutes of the video, it would’ve been nice to show the pictures of Richard Nixon’s mother so we could all see them.

[@travisdean8794]

Highly intelligent, interesting guy, flawed in areas like us all, and a mind like a steel trap. Also, Frank looked like he snorted coke off the cameraman’s ass before the interview.

[@FunTowerRadio]

Richard Nixon was a great AMERICAN...

[@jooei2810]

This is One smart man.

[@SSJRanulf]

"It seemed like a nothing thing at the moment, but it is a pleasant memory now." - Nixon, when remembering the dialect his mother and grandmother used. That's about the most human thing I've ever heard a politician say. Reminder that everyone is a human.

[@nationalallianceforprogres3136]

Rest in peace sir richard nixon

[@calvinghanian5654]

James Syewart was not in the movie ' Waterloo Bridge" not in the 1940 film and nor in the 1931 film

[@hashimawan2433]

Despite his faults this guy is a Legend in History,and there was a Conspiracy to put him down with the Watergate scandal by Richard Helms.

[@dennissettlemyre917]

Most def our greatest President in terms of foreign affairs. Unfortunately, his character flaws showed up too much when it came to domestic affairs. Americans would protest & speak their mind, etc & any attack like that against Nixon would just make them enemies who had to be destroyed in his mind 🤷🏻‍♂️ It’s unfortunate because just like Kissinger said in the movie “Nixon”, “Can you imagine what this guy could’ve been had he been loved?! But, he had the flaws of his forefathers.”

[@hashimawan2433]

@@dennissettlemyre917 There is a Director's Cut version of Nixon which has a whole Scene of Nixon visiting Helms at virginia and Nixon demands to have the Documents related to the Bay of Pigs and Mafia and JFK assassination.Frank Sturgis in an interview with Bill O,Riely told that this was the reason that the CIA began to distrust Nixon and thought of him as a potential danger hence he had to be removed inevitably.

[@dennissettlemyre917]

@@hashimawan2433 ……I’m sure the CIA (Dick Helms) had ways of keeping Presidents in line short of sabotage or assassination. J Edgar Hoover (FBI head) is a prime example of that. No President would dare screw with him! Just like JFK once said, “I’d rather have him (Hoover) inside the tent pissing out, versus outside the tent pissing in.”

[@sharpwildone]

Oh please. The only verified conspiracy was Nixon’s to cover up the illegal Watergate break-in & all the other political dirty tricks perpetrated by his henchmen like Hunt, Liddy & Colson. The cause of Richard Nixon’s downfall was Nixon’s own misdeeds. .

[@hashimawan2433]

@@sharpwildone Dig Deeper buddy,you have alot to learn!

[@aa697]

I was very much against his resigning. I wanted him to stick it out and then stick it to the morons who wanted him out.

[@mantra11]

Stick what out? He knew he was guilty, and the House Judiciary Committee approved three articles of impeachment against him for obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress - all of which supported by testimony of people involve but more importantly direct evidence that he recorded! With that, can you explain how he would have "stuck it to the morons who wanted him out"? Those "morons" included both republicans and democrats that were weighing the overwhelming evidence of him being a criminal.

[@BennyMcGhee]

I hadn’t even started kindergarten yet and the world was already nearly 20 years beyond the Kennedy assassination when this interview was done.

[@bilkomax]

I thought Robert Taylor was in Waterloo Bridge not Jimmy Stewart

[@simplesimon4717]

At 21ms, that's exactly what I used to tell people when my dad cut my hair.

[@vanmcwreath1586]

Best president ever!!!

[@xerexeslion4120]

Best friend for Iran and HIM the Shah of Iran that made a modern Iran.RIP mr. President for your true friendship and support.🙏

[@lorihamlin3604]

I only became aware of politics in 7 th grade when Kennedy was assassinated and in a southern small town school we were all brought to auditorium to hear the news from the Principal. Many of the teachers were crying but most of the kids were cheering, which I couldn’t at 12 understand. Someone was dead was only thing I understood and you didn’t celebrate a death. You made a casserole and pound cake. Yeah, I was pretty naive. Then all thru high school the Vietnam War and integration were the topics. My family seldom discussed politics and worked the family farm with all the black and white kids during summers so I didn’t grasp the integration issue either. As I reached 10 th grade and my older brother graduated and was drafted into the Army. That brought politics home for me. Fast forward to Nixon trial and I was shocked to hear a President use foul language and actually lie. I remember being sad that a former President could possibly be tried in court and felt glad that Ford pardoned him. Then Carter was considered by the Washington elite to be a hayseed. Maybe it’s age and experience but I’ve come to have the utmost respect for Jimmy Carter. He, as was Nixon, was very intelligent and grounded and well read. I feel it’s gone downhill since and corruption and lies has become the norm. Nixon did get a bad rap but he made some bad judgment calls.

[@Jotto999]

I do suspect he is an underrated president (widely despised for Watergate). His foreign policy was extremely good. Eased cold war tensions, opened things up with China, and ended the Vietnam war. Though, the wage and price controls were dumb (most economists agree that's counterproductive). But his foreign policy was just outstanding. He was far smarter than either Biden or Trump.

[@dispassionateobserver]

It's hard not to contrast Nixon with Joe Biden who can hardly form coherent sentences even when he's reading them off of a teleprompter.

[@JohnJohnson-pq4qz]

yea, almost as bad as Trump

[@linjicakonikon7666]

@@JohnJohnson-pq4qz Really? That's your contribution? Trump is the best President since Kennedy and Mr TV Man tells you "Orange Man Bad!" So you ignore his accomplishments and shoot out your little brain fart?

[@JohnJohnson-pq4qz]

@@linjicakonikon7666 Honestly, are you delusional? From any objective point of view Trump did absolutely nothing for working people. Four years of nothing but BS and lies. Did he raise the minimum wage? No. Did he make it easier or even mandatory for unions to be formed so working people could negotiate their own higher wages? No, of course not. Did he even have a plan for this health care system that was going to be "so much better" than Obama care. Of course not, but they sure tried to repeal millions of peoples health care. All he did is make stupid promises about "build a wall" and he could not do that. Honestly, in all fairness how can a fraud, who did nothing but PR stunts be the best anything? Talk about Fox news telling you "Trump is the greatest" , although he is happy to do that himself with his semi understandable drivel. Comparing Trump and JFK really is the "sows ear (id say the ass) and the silk purse". You got coned, wise up and admit it to yourself. Trump pissed on your head and you are still shouting that he made it rain gold.

[@vickaps]

Agreed.

[@highway6358]

The fuck are you on about mate

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

This is Wonderful!

[@stevenledbetter9997]

He's a spellbinding speaker

[@briteness]

Nixon was a good man. We have not had his equal as our leader since that time. What his political enemies did to him was hard to forgive.

[@dreamingrightnow1174]

How can you possibly think this was a good man? He bombed Vietnam into the stone age. He spied on everybody, he had his henchmen actually break into a man's psychiatrist's office to get dirt on him. He believed POTUS was above the law. He beat his wife and was drinking himself to the point of incoherence while he was still in office. He was the opposite of the good Quaker he presented himself as. Either you have a distorted view of what a good man is or you haven't read much about Richard Nixon.

[@honestone490]

Henry Kissinger told Richard Nixon on the eve of the president’s resignation in August 1974, “ History will treat you more kindly than your contemporaries have.” He has been proven correct. When Nixon died in 1994, his achievements, particularly in foreign policy, dominated the historical assessments of the only U.S. president to have resigned. When studying American history. The flaws of individuals in power shouldn't be allowed to undermine the recognition of their overall achievements.

[@rhondabitler2461]

@@dreamingrightnow1174 I never heard he beat his wife....where can I read about it?

[@jmb8989]

I'd like to hear more about what made Nixon great, things that can be validated. I just today started learning his history in depth. Or if you think he was not a good man, please provide a story I may not have heard before that can be validated.

[@photoferretuk1787]

@@rhondabitler2461 that's BS. He didn't do that.

[@giarc888]

Compared with are resent presidents nixon was way above average.

[@aeroAdvocate]

Nixon was the best President. Maybe he had some flaws, but we all do.

[@cd3694]

Nixon says “If you’ll allow me to pat myself on the back….” The whole interview is nothing but Nixon doing just that, how smart, talented, virtuous , etc… he was. He goes on and on and about every minutiae that occurred in his childhood. Yet he displayed selective memory during Watergate. The revealing thing is his claiming Waterloo Bridge is one of his favorite movies, with Jimmy Stewart. Robert Taylor was in Waterloo Bridge not Jimmy Stewart. To me, it indicates that he’s giving a very white washed, sugar coated version of his life, i.e. lying. But I’ll take Nixon over the recent Republican politicians that are crawling out from under the rocks.

[@divinegon4671]

Yikes, clearly you’ve got something going on.

[@JeffSkilling69]

Gen X democrat sees themself over what is actually being shown.

[@tomallen5837]

Very astute observation. I don't know the facts, but as I'm listening to him through this interview, I get the impression that he is extolling the 'greatest hits of his memories" and certainly he's well-spoken enough to want to set the story straight... and be firm about it.

[@dhaley8847]

Psycho Historians! I love that term!

[@studentoftheword6115]

The pictures they have are too small and sometimes they don't even show them but they are looking at them.

[@SuperAKJR]

Yeah. I have watched a few of these videos from the Nixon center. What strikes me is that the leave in all the errors, outtakes, and production bits. They could have edited those out but that would mean missing gaps on the tapes. "No more gapes on the tapes, period."-- Richard Nixon probably.😂

[@saminhaque13-52]

Glad they began at the beginning