President Nixon's Farewell To White House Staff (Emotional)

[@Scooterdude01]

I campaigned for Nixon in NYC 1968 i was 11 . I'm 67 now and would campaign for him again today.

[@mikenixon2401]

Sounds like we have much in common. I just wish I still had my Youth for Nixon button.

[@ChristopherORourke-s7g]

If there were Presidents that should have resigned & resign. Buffoon Joe Biden should resign because his is the very worst President the United States ever had & Draft Dodger Coward Bill Clinton who invented the Government shutdown, reduced our Navy in the Pacific Fleet to a very dangerous level, unfrozen the 12 billion dollars of Iranian assets which was money Iran owed our country.

[@meteozberk9776]

He broke the law lot of times if u dont care law then u can be russia everybody follow law including presidents

[@joegevorkyan7308]

I wish I could have campaigned for him. Greatest conservative of our time.

[@thieftdp2680]

time to campaign and help RFK JR!

[@j.r.f8381]

He was a great man, he got served a raw deal. The world could use his diplomacy right about now.

[@mikenixon2401]

Today his one foolish act would be laughed out in regards of scandal.

[@TheStockwell]

In some nations, a leader is removed from office for jailing and executing his rivals, or becoming monstrously wealthy by cozying up to powerful interests, or ordering the militia to open fire on protesters, or overturning the legal system in order to cling to power decade after decade. Nixon left the White House for refusing to cooperate with Congress regarding an election scandal. That's it. No money in offshore accounts, no piles of corpses, no blood in the halls of Congress. He resigned for obstructing justice. Such a small thing. But, half a century ago, that's how seriously we took those small things.@@mikenixon2401 Have a safe and interesting weekend. 🥃🐧

[@davidcurran-z8g]

@@mikenixon2401His order to obstruct justice which was on the “Smoking Gun” tape may have been one foolish thing but the things that he didn’t want discovered were all serious matters. He would probably have wound up in prison had Ford not pardoned him. BTW, I was a big fan of Nixon’s and was with him until the end. However, like Goldwater, I reached the point where enough was enough.

[@michaelmartinez2080]

1,000 % correct Richard Nixon was the greatest foreign policy Mastermind after world war II that ever lived in the White House

[@michaelmartinez2080]

​@@davidcurran-z8g Watergate was nothing compared to what the Kennedys got away with. Richard Nixon man had an opportunity to lie under oath but never got that opportunity like like Bill Clinton did. Richard Nixon never would have allowed four Americans to die on September 11th and then cover it up like that piece of s***Obama did on September 11th 2012 in Benghazi. Richard Nixon would have never had an insane and incompetent withdrawal from Afghanistan where more than a dozen soldiers were killed in 85 billion dollars in military hardware were left behind! When Richard Nixon left office he left the world in the country better off than when he entered office on January 20th 1969

[@aa697]

A Genius in foreign policy. RIP RMN

[@steveparks-oc8kv]

I was at church camp, they called us in the lunch room to watch. They said it was historic and it was.

[@amirafshar2580]

Even in most difficult time's he didn't lost his Sense of humor and smile ❤❤❤❤

[@forTehMemes]

One of the best speeches a president has ever given. Nixon is a tragic figure, he was robbed of his second term from a set up and is a misunderstood man. “Only those who have been through the deepest valley - could ever know on how magnificent it is to stand on the highest mountain” an incredible statement

[@michaelmartinez2080]

Richard Nixon is not a tragic figure he was a victim of an establishment that hated him as much as they hate Trump. The more Richard Nixon succeeded the more the media and the establishment hated him

[@StuartJrBarrett]

Totally agree!

[@robertpalin2161]

@@forTehMemes I could listen to him speak for hours. Trump is too egotistical to ever make such a statement. He could have said something like that, but incited a riot instead. And Harris can only speak in sentences as basic as “See spot run.”

[@ricarellan]

Whenever I feel like I’m in a “deep valley” I listen to this speech to lift my spirit. One of the best speeches I’ve heard.

[@thomasthompson6378]

The other truly great speech of RMN's was his acceptance speech at the 1968 Republican convention. He was truly a very great orator.

[@Mark-yy2py]

So hard to believe it was 50 years ago. I remember like it was yesterday.

[@seanhynds8482]

I was 7 years old when he gave this speech. I remember sitting with my grandparents watching this live on TV, my grandmother crying, my grandfather holding and patting her hands trying to console her saying it's ok, everything will fine. He was great man and a great president. We need him now more than ever. RIP President Nixon, we love you and miss your leadership and wisdom. ❤

[@rolandnelson6722]

Your grandmother was right, your grandfather was wrong. Forcing out a sitting President over a bungled burglary meant every president had to cower to reporters and their whims. Had Nixon been removed due to the Chennault affair, it would have been quite different.

[@robertpalin2161]

The presidents we have nowadays make Nixon look that much much better

[@SSJRanulf]

Nixon would destroy any modern politician in leadership, debate, foreign policy, etc. He was an outstanding president and people don't really know how much good he did. President Nixon will continue to be remembered as better and better as people have a better perspective. One of the best of the 2nd half of the 20th century.

[@rolandnelson6722]

@@SSJRanulf although I agree Nixon was the smartest most able politician, ever. History will not remember him that way. Most People look to history for one reason, because the present is too complex, they look to history because,for them, it’s simpler. A few cliches and half truths will cover all of hirsute. Much simpler than the present. Nixon is, in this view, a crook - nothing more.,

[@newfoundlandmapping4493]

I’ve watched so many of Nixons speech’s thanks to this account. It feels refreshing hearing such an intelligent and wise figure speak in contrast to what we have today. I believe his lessons and philosophy will resonate for decades to come.

[@vclazlo929]

The words the President spoke about his parents are so moving.

[@hossdacopeland]

I was 15 years old when President Nixon resigned. I remember watching this and being angry and heartbroken for him and his family. He had such pose and class and truly gave a remarkable speech. The words I remember most are “Always remember others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.”

[@paulinefarrell8652]

What he says about the need for farmers, businessmen and plumbers resonates more than ever now. My mom cried when this ran back in ' 74. I was six years old, we were vacationing on the shore and my parents and older sibs were glued to the tv

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

I've always liked Nixon as a person. Things don't always go your way, but it is how you deal with and overcome your losses that define you as a person. RIP RMN.

[@majdkarimi4490]

You brought tears to my eyes Mr. President. The World missing your leadership. I started to know you better when i visited your library in 2012. Salute from one Iranian American to you and first lady,Mrs. Nixon and your great family.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@Navy35]

A very nice and beautiful presidential library

[@paulodonnell8094]

The best speech a president has given since the Gettysburg address

[@thomasthompson6378]

I absolutely agree.

[@oferpo]

what a man

[@mikenixon2401]

I remember watching this vividly. For better or worst I was so impressed at his oration.

[@k.aliazad4388]

He grew in stature. Probably, the last, great president. 🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲

[@tomallen8459]

@@k.aliazad4388 I was this the 2 most genuine and greatest of my lifetime were Nixon and Reagan

[@robs5855]

Reagan

[@henrystowe6217]

@@k.aliazad4388 Reagan and Nixon were decent humans.

[@josephcolacova7516]

You can listen to this speech 100 times snd still be mesmerized by it. The richness ; the humility ; the wisdom , is on a whole other level

[@davidcurran-z8g]

An incredible look inside the man, especially in light of the situation at the moment. His world had just come crashing down yet he was still thinking about the major issues of his time. Absolutely fascinating!

[@josephcolacova7516]

@@davidcurran-z8g Well said 👍

[@fsrsaa]

Reagan was my favorite of the century but Nixon remains criminally underrated. Great mind.

[@Paul1958R]

...CRIMINALLY... LOLOLOLOLOL

[@teddyj.3198]

You have quite the taste for disgraceful presidents

[@corgiowner436]

We were a different nation then.

[@BHR2x8]

14:15 - 19:20: That, for me, was the most truly moving and powerful part of Nixon’s speech. We feel that just because we’ve fallen short and/or suffered a crippling and devastating loss in our lives, be it in our professional or personal lives, that all has ended and it’s not worth going forward and trying and enjoying anything anymore. But that must NEVER be the case!!!! We always needs to put the pain and loss behind us and solider on and do the very best with what we have in life and with ourselves as people. Spot on, Nixon!

[@k.morganlindau8609]

Nixon, Now More Than Ever!

[@stevenceppaglia7027]

50 Years Ago Today

[@Mizzie1966]

I was eight years old And it was sad what they did to him

[@JoeP19771]

I came across this speech a while back on another channel. It’s incredible. It’s moving. It’s hard not to cry watching it. I’m 47 so I’m too young to remember Watergate but with the passage of time and based on things I’ve read I think Nixon got a raw deal. I think he got set up. Will we ever see a president like this again? I don’t think so.

[@thomasthompson6378]

Unquestionably, that was one of the hardest things Richard Nixon ever did. But, as always, he rose to the occasion and he gave, by most all accounts, one of the finest farewell speeches in the history of our nation. I believe, in retrospect, he will go down in history as one of our greatest leaders.

[@Jim-du5yp]

I wish he would have never resigned ...He was GREAT 👍...Simply , the GREATEST PRESIDENT in FOREIGN POLICY.. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@thomasthompson6378]

He really had no other option, because the House Judiciary had already voted for three articles of impeachment, and the House was scheduled to vote on them. In the Senate, he almost certainly would have been removed from office had he not resigned. His last great service to our nation -- among many other achievements -- was his resignation from office and this supremely eloquent speech at the end of his service. I also believe that President Ford did exactly the right thing in pardoning Richard Nixon and sparing us from all the drama that could have otherwise ensured. Still, whatever his faults, Richard Nixon will go down in history as one of our very greatest presidents, and his family is justly proud of him.

[@browningautomatic2393]

i wish politicians were like him today, the world has gone nuts.

[@AlanObrien-if4ie]

I'm with you on the issues of the nuts ,our political class is low iq high ego

[@reaccionapr]

13:08 you can feels his love for his mother through the screen

[@jandasalovich6469]

So proud of this man.

[@genecitrone9058]

I remember this I was living in Lake Oswego Oregon. My parents said Hubert Humphrey signs in the front yard. I watched both conventions I was not yet ate my birthday was in August, but I became a Republican in 1968 and I did also work diligently his campaign in 1972 going door to door as a paper boy and I was with a Republican committee office weekly getting more supplies and talking to those people so of course the local politicians gave me their paraphernalia to accompany what I was doing for Nixon

[@miriammaldonado7848]

❤ President Richard Nixon ❤

[@renegaderaccoon335]

I’ve heard this called the best speech ever given in political history. I tend to agree.

[@richardenglish2195]

Measured, resonant, heartfelt and honest: a truly exceptional speech.

[@mr.morris3374]

You did nothing wrong Mr. President. History will be kind to you unlike the people of your time.

[@FloridaMan4205]

A great man and a great President. Now, more than ever, we need someone like him.

[@MarkSmith-qe7oj]

As Edith Bunker said Mr we could use a man like Richard Nixon again

[@danielamare8280]

The Nixon's were American people too, but one of a rare kind. God Bless America with the spirit of President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon. That way we will all become perfect to admit the truth. Amen.

[@jeffkorenman2498]

This is one of THE greatest addresses in American history if not in history itself. It's a masterpiece and a masterclass on what leadership means.

[@StuartJrBarrett]

What a most beautiful and humble speech made by a man who shared his heart.

[@shanequigley7552]

A Man of towering intellect, a strength of character unmatched in modern times , a colossus amongst mere men, and even though he was pilliored , he never lost his faith in his fellow man or himself , the man was a Titan.

[@sherifwadie6242]

It's a speech worth listening over and over again

[@ShakilRai2]

One of the brightest among the world leaders.

[@sharperhawkeye5556]

I ordered President Nixons memoirs and was surprised it came straight from the Nixon Library and the quality of the box and book amazed me...nixon often replied to letters something im sure most modern presidents never do...he even snuck out of the white house went to the Lincoln memorial to talk with hippies...he was a good man...

[@saadykohanim7489]

I am United States citizen, and I was Iranian at the time of his resignation and familiar with his achievements and I wondered why they make him to resign at that time and still wonder why he resigned today!

[@paulfrantizek102]

The people who pushed Nixon from office did the USA a huge disservice. They deserve everlasting scorn.

[@joakimblomqvist7824]

Respect from Sweden👏

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

A lot of us had our problems with Richard Nixon (wage & price controls, EPA, Going off The Gold Standard) BUT he was a good man who d The Best He Could & He Got Shafted, he did nothing others had not done before.

[@rolandnelson6722]

One of the greatest speech all time. Shows how much spare mental capacity he had, to be that aware at that time: “never be petty”. It is a huge loss for all time that he was too thorough to assuage his pettiness. He knew he could have just let the reporters feast over nothings.

[@randb4865]

50 years ago today.

[@ginocavazos2153]

The Most Saddest Farewell speech any President has ever Made

[@ksw501]

Kind of sad to think he only lived for roughly another 20 years after his resignation. I do miss him.

[@JohnAlbertRigali]

I’ve never before heard so much applause in my life. Wow.

[@frankmurray5216]

A truly a great President

[@texasviewpoint195]

One of the most popular presidents ever…Nixon was railroaded beginning with the grand jury. This will all come to light at some point.

[@Behrooz-khanBehrooz]

Great speech and verry emotional.❤❤❤

[@mariolaimejr03]

50 years since his resignation. He was still a great man despite resigning the office later that day.

[@Chitown067]

I am 57, I learned about the man and his policies from watching Archie Bunker. Not only was a great American, he was a great orator.

[@martyg7745]

This man was a leader - hard working - knowledgeable across all areas of concern - domestic and global. None of these guys today work at the job, are there to serve. They come to be served, to grow rich, enjoy the privilege and power. They subcontract out the many areas of concern and sign off where told. And not one gives me a feeling of deep morality or intelligence. It’s ridiculous. And sad.

[@waynecassels3607]

No notes. From the heart.

[@elimaurer9491]

What a guy - this man was the only Modern American President - He defined the job as [the 'notary public' of the American people]

[@Clarence-l3d]

Remember way back I was 12 yrs old and to see what the government has turned into is sicking, RMN was the first President to visit communist China. Henry Kissinger was the greatest Secretary of state in decades, RIP President Nixon you gave so we could live in peace.

[@djtforever1414]

The references to TR and his parents are what i remember about this speech.

[@SiVlog1989]

No human being is perfect, and I'm sure that he was less than happy setting the precedent of being the first President to resign, but what his farewell address proves without doubt, Richard Nixon was a human being that went through truly hellish experiences in his life and tried his best to rectify his upbringing that is reflected in his emotional speech here. I hope that by the time he died in 1994, he was able to find his own peace. Certainly, he was inconsolable at his wife, Pat's, funeral the year before he passed away

[@garryw.robertsmusicandmore2359]

I remember watching this on TV. I was only 15 years old at the time. What Nixon did with Watergate was wrong, but there have been other Presidents before and after Nixon who have done as bad or worse; and none of them had to resign. Rest in Peace RMM.

[@paulfrantizek102]

And the people who drove Nixon from office knew what he did was inconsequential compared to what had happened under earlier American regimes, but stuck the knife into him anyway.

[@henrystowe6217]

Nixon didnt do anything wrong except trying to cover for his people. His policies were awful, gold std, energy crisis etc, but the man was framed. At that point, i was ashamed to be an American. I remember the piling on. It stuck longer than it should have.

[@RichardSchiffman-jn1ds]

​@@henrystowe6217What the media did to Nixon was evil, pure and simple. Nixon was not without faults. He was indeed paranoid and socially awkward but he always deeply loved this country. A true American patriot in every sense of the word. He was also very intelligent which is something that has been sorely lacking for at least the last 4 or 5 presidential administrations

[@henrystowe6217]

@@RichardSchiffman-jn1ds 💯

[@dutchvanderlinde5004]

Nixon was a great man and President. Watergate was overblown and what Trump has done has shown us our far our standards as a nation have fallen.

[@jaypaint4855]

Someone needs to make a movie about Nixon’s mother!

[@tlocke772]

Look at us now.

[@Pete_Partak]

I've been watching as many interviews and clips of Nixon as I can recently. I had preconceptions of him being mearly a corrupt and detestable man. Upon research, I've discovered he's a much more complex man. He did more good than bad, and I believe history will be more kind to him as time marches onward. He had much in the way of foresight. In many ways, I strive to be like him. Deeply caring, resilient, a fighter. You don't win like he did his second term if your vision doesn't instill confidence in the people.

[@oferpo]

one of kind

[@vickaps]

This is one of the best speeches in America history IMO

[@richardea4223]

Rest in Peace Mr. President. You will always have a place in our hearts ❤

[@johnfox9169]

I am a staunch Democrat, however, I did admire Nixon. His intellect was very sharp. Sad he had to get ensnared in that Watergate scandal 😢

[@richardea4223]

Demoncrats set him up and destroyed our country 😎

[@wcmc4250]

"those who hate you don't win unless you hate them; and then you destroy yourself" he was a highly intelligent human being and I would say he was a good President but I do think he allowed his own petty flaws to destroy his presidency (that's only part of the story but there is a Shakespearian quality about him acknowledging that)

[@TommyD-fo7ye]

They loved him too. Oh, I must say, he took the high road.

[@chiclet_teeth]

3:40 end of all the clapping

[@williamwatson4625]

Nixon didn't have Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Alex Jones,............... defending him. We didn't have social media 50 years ago. All we had were ABC, CBS, & NBC. All three of them were basically giving our parents and grandparents the same news. But, in retrospect, Nixon was actually a good president compared to Carter, Obama, Bush Jr., Biden, even Trump.

[@danieldydzak691]

Sad moment in history . Nixon wasnt perfect but he did a lot for usa and the world

[@bradparker9664]

I was born in 1975, but am a Kennedy assassination researcher and author. In doing that, I acquired an interest in Nixon as well, and have always admired him. I particularly respect his concession speech in 1960 ("I believe Mr. Kennedy is a good American, even though he believes I am not..."). I believe most of us here recognize the 1960 election was not exactly as on the level as one would hope due to some monkey business by the Kennedy camp. One must wonder what the world today might look like if '60 had gone differently, or even if just Watergate had not occurred. I don't believe Nixon's administration did anything that any number of others haven't done...he just got caught. I believe both Kennedy and Nixon were great men, but like all in men, great and otherwise, mistakes were made and vulnerabilities existed. John Lennon made a remark on the very day on which he died in an interview with RKO in which he observed that there's a mystique that surrounds Kennedy, but perhaps that is due to the fact that he died early and "didn't live long enough to let us all down." Nixon, I believe, did live that long, and then long enough to redeem himself as a respected elder statesman. I was a freshman in college when Nixon died, and I recall hearing the news quite distinctly. It's too bad more people think of the downfall rather than the true man.

[@rockyracoon3233]

I for the past 4 to 5 years have had a idea of a political fantasy for a movie or HBO special. My working title for it is The 5th Debate. Nixon and JFK in the afterlife debating their presidency's.

[@richprokop5155]

QUIT USING THE EXCUSE OTHERS HAVE DONE IT...HE GOT CAUGHT...PATHETIC.. .

[@antoniopacelli]

6:53 Impressively Deep and Passional Way of Defining the Most Important Centre of Power of 5 Continental Regions Combined...

[@Gene-kl1br]

Damn reporters and a punk named Dean . Every President since Jefferson did as much . He was and is a Statesman , on a world event stage .

[@johnfarr2738]

I’m A Democrat but I believe if not for watergate Nixon would have been one of our greatest presidents. He was a foreign policy genius

[@rockyracoon3233]

He had many domestic achievements as well.

[@richardea4223]

Demoncrats were responsible for Watergate and other illegal activities 😎

[@mikescully6972]

One of the most misunderstood leaders of this era!

[@williamstachowskl921]

In Honor of such a great Sol. We exsend blessings blessings of The united hearts of the holy Trinity and Union with Mary 2 God's chief.❤🎉😢

[@Davidcallard]

Nixon would survive Watergate under today's morality. I think that for me in the wisdom of retrospect the lesson to be taken from the tragedy of Watergate is that we are often seen at our best when we discover within ourselves the capacity to forgive the weaknesses of others around us. For Ì know of one fact of this existence we may all be certain of and it is the one that finds every one of us only one mistake away from the judgement of others.

[@volfaninjersey]

Hes rolling in his grave to see the nonsense nowadays.

[@thursday4267]

😢

[@fredleong3986]

Interesting to muse on what would have transpired for the USA and the world had Nixon beat Kennedy in 1960.

[@RyanMcKenna-u1q]

never be petty. wasn't this the guy who made an enemies list to get even with after he won a second term???? but dont be petty now!

[@NGCPD]

They should have edited the clapping seals out. I'm gone.

[@thekillerofdarkness5125]

Almost as Great as Reagan

[@richprokop5155]

NIXON COULD HAVE BEEN IN TOP 10 EVER.... BUT ABUSE OF POWER WAS IN HIS HEAD....DUMB N DUMBER...

[@llluminatixx7]

Innocent man.

[@riccaruso7791]

Watergate had ties to the JFK Assassination, didn’t it?

[@rockyracoon3233]

Any authoritative proof?

[@riccaruso7791]

@@rockyracoon3233 ~> 🤫 🤐 🆚> ☠️ ⚰️

[@rockyracoon3233]

@@riccaruso7791 . Please present credible evidence.

[@thomasdesmond2233]

Consequences of being a criminal. Should have done time.

[@thomasdesmond2233]

And he accepted the pardon. Could have refused it.

[@46StephC]

Trump can learn so much by nixon- but he’s too busy being a celebrity and spinning his wheels.

[@RyanMcKenna-u1q]

He has never ducked taking responsibility,, hahahah. what about his tricky checkers speech? what about that missing 10 min in that tape? and one million other examples hahahaha

[@jameskirk5906]

TRUMP #1, REAGAN #2, NIXON #3, EISENHOWER #4

[@jameskirk5906]

@Jaygarrick23 Jefferson Davis!!!

[@jumbostorm887]

JFK?

[@LolManI-75]

​@@jameskirk5906 fuck no

[@LolManI-75]

​@@jumbostorm887 hell yea

[@jamesstewart8377]

JFK was absolutely over rated Nixon was light years ahead of Kennedy in intellect, political savvy, and genuine decency. He was just one of the greatest men to ever take the office if you have read the character of some of the presidents