What The Shah Told Nixon At Their Last Meeting

From the oral history collections of the University of Georgia.
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[@NixonFoundation]

After the uprisings in Iran and ultimate overthrow of the Shah in 1979, Nixon and Pahlavi would remain friends. The two talked international affairs that year in Mexico and Nixon was the only American representative, in an unofficial capacity no less, at the Shah’s funeral in Cairo 1980.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

A great gesture for a great man from a great man.

[@rainfallenonmyshoes8471]

@@johnnotrealname8168 lol.. you must be living on a separate planet than everyone else.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@rainfallenonmyshoes8471 Just Earth.

[@redemption4116]

A great president who was assassinated by the sick media. Eventually his greatness will be realized.

[@zed22bahman]

@@rainfallenonmyshoes8471 Iran ruined and The Middle East in fire since the Shah was over thrown by the deep state! Nixon was indeed a geat statesman. It is you who live in la la land.

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

Despite the Watergate, Nixon was undoubtedly one of the greatest presidents of the USA. RIP.

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

watergate was cake compared to what barry hussein did and what oBribem is doing rn..

[@richard-p8o]

Tell that to the Vietnamese and hamvatanaan.

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

@@BEAUTYnIQ In fact, this all started as soon as that clown Bush Jr became president.

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

@@richard-p8o What happened to our country was Carter's fault. Perhaps the biggest mistake in the American foreign policy. As for the Vietnamese, I am terribly sorry about that.

[@richard-p8o]

@mohammaddavoudian7897 you should not be sorry for anything, nixon should have been. I would not give a man like that any credit, and that includes them all. THE FUNDAMENTAL IS THATVWESYERN LEADERS NEVER RESPECTED OTHER NATIONS THAT WERE TECHNOLOGICALLY INFERIOR. Our country, along with China India and Russia will change that. There has been NOTHING GOOD ABOUT US FOREIGN POLICY SINCE WW2! WHO DO YOU KNOW THAT DIED BECAUSE OF NIXON??? GET BACK TO ME ON THAT ONE.

[@mahanr1272]

Most Iranians love and respect the great President Nixon for being a true friend of Iran and the Shah. May God bless both President Nixon and the Shah.

[@alireza1340]

Absolutly we do respect him**** PERSIANS known as IRANIANS (not ISLAMIC regime) STAND WITH ISRAEL 💚🤍❤ 💙🤍💙 #KINGREZAPAHLAVI #ISRAEL #FREEIRANFROMISLAM

[@farishope6540]

The god who bless them does not deserve to be a god.

[@mitchell6029]

​@@farishope6540that's your opinion not everyone's.

[@BC-ox4yo]

You mean the Shah and his SAVAK Intelligence and Tortionnaire Service working hand in hand with CIA?

[@minoosh.20]

​@@farishope6540it's obvious u follow a bloody psycho also known as: خداوند رحمان ورحیم

[@48sufi]

This man was an exceptional man. An exceptional politician and friend to our dying king. Iranian People will never forget what Carter did and will never forgive him for that. However, President Nixon were the only US statesman who showed up for the funeral of the king in Cairo and we will never forget that. Much respect and love to this man

[@khabbad]

If the Americans were only so lucky to have a guy this sharp in charge again…..it would help a lot of us

[@luchm4046]

we do. but not in the political arena. Mostly think tankers at the least and writers.

[@uingaeoc3905]

The tragedy of Nixon and Watergate is that he was easily going to be re-elected and there was no ned for it.

[@munyaradzimunodawafa7745]

Is that so please explain further

[@uingaeoc3905]

@@munyaradzimunodawafa7745 Nixon disengaged from Vietnam and he recognised Communist China and reduced tensions. Nixon won re-election, his impeachment occurred after this when the Watergate affair was exposed.

[@taliabraver]

Poor Iranians they went back in time,and they are such kind thoughtful people.One day they will be great friends with America and Israel.

[@lensman5762]

He was a good friend to the late Shah, and unlike Jimmy 'Peanuts' Carter and all the presidents who followed him, I consider Richard Nixon a good friend of Iranians. God knows that we have had very very few friends throughout our long history. RIP both of you, for history has proven the both of you right.

[@tongsllc]

Jimmy “Peanut” Carter was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.

[@nigelbiglari4552]

I really don't give a damn where Jimmy peanuts got his bloody uni degree, Jimmy peanuts didn't know nothing about Iran & it is very obvious after all these years that Jimmy peanuts carter didn't give a care about Iran either furthermore Jimmy peanuts carter didn't know how to manage USA allies. Jimmy peanurs carter done less than a peanuts.​@jeffreytong4272

[@MichaelBoltonsEntireCatalog]

​​@@tongsllcThe Carter Administration was run by Zbigniew Brezenski, which was essentially Ford Admin with disco and emission regulations.

[@ULON-y1H]

Carter was never Fit to be a peanut farmer, let alone a President . His foreign policy was a disaster. Nicaragua today, never mind Iran. These 2 psychotic countries are a threat to the U.S.

[@ULON-y1H]

​@jeffreytong4272 Quite obviously it looks like it had no affect on his failed presidency .

[@SR-iy4gg]

He's exactly right, and sadly, this is still true about our government. I don't blame other countries for not trusting our government. They're fair-weather friends.

[@lensman5762]

Just take a look at the present regime in Tehran. They have made being anti American and Anti Israeli their mission in life, and they have followed it with action, yet 45 years after the fall of the Shah and despite committing countless atrocities all over the world in particular within Iran, they still remain in power, they are getting stronger as each day goes by and the Europeans line up to sign deals with them at every opportunity. Nixon was right, it pays to be the enemy of the US.

[@bps7209]

I live here and love my country, but have little trust in our government that they’re for the people. Most are not, they’re in it for their own personal interests. Sadly to say, the people they stab in the back, will vote them in over and over again. I do agree with you, my comment is more of an added point than a disagreement.

[@TheLocalLt]

That’s the nature of democracy, the American people elected Jimmy Carter (instead of Nixon’s handpicked successor Ford) and paid the price with his mishandling of foreign affairs.

[@bps7209]

@@TheLocalLt Billy was very entertaining.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@g.e.5723]

other countries? Heck, I don't trust our government, and I was born here 65 years ago.

[@alanaldpal950]

Despite his “failings” Nixon during his time was light years ahead of of the current POTUS, in this time, in understanding international relations and threats etc

[@saurabhb1041]

The guy was single-handedly responsible for screwing Iran and putting ME in the chaos for the last 60 years. So yeah he was light years ahead in his shitty thinking.

[@waxbuzzard]

Certainly MILLIONS of light years ahead of the *previous* POTUS.

[@roscomeon3965]

Learn your history. Nixon was Vice President when America led the coup d'etat against the democratically elected Government of Prime Minister Moseddegh of Iran in 1953 and replaced him with the puppet Shah. Nixon was a crook. A treacherous traitorous treasonous corrupt Republican.

[@alanaldpal950]

@@waxbuzzard are you referring to Orange Man, who was the first president in 40 years not to start a NEW WAR? The one who correctly predicted what a threat Putin/Russia was and pleaded with Germany and the rest of NATO to step up their defense spending to the required minimum of 2% of GDP. He also warned Germany NOT to become dependent on Russian oil back when they got 30% of their energy from Russia instead of the 70% plus by the time Russia invaded Ukraine. Speaking of Ukraine… never invaded in Orange Mans term and never would have been invaded in his second term. But it was invaded twice… under Biden and during Obama’s term. You know who else would not have been invaded …. Israel (by Hamas) Orange man also got three separate Arab countries to unilaterally recognize Israel in three separate treaties something the Dems and Secretary of state John Kerry said was IMPOSSIBLE. An Orange man made the USA energy independent for the first time since the 1970’s and added/filled the US petroleum strategic reserve. That’s just a short list. You and the other 9 people that still get their info from CNN should really move on and find some true news sources. Or just take a red pill already.

[@midorimashintaro2092]

And billions of light years ahead of orange. Nixon's scandal pales in comparison to the crimes of orange.

[@thefelonattorney]

I love this man. It’s been awhile since I made it out to Yobra Linda but been there many times. Grew up with grandparents near there and saw loved the library. We will never have a President as sharp as Nixon ever again. He was one of the last great ones. RIP Mr President. Glad you didn’t get to see what happened to our country.

[@geraldjohnson8871]

Amen Brother of America. Nixon was the best President l have seen in my 80yrs on earth. I missed him when he came to Hayward. Ca. Amen.

[@FriendofRamblinJack]

Amen, to you both. I grew up in Downey, then HB when I voted for Pres. Nixon. Whenever I'm down there off the Ave. Presidio? I think of Pres. Nixon with love and miss him (in San Clemente). I am sick to death of ignorant baffoons slamming him - they have NO idea, no intellect, no historical factualizations to say why they hate him other than their favorite singer or actor in fallen hollywood hated him. As if demonrats never bugged a repub office. He was the greatest since Adams whom God blessed us with - then Ronnie. We hugely miss him. He stood up for Israel like his mother taught him. And God blessed us - for a while - for that. Because of him, my oldest brother didn't go to Nam - Pres Nixon ENDED the war. Clean Air, Clean Water acts. Everybody chooses to forget all that he did for our nation and world.

[@geraldjohnson8871]

@FriendofRamblinJack @f r j. Yes today's administration is much worse than Nixons day and we are in the biggest And most corrupt time in America's History and No one Even Trump will be Able to repair the damage done by this Administration, it is past a Swamp it is Now Quicksand and the top is worse than the pit/Hell. Amen.

[@joepaulie4267]

As an iranian I'm telling to American people that presidents like Nixon were and are best presidents usa can have.they totally understand the true nature of foreign policy and how to make a win win situation.

[@jackbees6851]

100%

[@MaryamofShomal]

Absolutely. I’m Iranian, was born in Iran, but grew up in the US during the 80s & 90s, and without a doubt: every president after Nixon has had GARBAGE foreign policy, especially with respect to the Middle East. Even Reagan didn’t do much to change that. Rot in hell, Jimmy Carter.

[@solsaadi5399]

Javid shah from Beverly Hills California trump 2024

[@KygoCalvinHarris-xu4kv]

🇺🇲

[@solsaadi5399]

Ur name is not Iranian. Learn English. Javid shah from Beverly Hills California

[@greggbaker7848]

No matter what some people think, Nixon will go down as one of the greatest Presidents in history👍

[@secretsteven4535]

While I am British, and stay out of US politics, my question is was Nixon and Watergate, any worse than Reagen and Irangate?

[@markoparviainen77]

Yes,he was.

[@josephcusumano2885]

Nixon being so transparent and honest! He was a great man!

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

He's so great he got a pardon from Ford. He's so great he opened the flood gates with the Communist Chinese. He's so great he started decades/generations of social upheaval which is IMO responsible for most of the gang, cartel, and race violence in America not to mention the "mass shootings". He took something that is proven to have medical value (physical or mental) and used it as a means of attacking his political rivals. Congress legalized Hemp in 2018, most states legalized it's medical, and I think most even legalized it's recreational use. If it weren't for Nixon and his ilk we would never had had a crack or opioid epidemic Americans would just smoke a little weed if they wanted something crazy maybe some LSD. Remember it's Republicans (Not Nixon) that brought the 1986 automatic rifle ban into effect, they drafted the bill, they signed it into law. Republicans are not the friend of law abiding Americans they are just like the Dems.

[@om4313284]

As a 33 years Iranian who lived in Iran for 30 years I confidently say, Jimmy knocks down not only Iran but also the whole middle east and somehow the world by letting our kind down 😢

[@sheidakarimi6054]

100%

[@malldread930]

Nixon has never received credit for the many things he accomplished as President

[@mehdisargashteh8789]

President Nixon was truly a leader and a friend in rainy days and also President Sadat both men were honored state men. God bless all three of them!!!

[@Hamidrza949]

Shah❤+Nixon❤+Sadat❤= peace for Mideast & world 🌎

[@e.a.p3174]

That was Jimmy Carter and the Democrats, who sold out the Shah.

[@socaljarhead7670]

Absolutely 100% correct.

[@Zodroo_Tint]

The Shah was a tyrant, you only can tolerate tyrant to a level. And there was no Democrats and Republicans in the time of Carter, there was only the uniparty.

[@classicalextremism]

The uniparty seems to have a lot of enemies, for it being all the same group. And with drastically different policies, from admin to admin. Simple minded nonsense... And I'm sure the replacement for the Shah in Iran is a bastion of freedom and liberty? @@Zodroo_Tint

[@richardounjian9270]

Sorry pal, your knowledge of this matter is zero!​@@Zodroo_Tint

[@alfredpaquin3563]

We wouldn't be the enemy of Iran if it wasn't for Jimmy Carter.

[@peteriikhan-e-mazendaran9956]

An important piece of history which has been ignored to the detriment of the World

[@samnous2002]

Nixon is right. It is risky to be a close friend of the US. Quite often, if a US-friendly regime faced instability, the US would let it down and even side with its opponents. It did that with the Shah of Iran and with Hosni Mubarak, among others.

[@dewayneblue1834]

Thans to Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama, respectively.

[@worldmusicmasters8722]

Precisely.

[@saurabhb1041]

@@dewayneblue1834Nixon’s own government enabled thr Iranian revolution because they wanted access and control to Iranian oil supplies. Stop kidding yourself that this was Jimmy Carter’s problem.

[@lensman5762]

This is absolute nonsense. You obviously do not know a thing about how the middle east politics worked. The US did not need, nor wanted Iranian oil. They had plenty of that themselves, and then they had an almost monopoly on the Saudi oil. It was the Europeans, in particular the British and the French who were always putting pressure on Iran directly or otherwise to control the price of oil. I was a student n 1974 in the UK. You should have seen the state of the country. It was pathetic with all the shortages, labour strikes, high inflation, fuel shortages etc. it remained so until 1978. Western Europeans can not make their economy work and maintain their somehow undeservedly high standard of living, without very cheap oil. @@saurabhb1041

[@TheLocalLt]

I wouldn’t put Mubarak in the same category; although the Nasserite regime in Egypt had switched sides in the Cold War in 1978 and made peace with America and Israel, there was never a level of comfort with a regime that was founded on the fundamentally anti-western ideals of Gamel Abdel Nasser. So when the Cold War ended and America started planning to remake the Middle East by getting rid of the Cold War era regimes in Libya, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Algeria, Egypt was put on the list too and NGOs set up to help facilitate a peaceful revolution (America’s new, much more palatable strategy for regime change rather than relying on military coups like in the Cold War). The idea was to isolate the regime in Tehran so it could be zeroed in on. For 12 years America tried to get rid of the regime in Iraq indirectly without success, eventually resorting to direct action after September 11. However that was totally mismanaged and forced America to spend 8 years stabilizing Iraq. Once Iraq was calm and had a relatively pro-American democracy in place, it was finally time to harness growing discontent in the other countries on the list utilize NGOs and other assets. In Egypt the hope when staging elections was that someone from the Nasserite establishment would now be conferred with power by legal means rather than as a dictator like Mubarak and his predecessors. The Egyptian people however elected Islamists like the Muslim Brotherhood (essentially a terrorist organization), so we were forced to revert to Cold War tactics and support the Nasserite military in a coup which essentially brought back the old system, this time under under Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

[@chm5750]

When the US had intelligent Presidents.

[@ralph0901]

may be the last deep thinking president

[@noahhyde8769]

I wouldn't say the last, but certainly ONE of the last.@@ralph0901

[@SullySyed-vn1ds]

"had". No longer is that the case. Now we see our country burn.

[@grioulaloula8594]

All we are looking for is 5 digits and a pen. The President doesn’t have to be smart since all the legislation is already written.

[@kambiz7556]

The Shah was the best for Iran. However, he was backstabbed by his so called friends before being defeated by his enemies. We Iranians have started to take back our Land and Culture from the Islamic Republic and We Will Win.

[@kurtfrancis4621]

As an American, I wish you much success in that effort. The Persian people have a long and proud history that unfortunately has been corrupted by the radicals currently occupying the current government. I hope I live long enough to see freedom return to Persia.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

It's called Iran. Even the Sasanian Zoroastrians called it "Eran Shahr". Persia is a Greek name. But thanks.@@kurtfrancis4621

[@mrvarand736]

DID YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HELL YOU SAID?

[@kambiz7556]

I did. Did You?@@mrvarand736

[@kavousniamir2375]

I understand him perfectly. Did YOU understand what YOU said?

[@Persian_fire]

Our late king was an anchor of peace and a driver of development in an area with a big potential for chaos and eclxtrimism. The short-sighted democrates backed his enemies in overthrowing him and now, 43 years on, the world is suffering from the same chaos and exterimism that they started.

[@ANTIStraussian]

He had torture prisons buddy.

[@larrywans7329]

Yeah, okay. I'll still pick democracy.

[@mudra5114]

​@@ANTIStraussianAnd Khomeini did not?

[@ANTIStraussian]

@@mudra5114 I don't think think koheamini is an anchor of peace. So a cia backed coup of a prisons to install a pro western king who had torture presidents and Kohm keeping those prisons open isn't the own you think it is

[@mudra5114]

@@ANTIStraussian Shah was pro Western but not a puppet towards the end of his reign. Iran developed the most under the Shah, during the White revolution. He had to be brutal to keep the Communists and Islamists from taking power who would have killed more Iranians anyways. But the idiotic stooopid childish White leftists of the West, do not understand how the World works. How things in our non Western part of the World works.

[@scotttyson607]

As an American it pains me to say that the Shah would have been much better off had he had sided with our enemies.

[@lensman5762]

He was pragmatic as far as the Iranian national interest was concerned, yet foolishly he remained close to the US, falsely believing that they would hold his back. Did you know that every single leader of this terrorist regime in Tehran, past or present, were freed from Iranian high security jails at the request of Jimmy Carter?

[@Zodroo_Tint]

@@lensman5762 "terrorist regime in Tehran" :) Nice try but there is no bigger terrorist regime than the US regime. BTW Nelson Mandela was also in prison, it is happening if your leaders are tyrants.

[@Hamidrza949]

@@lensman5762excellent

[@TheLocalLt]

That’s quite hyperbolic. Yes the Carter administration was terrible and mishandled the situation, but if the shah had really sided with America’s enemies we would have deposed him decades earlier. The only reason why we helped him remain in power in 1953 was because he was a longtime American and British friend…

[@Hamidrza949]

Carter betrayed Iran , America , Middle East and very soon the whole word because of helping Islamic terrorist to gain power in tehran.

[@jackbees6851]

Thank you for your good work. I grew up hating Richard Nixon, thinking he was the worst man that ever lived in America. Now I realize the country was lucky to have a man like him, as imperfect as he was, as President. His intelligence, whit, logic...and his ability to analyze critically and objectively outside of ideology were a real asset and it's why his enemies wanted to take him down so badly.

[@BookofGates]

He was sacrificed to the rabid left, once they burned themselves out he was pardoned.

[@villanovakid84]

Richard Nixon was one of the best presidents in the history of the United States.

[@zed22bahman]

Indeed!

[@saulchapnick1566]

He was one of the smartest. He also had some awful personal demons that caused him to make some awful judgement calls. I am not just talking watergate. I always wondered why he did watergate. He would have trounced McGovern anyway.

[@zed22bahman]

@@saulchapnick1566 they broke into the building nineteen times! I guess their goal was to become famous. Nixon had one of the greatest landslides and he had no need of that kind of adventures.

[@Benno101able]

Yes without question. Nixon was very intelligent

[@WACATX767882]

I have always supported and believe in Richard Nixon. I was on my way back to VN when he sent the B-52's in and ended the war.

[@Magical442]

President Richard Nixon is one of the greatest and most important American presidents ever. He had a strong and important policy in American history. He made an amazing political and security agreement with the Soviet Union during the era of Communist Party Secretary Leonid Brezhnev. Nixon was the strongest American vice president and we will not forget. He stood with Leader Khrushchev in the kitchen debate in 1959. President Nixon was the first American president to visit the Soviet Union, China, and also the Middle East, Israel, Egypt, and Syria.

[@נוגזרטר-אוגנוב]

What President Nixon said about exiled Shah is true, and why USA didn't try to save the Shah, is a big question.

[@lensman5762]

The US, unfortunately has bigger commitments to its 2nd world war allies the UK and France. Nixon did not follow the British foreign policy in the Persian Gulf region. He was the only president to do so after Eisenhower unlike the rest of the stooges.

[@ANTIStraussian]

Maybe the Iranian people didn't want a dictator for life?

[@lensman5762]

To whom are you referring to, The shah? If so you are wrong. Granted, his rule was not democratic as understood in the west, but Lets be honest it was light years ahead of what the Iranians ended up with. I watch all the news feeds out of Iran, not the shite from the BBC, VOA or those belonging to the regime. A majority now want to go back to what it was. I know it is difficult for non-Iranians to stomach this, but that is how it is. @@ANTIStraussian

[@ANTIStraussian]

@@lensman5762 being in power forever is evil and barbaric. Its the ultimate tyranny. Thats why the west killed the democratically elected president of Iran and installed the Shah. The shah banned political freedoms and assembly. But because of strong religious convictions in the country the shahs secert police didn't monitor Islamic houses of worship because it was frowned upon. Of course any revolution would start there it was the only people he didn't spy and torture!

[@educational_software1463]

The Shah was a benevolent dictator that had some repression in Iran, but continued to further advance the country. On the other hand however, the Islamic Republic is a blunt dictatorship, with total repression and zero improvements in the country. ​@@ANTIStraussian

[@brucemclennan9715]

Fascinating geopolitical discussion with Nixon , even if you didn’t agree with him in areas, you have to acknowledge that he had real foreign policy depth. His interviews, especially when he was out of office, were always enlightening. It’s easy to see how he and Henry Kissinger (again despite disagreements you may have re Kissinger’s footprint elsewhere), were quite the geopolitical team. Thank you.

[@HogRebel]

I think that despite some poor decisions he made & some personal mistakes of his, that he was still one of the best presidents our country has ever had. My uncle was a lifelong Democrat & huge critic of Nixon. But despite that, he said that no one understood foreign policy like Richard Nixon, and I agree 100%! 🇺🇸😎👍

[@kamilebrahimoff3589]

As an Iranian/American, I am neither Nixon nor Shah supporter. However, it was a classy move for Nixon to visit the Shah.

[@yazdani3289]

You a American iranian but you not a Shah nor Nixon support?!?! Then you or your parents are MEK supporters!

[@ParDiss-e4i]

Oh he is Republican? I didn't know. I think the first democratic presidents were the best like Roosevelt. Then the Republican ones were good then they both got pretty bad and now slowly getting good again.

[@butchyboy69]

The The Shah was a good ally, and Carter looked weak and fearful when the US refused to take the Shah in when he was sick and weak. When George V refused to give his cousin Nicholas II a place of refuge from the Bolsheviks, that was a similar mistake.

[@nessienala]

Both the Shah of Iran and Nikolas II had to be removed by the elite. Of course they were good honest men - that's why they would have to go. Both Jomeini and Lenin were schooled in Paris by the elite to take over.

[@ThomasPurcell]

Jimmy Carter is the single most reason Islamic fundamentalism took hold in the East.

[@Chris_Faraday]

Jimmy advaocated for hamas, supported the kurds BUT had an evil govt behind him so he was a lame duck president

[@ZT-vr4wz]

No removing Mohammed Mossedegh was.

[@kevinhisee4265]

He deserved to be removed and was removed. Those oil refineries weren't set-up by Iranian ingenuity, but British investment and a dividend was rightly expected. Nothing is free.

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

@@kevinhisee4265 Yup that oil deserved to be removed but did the Islamic thugs who drove out the Shah pay the British the dividend to which they were due?

[@HVGT1989]

@@RaptorFromWeegee with an assist from the US as always...

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

The parallels between the Carter and Biden administrations, particularly on the foreign policy and security, are astonishing...

[@lensman5762]

Biden was the special adviser to Jimmy Carter during his presidency. The same trait of chaos, confusion, indecision and mockery.

[@Intranetusa]

Funny you mention Biden. Biden and Trump both wanted to pull out of Afghanistan, and Biden wants to continue supporting the democratic European ally Ukraine while many of his opponents wants the USA to abandon Ukraine to Russian aggression. So it's not remotely the same as Carter. Furthermore, the Shah shouldn't even have been in power in the first place because the USA and Britain overthrew the democratically elected leader of Iran to put the disliked Shah into power. Iran likely wouldn't have been ruled by religious conservatives today if the US had left Iran alone with their democratically elected leaders. The real problem is Eisenhower in 1953 following Britain in overthrowing the democratically elected leader of Iran. The Shah was widely unpopular in Iran and Iranian groups ranging from the far left to the far right banded together to overthrow the Shah. Anything short of a US military intervention would not have saved the Shah.

[@seanohare5488]

I agree weak in every way morally military and politically

[@rerite2]

Hate to say "I told you so," but when Biden and Harris got into office, I told my family and friends: "You wait: they'll make Carter and Mondale look like super stars."

[@Intranetusa]

@@seanohare5488 The moral and military weakness is the USA overthrowing the democratically elected leader of Iran in the 1950s and put the Shah in charge. The Shah was an unpopular dictator.

[@MathewDegan]

President Nixon and president Sadat of Egypt 2 of just a few genuine, trusted and descent friends the SHAH OF IRAN had. LONG LIVE THE IMPIRIAL PAHLAVI DYNISTY OF IRAN/PERSIA

[@mazyars.2516]

in foreign policies' nobody was like Nixon. He saw shah as the only solution in the region of Persian Gulf. and he was super freaking right.

[@Persian8474]

I'm from Iran, and the more I learn about president Nixon, the bigger my respect for him gets. But you know what’s funny: You ever see those weird IQ rank lists that pop up now and then? They rate past presidents on their intelligence, but they never spill on how they tested 'em or what they're measuring exactly. And it's always the same crowd-Clinton, Carter, Kennedy-up there on a pedestal. Meanwhile, there's Nixon, clearly a genius who's got a killer grip on international politics, and time's just proving him right. But where's he on the list? Way down. Why? Looks like our conservative friends in the States have thrown in the towel on the tussles with the left in colleges, universities, and the media, and don't seem too fussed about reclaiming that turf. Don't forget that academia is naturally a home turf for the conservatives, not communist hippies.

[@saulchapnick1566]

Alan Greenspan in his autobiography said that Nixon was one of the smartest of presidents. He asked inciteful questions. You just had to explain to Nixon (and Clinton) once and he/they got it.

[@mikeg2491]

Clinton I think was very intelligent, conniving, shrewd and cynical but smart. Carter had a good heart but was a bit dopey. Kennedy wasn’t as smart as he liked to think he was but I think he also had grander visions for America that were not meant to be, not the usual Democrat.

[@saulchapnick1566]

@@mikeg2491 Good points. I remember Carter. I consider him the worst President of the latter 20th century. Meant well Kennedy had vision, but could not carry out many of his ideas. That’s where Johnson came in.

[@Der_Dolmetscher]

I think that the late Christopher Hitchens debunked Clinton‘s holiness in his book „No One Left To Lie To: The Triangulations of William Jefferson Clinton“. He wasn’t intelligent, as much as he was trying to overcome his deficits with southern charm. In more ways than one. We now know, that most of the presidents had their brains outsourced from academia (hint: Kissinger, McNamara, Powell, Rice).

[@eddiemunster8634]

Kennedy was clearly dumb, all of the Kennedys are dumb, in the same vein as biden, Clinton Charmed his way to the presidency as a fast talker and Carter was too idealistic to be of use to anyone

[@pz713]

Nixon speaking facts

[@navidtarek4961]

I am an ordinary Iranian living in Iran, and I can confidently say that the popularity of Shah Pahlavi among the people, from the capital to the villages, is huge. I have no doubt that after the fall of the Islamic regime, the Pahlavi dynasty will return to power, this time in the form of a democratic constitutional monarchy.

[@kavousniamir2375]

I think and hope you're right!

[@Morekf2002]

Reza Pahlavi is a cheap man and we can’t trust him for the future.

[@threemobileone1371]

UK & USA will never allow that to happen.These two evil beasty countries continue to oppose regime change in lran

[@thatisabsolutelykooooge2211]

What is a democratic constitutional monarchy?

[@markkeneson6806]

The previous Pahlavi dynasty was a constitutional monarchy.

[@pjt03]

Learn a lot from these clips, thanks for posting.

[@jamesslough6465]

Very interesting video. I enjoyed watching. Thanks for posting.

[@lindaphillips4646]

Another video. Another blessing .. Another insight into how we were lied to. Another opportunity to see how badly we , Nixon, and the world were treated by those who hated Nixon( and in no way ever measured up to his high qualities and depth of understanding), to their disgrace and to the unnecessary losses we all have faced and endured because of their duplicity.

[@sugrue8526]

That 3 minute clip is an important historic book mark for USA. Many facets, but we need to be able to stand firm with core values. Many wrongs to right. We now have to start a longevity of corrective decision making.

[@mehdiakrami-ul3dj]

Our amazing, beautiful kingdom family..we miss u❤❤❤

[@light-yi2me]

The Shah of Iran was the most kind, intelligent, tolerant, king ever existed in our modern history! Long Live Pahlavi dynasty ❤ God bless Nixon ❤

[@dangin8811]

Which country do you live in?

[@dalek3086]

The Shah was a vile dictator. People were tortured and murdered by his regime. Iran had terrible infant mortality rates, a decadent society that cared not for the poor.

[@ferry602]

it seems you are totally ignoring facts, your shah of Persia Reza Pahlavi was a US puppet and ruled Iran as a tiran, he used its secret police SAVAK to torture and murder all his opponents. Only his entourage and the rich could benefit from luxury and welt. You even don't know what he did to a democratically chosen Mosadegh.

[@Obi1to1]

Shah couldn't understand why the US Liberals were his harsh critics, and dome Isrealis... Look at Iran now? These liberals need to be held accountable?!!

[@sunny5610]

there is a lesson in it for all those who consider US their ally.

[@dexagalapagos]

We're doing the same thing to Ukraine right now, can't decide if we want to oppose Putin or let him have it.

[@Prfdt3]

Zalensky needs to go.ukraine will be better off.

[@WilliamMurphy-uv9pm]

@@Prfdt3 Having a president of any country leave office early is really demoralizing especially in time of war,

[@g.e.5723]

Brilliant man, President Nixon. What would he make of today's Foreign Policy.

[@Antagraber]

01:55 it would be interesting to share this video with Zelensky. No long time ago the firm support to the democracy in Afghanistan vanished in a matter of days after the Westerns agreed with the Talibans a 'de facto' hand over of power to them.

[@Antagraber]

Nothing new. Same ocurred in Vietnam. Sha Reza Palhevi was a man that trusted in a weak and volatile country, the USA. This will happen again, for sure.

[@herberthoover8007]

Are there any videos where Nixon talks about his meetings with Ceausescu and state visits from the late 60s? I'd be great to hear him on it. Thanks.

[@NixonFoundation]

We think there are! We'll look into it.

[@DumbledoreMcCracken]

Awesome ​@@NixonFoundation

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

I was so little and I was four or five years old, and I can still remember listening to him, and I understood every word he said. He was always as clear as sunshine, and I couldn’t believe the watergate nonsense. I was about six and I told my mom I liked him a lot and he made a lot of sense.. she said he was a good president and I said “HE IS!! Why are they trying to get rid of him?” “ did he really do anything wrong?” See? I was already questioning my government, and I was only just six years old. my mom said. “ well I don’t know but if he did, he didn’t do anything that anybody else didn’t do, but he got caught.”. With my mother being the adult I figured that he did have everything to do with watergate so I just went on with life but now that I’m 56 I wonder with the way our government is & the way it has been.

[@DumbledoreMcCracken]

@@montrelouisebohon-harris7023 power or money attracts the worst people. The further concentration of money into global corporations raises the rewards of 'bad' behavior. Those that benefit from the status quo will never bite the feeding hands, until it no longer works. The French revolution resulted from a dissatisfied bourgeois, not the poor

[@owenbrough]

I have watched the raw tapes with Gannon. Love how you folks are making these small videos on particular subjects. I was afraid these had been forgotten about.

[@MarkColeman-s1v]

Nixon was a better president than several we have endured.

[@jeremythesmith]

Certainly better than Trump. Nixon is a towering figure of virtue and intelligence compared to Trump. It's quite shocking.

[@NAPSTERAZ]

​@@jeremythesmith😂 i think he meant Biden...

[@Persian8474]

@@NAPSTERAZ Both

[@thesprinklerguy2598]

to think he stepped down over Watergate knowing what our presidents/government does now is laughable.

[@jeremythesmith]

@@NAPSTERAZ haha, that would be insane.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

First-ish and only 20 minutes late and I did not know that Richard Milhous Nixon called on the Shah. This is cool. I am glad he took time to assuage the man in his darkest moments.

[@Jasper743]

Shah of Iran must have listened to Henry Kissinger once say, "To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal"

[@RoscoPColtrane17]

Kissinger was a war criminal

[@marjoriesmithson5924]

Thank you for sharing !!!😊

[@marcblank3036]

Jimmy Carter, Obama, Joe B... all from the same cloth...The Iranians are smart and sharp people. Even the current enemies are in their own way

[@Intranetusa]

Funny you mention Carter, Obama, and Biden without mentioning Trump. Biden screwed up by actually going through with Trump's bad withdrawal plan in Afghanistan, but Biden is supporting democratic ally Ukraine while Trump wants to drop Ukraine like a hot potato and let Russia take them over.

[@lucasm4299]

Huh??

[@marcblank3036]

@@lucasm4299 Duh! Nixon was a leader. Not afraid to make controversial decisions

[@kennethbrady]

You are doing a supreme service to history by posting these vids. Thanks!

[@nikolavalizadeh133]

God bless Shah of Iran and the president Nixon. We iranians missed deeply Shah of Iran and know our country is leading to the edge of absolute collapse by the Islamic Mullahs of Iran.

[@Intranetusa]

The Shah is partially responsible for the Mullahsn of Iran today. The USA and Britain overthrew the democratically elected leader of Iran to put the disliked Shah into power. Many groups from across Iranian society disliked the Shah and banded together to overthrow him. Iran likely wouldn't have been ruled by religious conservatives today if the US had left Iran alone with their democratically elected leaders.

[@bubbagump2747]

Nixon was taken down in the same manner as the Shaw. Once you understand how easy it is to target one individual to such an extent and box situations in small increments of time pushing him to make decisions that was a detriment to his elected position. It was the same people who orchestrated the downfall of the Shaw. The moment he was sitting there by the Shaw in his last days they both understood just who that dark enemy was. Nixon was in a off handed indirect way revealing the existence of that enemy without getting knocked off.

[@cougarcandy921]

Their sons, and daughters have done the same to Trump!

[@theophicen7850]

Now that was a President.

[@zobry2xxx]

The last real US president ... may he RIP. I've always admired him.

[@jwilburn4712]

REAGAN????

[@zobry2xxx]

Seriously? A lousy Hollywood actor with great sound bites who dozed off during meetings ...

[@homelessjesse9453]

@@zobry2xxx AND granted amnesty to illegals back in 1986.

[@brianbozo2447]

Was NIxon such a bad president? At least he is sharing his thoughts with the public and has a capacity to reflect.

[@Rnankn]

The lesson, still unlearnt, is the fallacy of engaging with the world through the lens of ideology, and with a narrow goal of national self-interest.

[@tarekamer9616]

As Egyptian , I had the chance to watch several interviews of The Shah.. what an amazing leader and intellect , so reasonable and civilized and honest . Iran lost a great deal it’s so sad .

[@Agtsmirnoff]

Sadat, Nixon, and the Shah we’re all great leaders of their nations, and all became victims for being great leaders

[@آریاافشار-ك1ج]

Kingdom Pahlavi 💙👑💙

[@PahlaviLover]

#رضاشاه_روحت_شاد❤️#جاویدشاه❤️#KINGREZAPAHLAVI❤️✌️✌️✌️

[@amirm.arbabi4354]

Long live the Shah ❤

[@tayyabkhan2228]

he is dead, dummy!

[@Hamidrza949]

درود

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

Shah was the best friend in the Middle East we ever ever had!! Richard Nixon was one of the best president we ever had as well and I remember watching him and listening to him on TV when I was only 4 -6 & I clearly understood him and thought he was pretty amazing and his vice president was OK & pretty good- not Nixon, but I liked him and he was a really nice guy and the media and establishment hated Nixon and I swear I think they made up so much garbage about him or set him up. Nixon had been in Washington DC for a long time and he was Eisenhower’s vice president so rather than being a stinking guy in DC for 20 years he knew a lot of it was going on and use it for something good and the DC establishment hated it. Nixon resigned because even his own Republicans were going to impeach him and he did that to save America the hassle and I don’t blame him .

[@forgottenman8629]

Mr. Nixon found it difficult to be warm and fuzzy or make friends, he was horribly shy and so intimidated by east coast academics and moneyed interest; his background was quite blue collar and never did get over that. Media disliked him -- essentially no different than any politicos who do not possess that coveted 'D' after their name...

[@jayj9185]

He was about to raise oil prices, that's why the U.S. worked to get him out

[@cristianhugomunozcampos3450]

What Nixon says makes sense. That's why Russia opted for a military intervention in Syria, in support of Bashar Al-Assad, in the context of the Arab Revolution that started in 2011, and Moscow has maintained the support 10 years later. Today, the population of Syria is strongly supportive of Russia even as parts of country are controlled by insurgents from different factions.

[@dennismorris7573]

Brilliant take on a politcally complex and difficult situation.

[@williampalchak7574]

Growing up in a yellow dog family at the time, I wasn't aware of this mans geopolitical understanding.

[@Semiam1]

And the world continues to suffer from the theocratic rule of Iran.

[@abdelrahmanelsheikh5798]

Much better than corrupt, reactionary, totalitarian puppets of the imperialist US.

[@MrZZooh]

Screw the world. It's the people in Iran who suffer the most.

[@amochswohntet99]

and there’s nothing we can do about it AND they have nukes, but even on the principle that we shouldn’t violate their sovereignty, should we stop lecturing them about freedom and try working with them.

[@worldmusicmasters8722]

No, you don't work with terrorist regime. Concept of "work wkth" translates as alignment and fear of enemy in the eyes of the terrorist regime. Start with questioning why Carter pushed Shah away and replaced with Islamic Republic. ​@amochswohntet4434

[@KJ-tk5gl]

Nixon talks about Jews going against Israel, but doesn't expect Muslims to go with Iran. It's the second largest religion in the world

[@scottym6680]

Hey it’s Uncle Philly.

[@123pb]

Jimmy Carter was President at the time-nuff said

[@Ace_Of_Bace]

Mr. Nixon does not mention his own role. He came back from the Kindome of Afghanistan (right next door) in 1953 as VPOTUS and said this was not a country worth investing in. The monarchy fell in 1973 to the Soviet-backed opposition, and the people of Iran were saying to themselves: Afghanistan, with all its limitations, can become a Republic, and we can not? No political decisions are without consequences.

[@lensman5762]

I think history has proven him right. After years of US and NATO support, in the end they had to leave it to the Taliban.

[@Ace_Of_Bace]

​@@lensman5762 Who facilitated the exploitation of Afghanistan's progressive movement by both the West and the East? The Afghanistan that embraced progressive policies in the 1940s-60s differs significantly from the current state imposed on its people, who now grapple with the aftermath of our mistakes. The abandonment of Afghanistan by the US occurred three times: 1- Nixon's report to Congress in 1953. 2- The 1992 withdrawal, leaving armed "freedom fighters." 3- The abrupt 2020 withdrawal is reminiscent of Vietnam. This failure isn't "proof" of a wise man; it reflects a persistent lack of long-term policies from a superpower perceived as reactionary by the world.

[@MrBakhtiary]

Shame on Jimi Carter

[@daviddelaney9885]

Just listen to Nixon and honestly ask would we not be better ooff with him as President than we were or are, with any of his successors. Incredibly intelligent, he was on top of the issues. His strategic vision was incredible.

[@raycialkowski4070]

What a surprise, our wishy-washy government😢

[@MrAledro84]

He told him he did 20 fucking years and not a peep

[@thortessem271]

Shah was US best friend. Jimmy Carter didn't support him.

[@kerriethompson2073]

Explains why the hostages were only released after Regan became President.

[@rainfallenonmyshoes8471]

LOL the Shah was a horrible leader. ...which is why he was overthrown. the people hated him and for good reason.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@rainfallenonmyshoes8471 Not really. Anti-communist yet progressive.

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

Most Democrats didn’t and it was the Democrats that were kissing up to the ayatollah & look where that led in November 1978?

[@user-microburst]

How true. It still is happening with Ukraine, as we speak

[@threemobileone1371]

The overthrow of the late Shah of lran in79 by UK&USA might be the biggest TABOO subject in the west since WW2, but it isn't their best kept secret among us lranians.Iranians will not forget nor forgive.

[@Intranetusa]

You got the facts and timeline wrong. The USA and UK overthrew the democratically elected leader of Iran in the 1950s to put the Shah into power. Iranians didn't like the Shah so many groups banded together to overthrow the Shan in the 1970s. It was the far left and far right alliance (including the religious Mullahs) who overthrew the Shah in the 1970s, not the USA or UK.

[@TREXdudi]

Wow’ that’s spot on.

[@kaveazadmard5237]

Live long king reza pahlavi👑👑👑

[@kevin2028]

The effect of this channel is that I am going to go back and listen to other people and politicians from the past. What we have going on in the USA as public discourse today is mind numbing and our politicians are clueless.

[@NixonFoundation]

Love to hear that!

[@TheLocalLt]

Make no mistake here, Nixon is criticizing Jimmy Carter without naming him directly. He is not criticizing America itself, except in its boneheaded decision to be wishy-washy and vote out Nixon’s own hand-picked successor in factor of someone like Carter…

[@keepingitwild5994]

Jimmy Carter was the worst American president ever. Possibly even worse than Joe Biden.

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

You had to experience what America was like in 1976. No one was listening to the hawks/conservatives/establishment anymore. The media heavily touted the loss of Vietnam, and watergate as evidence that conservatives were just wrong. Drug abuse was everywhere, teens got beer easily, HS parking lots were a teenaged wasteland, it was just like the movie, 'Dazed and Confused'. Grownups saw all the kids smoking pot and figured that its pointless to try and fight it. So parents all got more permissive, some dads even growing out their sideburns. Pro-criminal policies continued to prevail with rising crime rates and urban decay. There was a general feeling in the air that we were all going to hell in a handbasket so might as well PAR-TAY! Carter hit an optimistic chord with the bicentennial and the tall ships, Ford got ridiculed on SNL, so Carter won. But Carter turned out to be a total fool, giving away the Panama canal, running up inflation, unemployment, letting the military and the CIA get weak, and causing the fiasco in Iran. The reactions were building up with the emergence of HS zero tolerance policies and "tough love". New York became the first state in 1978 to try juvenile criminals as adults. Conservatives galvanized and elected Ronald Reagan in 1980!

[@ashuncateater]

20 years in the can!! He wanted manicotti but had grilled cheese off the radiator instead

[@nl5828]

he “compromised” 😉😉🤣🤣🤣

[@MedhatNagy.]

Imagine being on the same side with Kissinger and thinking you're the good guys lol

[@asifmahmood4359]

These so called leaders would keep committing blunders like Shah of Iran. Actually Mr Nixon is teaching the reality of geopolitics. As he said that it is only Shah who looked after the logistics of US forces during 1973 crisis but even then we ditched him. Mr Nixon very intelligently involved US press to eclipse the ruthlessness / the normal working way of US governments.

[@kongakau5058]

It is dangerous to be a friend of the US and it may be better be an enemy ... (1:50)

[@troyott2334]

so so true!

[@luchm4046]

a grand-master at playing the World's political chess game . His favorite match maker must've been kissinger ; just to keep him on his toes for those unexpected events. The nightmares that Carter endured, Nixon would've been a step ahead; all reliable back channels for sure.

[@shahinm007]

2 Great Men and Statesmen!

[@glennhubbard5008]

The Shah's comments about American Jews is accurate. Many in the USSR supported Stalin and the Bolsheviks, only to see him turn on them. Now they are experiencing it again with the Democratic Party here.

[@seanohare5488]

True

[@IamBuffal0]

Nixon: Started the EPA, NEPA (hugely influential environmental policy that 100 countries adopted) OSHA (gave workers rights and protections they have to this day), Title IX (the most important law for Women's Rights since being given the right to vote) , Ended the Vietnam War, Reopened Diplomacy with China after 25 years (first US president to visit), de-escalated conflict with Russia with a landmark missile treaty, was a WWII officer with two medals of Commendation from the Navy and Marines, Marine Mammal Protection Act (first of its kind), Cancer Act (spearheaded government research and funding to cure cancer), Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act (put regulations on Pharma companies to protect the public), Proposed the Clean Water Act, and won his re-election campaign by 18 million votes, with 60.7% of the popular vote, the widest margin in US history. He was the best US President for National Security, International Stability, and for improving the lives of everyday Americans in the last 50 years in my opinion. Watergate was a smear job and its a crime that they only teach that to the US public rather than the impact of his administration and how the laws that he signed gave the US public a huge amount of Rights and Protections that we enjoy to this day.

[@Agtsmirnoff]

100%, what happened to Nixon and the Shah in their respective countries is a disgrace

[@michaellane1316]

I've read his memoirs and justifiably so, he was a great president.

[@Nad-o6h]

The last 40 years have shown that Nixon was so damn right about the shah and Iran.

[@ARME2023]

During his presidency, the US and Iran had best relations.

[@Intranetusa]

Because "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." The US and UK overthrew the democratically elected leader of Ira n in the 1950s to put the Shah into power in the first place...so of course he better have good relations with the US. Too bad many Iranians themselves across society didn't like the Shah and banded together to overthrow him.

[@draugadrotin]

The biggest mistake countries make is to think some country is their friend but the fact is they just have common interests at that point in time. The same principle applies in the workplace. . Mutual interests once served nobody even remembers you after. Loyalty is a concept that is now only found in so called primitive or poor societies.

[@lensman5762]

So being loyal in your opinion is deemed as being primitive? Perhaps you approve of the law of jungle, which by definition makes us nothing better than wild animals. No wonder the state of the world is what it is today.

[@markstevenson6635]

I believe he was lamenting the lack of loyalty not lauding it.

[@lensman5762]

If so, I stand corrected, but I quote: " Loyalty is a concept that is now only found in so called primitive or poor societies."@@markstevenson6635

[@redwisdome]

@@lensman5762please thinking about his opinion. with right manner. his comment compeletly true.

[@chrisb2239]

In some ways we miss President Nixon. He was a statesman, a critical thinker, and a patriot. The rest of his flaws were further exaggerated by relentless stress and pressures by the liberals and their agents which forced his personality flaws to bring about his demise. This is the same playbook they executed against Trump. The tactics that the Shah mentioned are again the liberals operating a shadow government at ALL times whether they hold the presidency or not.

[@thomassaehler9038]

Actually the Shah emigrated to NYC and changed his name to Phil Leotardo

[@jhun0719]

True! He could tell You a couple Three things about Persia.

[@mikeg2491]

@@jhun0719how was Tehran? “Hot and sticky, like my balls”

[@jillybe1873]

He started a heavy metal band and played mesmeric guitar.

[@nl5828]

he “compromised” 😉😉🤣🤣🤣

[@rerite2]

Fuh-getta-bout-it.