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@TWE_20004 жыл бұрын
Can make a video about Allen Dulles, the first civilian Director of CIA and its longest-serving director to date.
@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt27184 жыл бұрын
I don't really need Ground News. I simply quit watching the news altogether long ago, it depresses me. Rather just hide out in my own reality and ignore everyone else's while it rots, burns and drowns.
@BaronVonBlair4 жыл бұрын
The sponsor misnamed your video.
@omy2134 жыл бұрын
@Soyboy ForJihad why do much hate... What's the obamagate?
@mightandmagicdotcom4 жыл бұрын
Hey... how about OBAMAGATE that fox news and President Trump mentioned?
@pok3rfacReturns3 жыл бұрын
The most interesting thing about this is if this took place today, he’d have still served his full second term because Congress is so partisan now.
@lancevance59072 жыл бұрын
It did take place today. It was called Obama & Bush with spying on everyone.
@Urmumissougly2 жыл бұрын
True
@alexsozansky2 жыл бұрын
Is that really the most interesting thing? Wow thanks for clarifying.
@LdGunn Жыл бұрын
if it were today, he would have no chance at the presidential nomination
@Ozie1981 Жыл бұрын
I agree. I’m not sure if that’s the most interesting part of this, but yeah, if this happened today he wouldn’t leave/be removed from office. When Clinton got a free pass for perjuring before congress (no matter how dumb the reason he was speaking before them in the first place), the US government lost a great deal of its already pitiful credibility.
@angelfire19874 жыл бұрын
The mystery man who reported the break-in was later revealed to be named Forrest Gump.
@mangot5894 жыл бұрын
angelfire1987 That was such a clever movie. Really different.
@ashleyworden18874 жыл бұрын
Ha ha. I'm sure Nixon isn't laughing. Even from his grave.
@bingo12324 жыл бұрын
You mean the night watchman who found the taped door?
@fiaestebanlara60924 жыл бұрын
She taste like cigarettes
@bingo12324 жыл бұрын
@@fiaestebanlara6092...and her odour was of an offensive nature.
@johnbutler73213 жыл бұрын
This is really good. Simon's comments at the end about people being more than their worst selves and their best selves are golden.
@J3scribe3 жыл бұрын
"it's easy to hate such a man, but it takes real guts to try to understand him." Yeah.
@cosmo36653 жыл бұрын
He was a Rothschild asset, what exactly is there to understand?
@alexm76273 жыл бұрын
@@cosmo3665 You proved his point
@CC-te5zf3 жыл бұрын
Amen. Some of us don’t readily accept popular premises. If they pan out to be true, then great; but it’s a fools game to blindly accept all these modern theories on face value.
@jimanders66663 жыл бұрын
Obummer did the same exact thing Nixon did and the mainstream media never batted an eye. Can you say "double standard" ???????????????
@Aeluron3 жыл бұрын
Singling out a democrat president when the presidents past nixon were just as bad. Reagen especially
@danthemansmail4 жыл бұрын
What Nixon did, would be considered quaint by today's standards. Worse scandals happen on a daily basis now, and hardly merit the raise of eyebrow.
@danthemansmail4 жыл бұрын
@trc2112 Don't kid yourself, it has always been that way. It's just a matter of degree.....
@TheMCD19894 жыл бұрын
Too true. Been going on that way forever but I think now it's just more obvious with how instant news and stories travel. Good or bad.
@cluberic4 жыл бұрын
True. Things like OBAMAGATE
@bedtimecartoons52134 жыл бұрын
*_❤ I Completely Agree About Today's Standards ❤ These Programs Inspire My Documentaries ❤_*
@jeckjeck31194 жыл бұрын
@@cluberic Or anything trump crime family does.
@nathanherren67083 жыл бұрын
When he resigned and left on the chopper, it wasn’t “V” for “victory”, it was the first “peace-out bitches” .
@angelfire19874 жыл бұрын
The transformation from Johnny Sins into Kratos is almost complete.
@9-11wasthecoolestthingever94 жыл бұрын
Awesome comment my dude
@gustavofring91483 жыл бұрын
@@9-11wasthecoolestthingever9 I do not agree with your name
@ziairwilliams15403 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@thebigboss22333 жыл бұрын
BOOOYYYY!!!!
@vaniapinto82143 жыл бұрын
Who’s Johny Sins? Is he a detective.
@QuestionEverythingButWHY4 жыл бұрын
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” ― Benjamin Franklin
@stephenwright88244 жыл бұрын
Nixon was considered for the Commissioner of Major League Baseball. His notable quote at the time was "Baseball needs an honest man at the top," or something like that.
@ImSpun134 жыл бұрын
That wasn’t Benjamin Franklin that said that...it was me. Jesus, get your quote credits straight homie.
@bedtimecartoons52134 жыл бұрын
*_❤ Very True ❤ These Programs Inspire My Documentaries ❤_*
@ImSpun134 жыл бұрын
@Bedtime Cartoons Stop self promoting on other people’s channels.
@oldenweery75104 жыл бұрын
Franklin was the predecessor (maybe even the first of his kind) of Mark Twain and Will Rogers, as a lot of his sayings were humorously true. Stay safe.
@josi42513 жыл бұрын
I was in high school when all of the Nixon drama took place. My father was glued to the news and had a deep understanding of it all, but I am still learning new bits here and there. This is an incredibly well done summary and I applaud you for it!
@dx14503 жыл бұрын
I was around 2 or 3 at the time, and I remember hearing about Watergate on the TV. Of course, being so young I thought it was a big fence standing in a pool of water.
@Zowie393 жыл бұрын
@@dx1450 lol! I was pre teen but thought it was a green jello concoction called Watergate salad!! Outta the mouths of babes!! 😆
@lucasgrey97943 жыл бұрын
I highly doubt he had a "deep understanding" of anything. lol. Pretty much EVERYTHING the average westerner believes about the world is FALSE.
@josi42513 жыл бұрын
@@lucasgrey9794 Believe as you wish, my child. But do stay in school. You need it.
@lucasgrey97943 жыл бұрын
@@josi4251 EVERYTHING you learned in "school" was a LIE. Except maths, geography and sciences.
@alekseev47154 жыл бұрын
Mr. Whistler’s beard has so far grown past stages “Lenin” and “Castro” and is currently slowly approaching “Tolstoy”
@johncalloway35474 жыл бұрын
Fantastic lol
@serafinoe.tarigan57794 жыл бұрын
Lol
@9nxt4 жыл бұрын
I think we still have Rasputin, if he goes beyond to Trotsky, we can start saluting
@mangot5894 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@TechSupport9004 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for the Santa Leader of Denmark
@tiffinyharrington93074 жыл бұрын
I was 6 when Nixon resigned - I still remember his face on TV and feeling very sorry for him as a little girl would tend to do I suppose. Now I look at our current politicians and think maybe he wasn’t so bad relatively speaking.
@mrttripz32364 жыл бұрын
It doesn't put the mind at ease to know that he had genuinely decent policies at times
@SWLinPHX4 жыл бұрын
I was six years old too when he resigned.
@DoYouBelieveX4 жыл бұрын
He wasn’t too bad, tho some of his policies still negatively impact America today. Though he was still one of the last good presidents in my opinion. Fun fact, he’s who lowered the voting age to 18. I more so just like him as a historical figure.
@mrttripz32364 жыл бұрын
Reptilian Eye I agree. His HUGE mistake was the war on drugs. But people have to remember that the war on drugs really began to ramp up under later administrations and Nixon is not totally to blame
@mrttripz32364 жыл бұрын
Same with Chinese Detente. China didn’t become the worlds factory under his watch
@garyfrombrooklyn6 ай бұрын
2024 - "Im gonna still claim the election was stolen from me, take boxes of classified documents and refuse to give them back, then try to get my job back for the sole purpose of hoping I can get immunity"
@ron883035 күн бұрын
who are you quoting?
@chiyohanson43324 жыл бұрын
Foreign policy was his forte. Every POTUS after him, sought his advice. When he went to China , the whole trip was on TV. This was huge. As big as the moon landing. I still remember it after a this time.
@Kyle_Schaff3 жыл бұрын
It was the combination of him and Kissinger. I remember hearing a quote about LBJ and Nixon. It was something like “What LBJ understood of America, Nixon understood of the world.” Nixon did all-but mentally crumble during the impeachment investigation and was unable to effectively fulfill his duties as president. Before then, however, I think his + Kissinger’s foreign policy was probably the most efficient and effective in all of US history except for maybe James Monroe + JQA
@gangching80573 жыл бұрын
@@Kyle_Schaff yea
@williamwingo47403 жыл бұрын
Here's an apocryphal story about Nixon's second trip to China--the one after he left office: He prepared a 600-page report on the trip and sent it to president Ford. After a couple of weeks he calls up and asks how Ford liked the report. Ford replies: "Great. the desk doesn't wobble any more."
@jokerofmorocco3 жыл бұрын
And in China, he's one of the most well-liked American presidents
@kioshiro4822 жыл бұрын
Thanks to him, after decades, we now have covid.
@USAirsoft4 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see a Biographics Episode on Robert S McNamara
@roberthaig21334 жыл бұрын
I'm sure Simon would do him justice but maybe check out The Fog of War first
@jimscimonetti14574 жыл бұрын
@@roberthaig2133 A Biographics on McNamara is a good suggestion. I say that even though the thought of that guy turns my stomach.
@primetimetv84524 жыл бұрын
I’ve been requesting that video for the longest! Come’on bio graphics!!
@erikdrake63174 жыл бұрын
I used to work with a Vietnam vet. You should’ve heard what he had to say about McNamara!
@USAirsoft4 жыл бұрын
Rusty Shakleford I’m sure he had quite colorful stories to tell
@kristoferalexander75593 жыл бұрын
2020: "The Biggest Scandal in American History" 2021: ..... "A Big Scandal in American History"
@PagIiacci3 ай бұрын
2024: An incident in American politics
@lumpydark61732 ай бұрын
2024: He just had a bad night!
@jakeservo71784 жыл бұрын
"Whatever the hell 2016 was." Most accurate description I ever heard.
@MsPuffykinz4 жыл бұрын
Dude. I don’t even remember that year. I think my brain erased it.
@BJ-zd2or4 жыл бұрын
US had a fit, it saw the madness and knew everything and absolutely nothing as it came out of 2016.... what confusing year.
@nathanielgaryantes97424 жыл бұрын
I remember that year only because I was nine and got stuck in a tree XD
@BallyBoy954 жыл бұрын
Whatever 2016 was, at least it ain't 2020. Can't wait for this year to be done with.
@oluwafemiajose9484 жыл бұрын
LOL..that made me laugh too. I could never really understand what exactly that whole "scandal" was about. I just heard the media saying "the walls are closing in", "bombshell revelations", "this is the smoking gun" bla bla for 3 straight years.
@folbykleetwood74624 жыл бұрын
"Its just a storm, Dick. Siddown."
@rhetoric76204 жыл бұрын
I understood that refrence
@axelpatrickb.pingol32283 жыл бұрын
(Galivating like a demon possessed) "Oh My God!!!" (Collapsed on the floor)...
@thejesus87503 жыл бұрын
@Jimmy Carter I was going to say that how dare you steal it from me
@sinonuzumaki6393 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@youngsandwich27923 жыл бұрын
Somebody’s breaking In
@autumn7024 ай бұрын
"The Biggest Scandal in American History" Homer Simpson: "The Biggest Scandal in American History SO FAR"
@Honest_Grifter3 жыл бұрын
"The biggest scandal in American history" 2020: Hold my beer...
@TrottingAlongWithK3 жыл бұрын
Yep
@gangching80573 жыл бұрын
@Skskskksjss Laoxjnend SUURRE
@polaroidandroidjeff63833 жыл бұрын
2021: no you hold mine
@RobbieManic3 жыл бұрын
January 6th 2021: Get a load of this guy!
@justandy3333 жыл бұрын
2021 : Hold my beer!
@completesentences21254 жыл бұрын
Nixon was a true outsider. To me, it always seemed like he went into politics and saw how the game was played and when he did the same kind of slimy stuff that all career politicians do, they flipped the script on him and pretended like it was an outrage. There’s no honor amongst thieves...and DC has been overrun with them for nearly a century.
@dogtooth122 жыл бұрын
Well said. Yes, this is what I was kinda thinking but couldn't articulate. Thanks.
@Neat_profile2 жыл бұрын
I've a feeling that for president standards he and his vice president Agnew were some of the most humane and compassionate men to attain these positions but because both had come from relatively low backgrounds their colleagues conspired to expose their scandals Agnew fell first and a little less than a year later Nixon's turn came.
@thomaskennedy57282 жыл бұрын
Well it was obvious why he received so much criticize,he did those while serving as a president. The highest post
@TheIfifi Жыл бұрын
Narh, Nixon had been in politics since the late 40's. There was nothing outsider about him. What he did was a disgrace and it was handled as a disgraced.
@JoshSweetvale Жыл бұрын
@@Neat_profile Agnew wasn't smart, nor was he honest. Maybe he was kind. Maybe he was witty. Entheusiastic. But those aren't important.
@alistairfyendysh38323 жыл бұрын
Watching this on 10th January 2021. The words “The most controversial president” when describing Nixon gave rise to a wry chuckle, I have to admit.
@edsr1643 жыл бұрын
Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump may have one or two words to say about this
@WombRaider78783 жыл бұрын
Trump had more media created scandals than anyone in history. The MSM here literally printed almost 200 verifiable lies over the 4 years of Trump. Most were based on anonymous sources. From the MLK bust removal lie, to the myriad of retracted Russia stories, we witnessed the biggest propaganda campaign in history. Now the same media post puff pieces on Biden. All while his son is in bed with China (has not divested from China business) and he just let convicted illegal alien child predators onto the streets. He is doing as bad as Trump with the Coronavirus pandemic. All with ZERO accountability by the media.
@jking13433 жыл бұрын
@@WombRaider7878 trump tells 200 lies before breakfast
@WombRaider78783 жыл бұрын
@@jking1343 lies, or states an opinion? The Dems have a hard time with the line between stating a fact and an opinion.
@jking13433 жыл бұрын
@@WombRaider7878 well id call every public appearance, and many private ones later revealed, better November - January full of the lies of a narcissistic man incapable of admitting he lost.
@Ditka-894 жыл бұрын
I still find it amazing how a man with so many maladaptations and introverted personality quarks was able to get as far as he got. Most politicians are extroverted and charismatic-Nixon was neither, yet he somehow became president. Shows you how far ambition and sheer will can take you.
@earnthis14 жыл бұрын
Yay you too can be a psycho president!
@phoghat4 жыл бұрын
Truman
@axelpatrickb.pingol32283 жыл бұрын
Then again Franklin Pierce became president with absolutely no redeeming qualities, and so are the presidents between Hayes, Cleveland and Coolidge (Harding is still a quirky bastard to me for ging his penis the name "Jerry"...)
@simplyrin2103 жыл бұрын
True
@Chris-hx3om3 жыл бұрын
He set a tone that has been carried on, that of a 'negative' campaign. And for that, I am not grateful. Nothing worse that watching an election campaign that has no substance, just 'abuse' of the other party. I really don't want you tell me why I shouldn't vote for the other guy, I want to hear why I should vote for you....
@redjirachi14 жыл бұрын
"This is the tale of Richard Nixon, the most controversial president" Andrew Jackson: Am I a joke to you?
@stischer474 жыл бұрын
Andrew Jackson? How about Buchanan who led the US in the Civil War.
@redjirachi14 жыл бұрын
@Dominic I'm pretty sure it was when we re-evaluated the Trail of Tears. Plus Jackson shot a lot of people in duels
@duncanmcgee134 жыл бұрын
@@redjirachi1 noyhing wrong with duels. They coulda got him
@redjirachi14 жыл бұрын
@@duncanmcgee13 Tell that to Aaron Burr
@LondonDawson4 жыл бұрын
Jackson killed natives.
@xc13z829 Жыл бұрын
Richard Nixon: "I had the biggest scandal in American history." Donald Trump: "Hold my beer.... "
@lumpydark61732 ай бұрын
Joe Biden: "Hold my Alzheimer medication.. Anyway."
@willcurtis7066Ай бұрын
@@lumpydark6173Can't convict someone for being sleepy though
@lumpydark6173Ай бұрын
@@willcurtis7066 You can convict someone for anything, but can you impeach them is the question.
@willcurtis7066Ай бұрын
@@lumpydark6173 What? No you can't. Can I convict you for making a stupid comment?
@PGar584 жыл бұрын
Excellent. This was the most balanced review I have ever seen of one of the most complicated politicians in American history. Props once again to Simon and the team on a job well done.
@kennethblachlyjr3040 Жыл бұрын
I can tell Simon is a lib. But he's intelligent so it's cool. He passively shows his bias through witty sarcastic humor. Very English by the way
@Gnarfendorf Жыл бұрын
@@kennethblachlyjr3040 Imho the sign of a good creator is to keep the bias levels low and stick to the facts instead of throwing around accusations at the opposing party. Simon has a relatively easy job here, Nixon and his story is pretty well documented and his wrongdoings were proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Now if you go into modern politics... i wouldnt want to touch that, far too many unreasonable people who know it all and dont accept any other oppinion, or try to sell you feelings as facts.
@kennethblachlyjr3040 Жыл бұрын
@Max Mustermann fair enough but doesn't everyone have some sort of a bias? I'm sure Simon does since he doesn't strike me as a robot. He is good at all that you point out but I do see subtle stuff that I can probably make a good guess of how he views the world
@Gnarfendorf Жыл бұрын
@@kennethblachlyjr3040 yeah, i wont deny his obvious left leaning attitude, and i have no problem with that. Some creators just take it to a level thats no longer appealing to anyone apart from those with the same views. Take firearms content for example, stuff like forgotten weapons is right up my alley, interesting history and technical stuff about guns interests me a lot, but people who just showcase how they shoot the biggest guns on some stupid dummy target and act like buffoons is completely unappealing to me for the sole fact that they almost glorify guns as toys, even if they state the opposite. And thats not even the most devisive type of content you find on yt.
@kennethblachlyjr3040 Жыл бұрын
@@Gnarfendorf again spot on my friend
@thomaszielke8664 жыл бұрын
Videos like this are why Biographics is my favorite out of all your channels. You take vilified or underappreciated figures in history and look at them close up.
@patrickschaefer46823 жыл бұрын
Might have to edit that thumbnail now - "2nd biggest scandal in US history"
@jimmy2k4o3 жыл бұрын
What’s the first?
@jacksonreilly34413 жыл бұрын
@@jimmy2k4o The Clinton Crime Syndicate.
@necropollis-3 жыл бұрын
@@jacksonreilly3441 that’s how people end up dead
@DathT8er3 жыл бұрын
@Sonic Phil I hardly consider folks just saying it's debunked as actual debunking
@Defender783 жыл бұрын
@@jacksonreilly3441 No dummy trump and his various scandals and screw ups is now the first
@zw2464 жыл бұрын
He was heard on tape saying "I'll sell our children's organs to zoos..FOR MEAT ! and at night I'll go into people's houses and wreck up the place! arooooo" (I hope some people get this joke)
@Pretermit_Sound4 жыл бұрын
Futurama?
@Greggers16014 жыл бұрын
Well he's lost my vote
@braytenr21854 жыл бұрын
futurama lmao
@jacksone58564 жыл бұрын
Oh god, its Robo-Nixon! Run!
@jordikostiuk84714 жыл бұрын
You legend! 10/10 reference
@Explains4 жыл бұрын
There was a scandal, but apart from Watergate, Nixon actually did quite a few good things. He did more for the environment than probably any other president. He created the EPA, signed the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and more. He signed SALT, Title IX, and endorsed the ERA. I'm *not* saying the break-ins were good, just that the good is often overlooked.
@Sparky-ww5re3 жыл бұрын
And got us out of the Vietnam war, such a waste of life for a war in which we should never have got involved with. In many aspects, he was a darn good president, in contrast to this administration letting several thousands of illegal immigrants many covid positive, all over the country, while shutting down the keystone pipeline and requesting masks and vaccines for all Americans but illegal immigrants are free to to as they please. And the hunter Biden laptop scandal, which the media doesn't even dare to mention and even censoring those who bring it up. In many ways,Watergate pales in comparison to what's happening today.
@Redbird-dh7mu3 жыл бұрын
It is sad, if watergate didn’t happen, Nixon would been remembered as a great president.
@vivekjkumar57973 жыл бұрын
Also kissing china's ass was a bad thing.
@stevenanderson9719 Жыл бұрын
I was a teenager when Nixon resigned. My father made me and my brothers watch the resignation speech. I believe that if Nixon had come clean at the start of the scandal, he wouldn't have been forced to resign. I was asked about the Ford pardon, my response was that the only thing wrong with the pardon, it didn't require Nixon to come clean about what his role was. This has left many questions that have never been resolved.
@eliasbank99664 жыл бұрын
Then he became president of Earth 🌎 as a head in a jar. AROOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
@annakateputter_littlered3 жыл бұрын
If Nixon had happened in 2020, maybe ^__^
@ayomrwhiteigotdrip62353 жыл бұрын
lol
@shawnthompson23033 жыл бұрын
REPTILICUS HIT THE THINGY
@hazeldecker6223 жыл бұрын
Now we know who's the true Face of Boe.
@ianashby62943 жыл бұрын
I am not a crook
@THETREYHORTON4 жыл бұрын
I was looking to research this last week and I looked here first and nothing.... And now... BOOM!
@MrJudgeh3 жыл бұрын
I really do love the presentation by Simon and the information he and the team put together is such a delight. Thank you for all the effort and fantastic videos!
@adolphusames75704 жыл бұрын
You should do some videos on infamous mobsters like Lucky Luciano, Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, etc...
@j.a.weishaupt17484 жыл бұрын
Adolphus Ames Yes!
@davidmesser86194 жыл бұрын
You forgot the Bill and Hillary show. Vaughn
@lukasjansen18154 жыл бұрын
no common, irrelevant for any course of history and knowledge that neither practically or theoretically serves a function; the episodes would be time-consuming for no purpose. A general or philosopher or politician in a certain time however gives insight in culture, history, and influence of that period. Giving insight in history or even geopolitics; or as the Romans liked it, teach virtues.
@jojoames87644 жыл бұрын
@@lukasjansen1815 You must not know much about the American Mafia. It would be very relevant for historical, political, and cultural purposes. Bugsy Siegel was a driving force behind the development of Las Vegas. Mobsters also had connections to politicians such as the Kennedy Family and Cuban leaders during the 1950s. They also controlled the Teamsters Union, and dominated New York, Atlantic City, and Chicago politics and businesses in their prime. Celebrities and cultural icons like Frank Sinatra had mob affiliations too. Even Donald Trump, the current U.S. president, did business deals with the mafia when he was starting out as a real estate developer and his lawyer, Roy Cohn, defended mafia bosses frequently. Studying the mafia does provide insight into American corruption, its history, its lust for violence, and specific time periods such as the Prohibition era of the 1920s, the turbulent NYC from the 1960s-1980s, the development of the drug trade, Havana in the 1950s, and several other facets of American culture.
@christophermerlot33664 жыл бұрын
Pittsburgh Phil and Murder Inc.
@ethanramos44414 жыл бұрын
“Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty, always remember, others may hate you. But those who don’t hate win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.” Richard Nixon
@danielmatarazzo3678 Жыл бұрын
"We were poor but didn't know it". Huh, I grew up poor, and I was certain of it. "Im hungry, hmm no food... I'm going to bed."
@QuestionEverythingButWHY4 жыл бұрын
“Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught.” ― Honore de Balzac
@eliasfaklaris4 жыл бұрын
Honor thee ball sack
@GreenDragon12344 жыл бұрын
Elias F Perfect name
@joshglover23704 жыл бұрын
Big Facts!!!
@patton19094 жыл бұрын
Facts
@Itcouldbebunnies4 жыл бұрын
He stole that quote from Anacharsis.
@frankingram33824 жыл бұрын
You did a wonderful job in this study. I have seen most of your shows but by far this one surpasses all of the others. I wish you would have made it a two-part lesson and included what you didn't have time for in this video. God Bless my friend.
@domcarter43263 жыл бұрын
I never knew that he came from a pretty humble background.
@inthezone4914 жыл бұрын
That was so good. Two thumbs up on a marvelous video Simon! "It is easy to hate such a man, but It takes real guts to try to understand him."
@bladudemovies4 жыл бұрын
Please do one on Tommy Wiseau, one of the greatest mysteries of the modern world.
@kraanz4 жыл бұрын
He's still alive, so they prolly won't. Though yes, I would love to see one, too.
@annabarr13044 жыл бұрын
@@kraanz is he really though? We could have been experiencing a Tommy impersonator. The real Tommy died in a car crash.
@annakateputter_littlered3 жыл бұрын
Yes. This gets my vote.
@Kaifen.2 жыл бұрын
@@annabarr1304 Maybe he vampire?
@NightMotorcyclist3 жыл бұрын
"Uh, I'd also like to express my fondness for that particular beer." The man never drank a Duff in his life!
@TWE_20004 жыл бұрын
Can make a video about Allen Dulles, the first civilian Director of CIA and its longest-serving director to date.
@ARIXANDRE4 жыл бұрын
Yes! Great choice!
@GerryBolger4 жыл бұрын
That would just segue into MK Ultra which deserves a whole video of its own. Both videos would be fascinating though...
@jaymevosburgh36604 жыл бұрын
Should do both ov the Dulles brothers. They are both interesting men, by their own doings & merits.
@marceloaleixo5404 жыл бұрын
J Edgar Hoover too
@rebeccapardue84383 жыл бұрын
Allen Dulles, Director of the CIA, fired by President Kennedy because of the Bay of Pigs fiasco, then chosen by Lyndon Johnson as a member of the Warren Commission to "investigate" President Kennedys assassination. Johnson claimed Bobby Kennedy had urged him to put Dulles on the Commission. Personally, I don't believe that for a second. But, since most everyone involved in this fiasco is dead, it's impossible to question them. Obviously. Strange that there are still files that are still classified top secret on the grounds of national security. Oswald is dead. If he killed President Kennedy all by himself, why all the secrecy ? Mike Pardue
@bully088734 жыл бұрын
I did a search and didn’t see ORSON WELLES. Please remedy that.
@Kittycommissar3 жыл бұрын
I’m going to set it straight, this watergate. Best line I have ever heard you utter. Thank you my bald British friend. Hardest working man on KZbin.
@davidtucker37294 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this mostly unbiased account of a man I grew up hearing about and seeing on my TV screen. I appreciate that you mentioned his good works as well as his downfalls
@jesusmachuca87804 жыл бұрын
Finally Simon! Ive really enjoyed the presidential Biographic videos you have done recently. Keep going!!
@abbaszaidi83713 жыл бұрын
Best thing about this video is the ending. The guts to find the good in a man like Nixon. He’s always fascinated me as he was so flawed yet gifted. But politics is inevitably a popularity contest, regardless of whether you’re vision is a “righteous “ one
@EasedBirch21143 жыл бұрын
“The biggest scandal in American history.” 2020 election: “You ain’t seen nothing yet!”
@xxxhalo4everxxx3 жыл бұрын
@George O'Carroll when there's more ballots then voters in some states, and 100.000 votes show up and all being for biden which is mathmetically impossible, it aint really a "theory"
@amapnamedpam3 жыл бұрын
@@xxxhalo4everxxx lol those are all disproven. biden got on average 75% of mail ins, never 100% in any state. trump spent his whole campaign discrediting the mail ins and told his supporters not to use it, then you guys are surprised when barely any trump supporters vote by mail lol. you can register to vote ON ELECTION day in most states, hence why the number online is never accurate in the days prior and after the election. its how it works every year look it up.
@SputnikKaiser3 жыл бұрын
@@xxxhalo4everxxx >100’000 votes show up all being for Biden Trump: "Don't mail in your vote, the mail system is corrupt." *Trumpets vote in-person, get counted immediately.* Biden: "Stay safe, mail in your vote." *Bidets vote by mail, take a while to get counted.* Trumpet: "THESE VOTES ARE BAD WHY DID THEY TAKE SO LONG TO COUNT"
@xxxhalo4everxxx3 жыл бұрын
@@SputnikKaiser even then, yes trump said "vote in person" which most of his voters probalby did, but then their still has to be SOME trump voters that voted by mail, a batch of 100.000 ballots with not a single 1 for trump is mathmetically impossible, their has to be SOME people that voted for trump by mail
@jason_samosa4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Simon, I always love the depth of your work. It’s so refreshing and so human. Thank you for keeping the standard of media up ✌️
@jorgecancio75543 жыл бұрын
19:33 you saw the opportunity and you took it. Congrats!!
@ashcoates254 жыл бұрын
You saw my recommendation, this is the greatest day of my life!!! Or maybe it’s a coincidence but I’m happy either way
@ctw000044 жыл бұрын
One of your best closing remarks yet. That mindset should be used by more people in daily life. History is rarely just black and white, but nuanced.
@lordsnow78543 жыл бұрын
This was an amazing video, I’m doing a school presentation on the U.S v Nixon and now I feel like an expert! Thank you so much!
@Carnifici4 жыл бұрын
You forgot to add "so far" in the title.
@geoffpriestley70014 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of that song " you ain't seem nothing yet"
@tigercap1004 жыл бұрын
@@geoffpriestley7001 The phoney dossier and false "Russian collusion" hoax perpetrated by Obama and members of the FBI is 100 times worse. Obama's "Fast and Furious" scheme is up there too.
@emiel2554 жыл бұрын
Nah he should have added “that we know of”
@jeckjeck31194 жыл бұрын
@@tigercap100 Yawn. Another nothing burger like Hillary's emails. This time produced by the most corrupt attorney general in history of US. Bill Barr, AKA Epstein Assassin.
@finneganmcgee42484 жыл бұрын
@jeck jeck You really have nothing better to do, do you? Hahaha!
@historyrhymes17014 жыл бұрын
I would love to see Henry Kissinger next
@Ditka-894 жыл бұрын
Some people say Kissinger was a war criminal
@How234974 жыл бұрын
llook05 he's done one on Bin Laden, idk why he wouldn't do one on Kissinger even if he was
@taskdon7694 жыл бұрын
I think that once Simon said which he will stop doing Biographic on people that is still alive. Yes, Kissinger is still alive at the age of 97.
@ladymopar20244 жыл бұрын
That'd be great, Kissinger did so much and covered him so much during the Nixon Administration she was actually running the whole show for a bit. That's a great idea
@historyrhymes17014 жыл бұрын
@Mythic foreign affairs is a dirty game. Don't think that there is a way to stay clean when you are in charge of all diplomatic operations of the world's most powerful country especially during the cold war. Not following Realpolitik during an era such as the Cold War would have your country beaten down to the ground for less than a decade.
@tstbad59 Жыл бұрын
Many remember Richard Nixon for only Watergate, but he was so much more than that. He was an anti-communist in the senate, Eisenhower’s Vice President, dog lover, master politician, founder of the EPA, supporter of the ERA, busing, and civil rights crusader vowing to have a black person on his cabinet during the 1960 campaign. RIP Richard Nixon, a very deep and complex man.
@marcomac88243 жыл бұрын
As usual, Simon, a fair, balanced and informed Assesment. Really enjoy the quality of the videos you produce,
@sayuncleordie4 жыл бұрын
Greatest American political scandal in American history, so far.
@captindo4 жыл бұрын
beat me to it lol
@omy2134 жыл бұрын
@ROB112 what's the obamagate?
@kelerews4 жыл бұрын
@@omy213 I think obama colluded with Russia and did everything he could to obstruct the investigation.
@omy2134 жыл бұрын
@@kelerews but the US govt under trump clarified that Russia had no power to meddle in American elections so what exactly did Obama do :S
@jeckjeck31194 жыл бұрын
@ROB112 Trump virus is the biggest crime in history of US.
@Gandalf914 Жыл бұрын
Watergate remains in popular culture primarily because of two things: 1.) It was one of the first times citizens stopped blindly trusting their government (especially after the Johnson administration) coupled with the fact that citizens started to realize how ruthless coverups could be at the federal level. 2.) The Watergate scandal was an easier story to sell in news, movies, and TV, as opposed to the more intricate and politically complicated scandals in which nearly every president engages. (You can sum up Watergate pretty quickly in movies compared to other more elaborate scandals such as Reagan’s “Iran-Contra Affair”, Clinton’s lying under oath to Congress, Obama’s “Fast and Furious” scandal, etc.). “President spied on political opponents, then tried a coverup, the end”. Overly simplified, but effective.
@stischer474 жыл бұрын
Had he just admitted the break-in with a "well, that's what we do in politics", most people would have just shrugged their shoulders. That he lied on TV blew whatever support he might have had among the American public and thus the Republican Party.
@valdisfox68714 жыл бұрын
"Sounds like someone's breaking in" "Calm down, Dick, it's just a storm"
@NengowGaming3 жыл бұрын
This scandal about to replaced soon 😂
@bethteiken61154 жыл бұрын
“Nixon: the most controversial president” Trump: Am I a joke to you?
@EaglesQuestions4 жыл бұрын
I mean... yes?
@jeckjeck31194 жыл бұрын
Alastor: ''Maybe!''
@robertgr00774 жыл бұрын
Good and fair final statement, Simon. Quality video as always.
@satevo4623 жыл бұрын
*second most controversial president.
@devmag523 жыл бұрын
Now we have an incompetent in office. good point
@johnlesco62523 жыл бұрын
What are you Trump haters going to say when he gets reelected?
@mattrodgers48783 жыл бұрын
@@johnlesco6252 never happen.
@raptorfromthe6ix8332 жыл бұрын
There’s been way worse presidents than trumpet
@satevo4622 жыл бұрын
@@raptorfromthe6ix833 nope. Trump is hands-down the worst president ever
@pickledbushman4 жыл бұрын
This title is going to age so badly.
@miwa47984 жыл бұрын
No?
@K.C.-Games4 жыл бұрын
Just in case there is a president more corrupt and did another watergate but worse Biographics should rename the video into Richard Nixon: The Biggest American Scandal in The 20th Century
@miwa47984 жыл бұрын
Kyle & Chung well really the worst in the world was the things that happened under woodrow wilson.
@chaoscapricorn134 жыл бұрын
I think its a play on words, because Watergate is seemed as such a big thing, but compared to newer scandals, in the clinton, bush, obama and trump... yah we would still consider Watergate the biggest one for some reason
@mcdonkey5004 жыл бұрын
only zoomers think this
@mitchellneu4 жыл бұрын
Excellent Beastie Boys reference... "I'm tellin' y'all it's SABOTAGE!"
@stevenwebb36344 жыл бұрын
The greatest film clip of all time
@ponasenkoepifantsev3774 жыл бұрын
"y'all"
@Lanwarder3 жыл бұрын
Yeah you're going to need to change that title
@devmag523 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Obamagate was a thing and now Beijing Biden. You can’t make this up
@Lanwarder3 жыл бұрын
DevvMag 52 Yeah I like how you're either making a joke either aware of how stupid that is. If serious, please tell me, what specific events constituante what you call Obamagate and can you actually prove any of it or is it all the same debunked stuff?
@warfighter31284 жыл бұрын
I’ve only ever been informed of Watergate. I didn’t realize he had a hand in the EPA, women’s rights, and other things both good and bad. Also your interpretations of what people said to each other is comedy gold!
@ARIXANDRE4 жыл бұрын
Nixon can now rest easy. Trump is the new bar for "impeachable crook".
@rubberneck28554 жыл бұрын
Trump has been a great President. Obama Biden HRC were an embarrassment to the US.
@ARIXANDRE4 жыл бұрын
@@rubberneck2855 Hum. Nothing in my comment mentions Obama. Or Lincoln, or Washington, or Kennedy, or Reagan...
@mr.bullionnaire97484 жыл бұрын
I have no idea what's going on and neither do you
@aaronberta39584 жыл бұрын
Trump 2020 baby! I'll see you on election day 😁🇺🇲🇺🇲
@aaronberta39584 жыл бұрын
@Donald Trump is a Ghetto trick Trump 2020
@pmurraymusic Жыл бұрын
Interesting side fact, Dick Cavett's searing criticisms of Nixon earned his Production company a full set of Audits from the IRS. To make it seem like it wasn't a revenge tactic, Cavett himself was never audited.
@phantombeard62624 жыл бұрын
Bios on other presidents like George Washington or Thomas Jefferson? Or other major historical figures such as Alexander Hamilton or Harriet Tubman Awesome as always Biographics
@charlesellender81654 жыл бұрын
Tubman would be good
@robertbundick934 жыл бұрын
I'd be in some Jefferson
@jesuschrist95134 жыл бұрын
Im thirsty for some Jorge Juashingtón
@krisb2944 жыл бұрын
Jessica Kellgren-Fozard has a good video on Harriet Tubman. It's obviously not the same style of Biographics, but it's a good & informational watch.
@bmac44 жыл бұрын
Would be nice to see one on Hamilton just so people know who he was and not just get the Broadway version
@kevinfelton6893 жыл бұрын
I think that this has to be your best one so far. I mean you LITERALLY made Richard Milhouse god-damned Nixon into a sympathetic figure. Bravo Simon. Bravo.
@suprlite3 жыл бұрын
Biden: hold my....uh.....where am i? Come on man.
@gratefuldean694 жыл бұрын
"...the most controversial president..." Me: ummm, Simon....
@aaronberta39584 жыл бұрын
Andrew Jackson?????
@MarcinKryszak4 жыл бұрын
Barry Soetoro?
@franciscomm76754 жыл бұрын
Donald Trump???
@davidmesser86194 жыл бұрын
Bill Clinton or Obama?
@eliyafethsoto13094 жыл бұрын
George W Bush??????
@stuart86633 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a deeply thoughtful summary at the end. Its a change from the "Keyboard Commando" comments you often see below peddling a single narrative.
@deborahpresley40823 жыл бұрын
Thank you Simon, for giving both sides of the story, both the bad and the good, without putting a slant of bias. Thank you for reminding the viewers that, while some bad decisions were made, that he was still a human being, and that he really did care about what he was representing... Thank you for reminding us that ALL good people can sometimes do bad things. For a man who did a lot of good and a lot of right for the American people and the world, history seems to only remember the bad and the wrong. You're a rare treasure.
@nunyabidness117 Жыл бұрын
Everything Simon does is biased. It just doesn't seem so since his bias matches yours.
@deborahpresley4082 Жыл бұрын
@@nunyabidness117 🤣🤣🤣
@michaelbatts71494 жыл бұрын
Nixon: I am not a crook. Cox: Yo' lyin' @$$!!
@Pr3tti3 жыл бұрын
11:16 "election stolen from him" NIXON REMINDS ME OF TRUMP LOL
@arthurcrunden61073 жыл бұрын
Trump is way worse
@mradyandmimyay97823 жыл бұрын
I know it's ridiculous. Biden is 11 million votes more popular than even Obama was. Incredible enthusiasm and hope for chance that Biden and Harris have generated with hard work pre-election.
@gerardlinehan35473 жыл бұрын
@@mradyandmimyay9782 Biden was widely regarded as one of the weakest candidates ever due to his age, propensity for gaffs and waffling, he has one great asset that decided the election, he was widely accepted and supported because he could beat Trump, job done. Looking forward I see USA terribly weakened by the divisions Trump has created and is cultivating, that is not good news for any of us.
@TheWaterboarders3 жыл бұрын
At least Nixon had the dignity and respect for his office to resign.
@christiansoldier773 жыл бұрын
Ryan Yeah they were both victims of voter fraud.
@polgaravasti3 жыл бұрын
Please can you make a biographics about Simon Whistler?
@johnreinburg8594 жыл бұрын
Gordon Liddy was the only one that was loyal to President Nixon.
@kevinpogue72944 жыл бұрын
Gordon Liddy was the one who caused all the trouble. He came up with idea for the Watergate break in, was well as the break in of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist office. Without him, there would have been nothing to cover up. As someone put it "He thought he was James Bond, when he wasn't even Maxwell Smart".
@oldenweery75104 жыл бұрын
@@kevinpogue7294 Thanks for that last quote. It's what the French call "à propos." It's interesting that California came up with his nickname, _since he learned it from other California politicians!_ Stay safe.
@earnthis14 жыл бұрын
Another horrible piece of garbage.
@boazhukema47954 жыл бұрын
The beard looks great mate
@MrBthomp4 жыл бұрын
The mustach needs work though.
@manuelmarquez25143 жыл бұрын
Nixon: “Biggest scandal in American history”. Trump: hold my beer
@DreBruh3 жыл бұрын
right man. his entire term has been scandal after scandal smh
@manuelmarquez25143 жыл бұрын
@Miner A6 at what moment did I say that Bush was a good President? The last 2 Republican presidents have been some of the worst presidents in US history
@DathT8er3 жыл бұрын
@@manuelmarquez2514 I disagree
@voyager43284 жыл бұрын
Possible alternative title ... "The biggest scandal in american history, thus far" ...😉
@KaoticReach19994 жыл бұрын
Yea like trying to force one after years of propaganda and millions spent, Trump not being touched 😂
@ImSpun134 жыл бұрын
It is the biggest thus far...but just wait until the next democrat takes office...that will top Watergate! 😂
@uum63 жыл бұрын
02:20 You caught me so off-guard with "fancy-ass mansion" that I had to keep rewinding to chuckle at it.
@dfw-sports-cards24313 жыл бұрын
Trump - “Hold my beer”
@jbeattie12444 жыл бұрын
Ur beard is coming along mister w
@registeelix4 жыл бұрын
Can you do your biography?
@jacyg.3073 Жыл бұрын
Trump says, 'Nixon the biggest scandal? Hold my beer.'
@judochopmaster82334 жыл бұрын
I will not stop asking. *Please do a video on the Civil War General William T. Sherman: Hero or War Criminal(Title Suggestion)*
@kraanz4 жыл бұрын
Because there's not enough of those on him already, right?
@SteeleZack3 жыл бұрын
Suggestions: Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Grover Cleveland , Ulysses S. Grant
@nunyabidness1172 жыл бұрын
Impeachment isn't a criminal process. It is a political process.
@NevadaLamb3 жыл бұрын
Love this video!! Wish it was 20 minutes longer. Would’ve loved to have heard more about his presidency, before Watergate.
@rippedreaper72794 жыл бұрын
"Learned to skate so he could get a date" Richard *"SimpHouse"* Nixon
@JayeEllis3 жыл бұрын
After 6 January 2021, you're going to have to change this to 'The SECOND Biggest Scandal in American History,' Simon. :(
@richlee37774 жыл бұрын
The Watergate scandal is so cute compared to Trump's presidency.
@richlee37774 жыл бұрын
@TacoTacoTacoTaco Honestly, you should keep a journal. Seriously, keep a journal. I think that there will be people who would LOVE to read the inner workings of how Trump worshippers justify immorality, deception, treason, blatant oppression, and a vicious attack on democracy in the country that pretends to be a Christian country that supports democracy. This truly is an unprecedented time that will have countless books written about it. Keep a journal. It might be worth money some day!
@BaronVonBlair4 жыл бұрын
"Biggest Scandal" can't help but chuckle
@jeckjeck31194 жыл бұрын
Yeah, now we have president who commits crimes and treason every week.
@BaronVonBlair4 жыл бұрын
@@jeckjeck3119 yuck yuck jar jar
@jeckjeck31194 жыл бұрын
@@BaronVonBlair Yeah, I am disgusted by trump too.
@SWLinPHX4 жыл бұрын
jeck jeck: Very true
@jaykilborn25082 жыл бұрын
Nixon's scandal is nothing when compared to what the executive branch did to Trump when he was a candidate and as president.