Was Richard Nixon A Good Leader?

[@Steve197201]

What I love about Nixon is that he was incredibly articulate, yet plain spoken at the same time. A real class act.

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

He was the respectable, and sometimes rare, combination of being extremely well-educated and articulate but not being pretentious or condescending. We should all try to be like that.

[@sandrawarren4926]

You hit the nail on the head!! Thankyou..Im sure the Nixon family will thankyou for your accurate assesment.

[@bradbradshaw-i4n]

a real class act who knew about watergate and lied about it and tried to cover it up. and thought it was ok to break into buildings and get records.

[@Art-e2b]

Nixon was right about a lot of things. Discipline is a better quality than charisma for leaders.

[@jurgisvalancauskas4006]

Stalin would agree

[@mikepagliaro2123]

Yeah, he had tremendous discipline during Watergate 😅

[@corybee1]

Yes God help us in our modern day concerning this

[@arjunratnadev]

dude even Adolf had "charisma", that's why actions matter more than just empty "charisma"

[@DanielTee-b8y]

Amen Father God please help me in Discipline in my anger and actions in spite of scrutiny

[@markseyfried]

Nixon looks better and better over time especially compared to many of our leaders today. I've had enough charisma. I'll take competence and intelligence any day. Nixon, now more than ever.

[@forgottenman8629]

well said...

[@Amick44]

Charisma, at least partially, can be defined as the ability to capture people's attention. For better or worse. It is about the last/worst reason to choose any kind of "leader ".

[@toryficarola]

Yep. Biden is just loaded with charisma. :p😅

[@markseyfried]

obviously not. "Many of our leaders" Read before commenting.@@toryficarola

[@mikepagliaro2123]

Yeah, a criminal President is a sight to behold😅

[@TuckerSP2011]

My father was a true conservative and a very astute political junkie. He always said that someday we would all recognize what a great president Nixon was.

[@richardabbot4695]

I find it astounding he felt he had to resign. Yes he made an error of judgement as we all do but he was an extremely descent man and a good leader. A certain other individual who has made many errors " we know who " feels he should get another crack. God help the West. He wouldn't be fit to shine President Nixon's shoes.

[@RealJPMcGrath]

Your father sounds like mine was, way ahead of his time, just like Nixon!

[@UlyssesRyan-uk8zs]

Yet too bad that people only care about Charisma these days instead of delivering actual results

[@paulh2981]

As a liberal I can recognize what a great president he was and I'd vote for him if he was still alive. I believe his sincere interest in world peace and in improving the standard of living for all Americans could greatly reduce the rift between left and right--he'd bring the country together instead of splitting us further apart. Of course we'd still argue, but the extremism on both sides would likely subside.

[@RealJPMcGrath]

@paulh2981 See , that's why I hate all of the super far right people that don't even talk to librals and the other way around! Like we're all on the same family it's okay to disagree on some things and agree on others. That's part of why we can't get anything done anymore. From a conservative to a liberal, I wish you nothing but the best🙏🤙

[@jeffbenton6183]

That way he changed his voice to imitate the stereotypical pundit when he said, "Is he charismatic?!" is perhaps the single most charismatic thing Nixon ever did.

[@garystodghill7319]

What a breath of fresh air. What happened to our presidents over the last decades. They don’t come close to the intelligence of Nixon at all. So sad this is the best America has to offer nowadays

[@every1665]

Watching these old Nixon interviews draws a parallel with the great rock bands of the 60's and 70's. One could listen to the current crop of dreary music and ask "Why can't we have great song writers and bands like we used to have?" Where are the Richard Nixons of today? Did the media kill them off?

[@malcolmhayward4431]

Intellect was his biggest asset

[@divinegon4671]

He has such a powerful sense of transcribing his clear thinking into fluent verbal communication. Not every man can do that. I think it’s a gift, just as athletic ability is a gift often.

[@danconnolly2341]

@@divinegon4671 Cannot argue the point. You are directly correct with little waste of words.. Well said.

[@Simon-ry1lw]

I'm finding these old interviews fascinating, i remember Nixon when i was growing up but wasn't interested in politics as a kid.

[@FlopFlap1]

I like when Nixon talks about the “hep thing these days.”

[@BMcD79959]

Nixon was a great President.

[@patrickdoyle3525]

Better than Clinton Better than Obama And Much Better than Biden

[@rationalistssj6540]

All one needs to do is sit and do nothing and you'd be better thnan Biden, who has utterly destroyred the country@@patrickdoyle3525

[@sheltr9735]

@@patrickdoyle3525 "Better"...?? Only in terms of being the only President who's been impeached twice But Trumpsters buy his odious claims that he's better than Lincoln, Jefferson and Washington Bah-lieve me!

[@patrickdoyle3525]

@@sheltr9735 I Didn't Say That ! I only said "Better than Clinton Better than Obama And Much Better than Biden"

[@sheltr9735]

@@patrickdoyle3525 You missed the part about the only way in which he's "better" than any other President is that Trump has been impeached twice, a record low that no other President, ever, has achieved

[@rg-cc5kg]

Well, Nixon had charisma.

[@noahhyde8769]

And some of the losers that followed him into the WH (the most recent one not even elected) proved his points to the letter. Gosh, I miss simple speech articulation. All we have currently is oblivious senility. Trump for all his faults is VASTLY better than what we have, currently.

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

@@noahhyde8769someone that wants to undermine democracy and is basically incompetent was better? See how he handled the Covid crisis , anything, he was an utter failure. Not to mention the weekly embarrassing gaffs. Maybe you forget how bad it was?

[@batyamasheh3543]

I have recently changed my opinion of Trump. Robert F Kennedy is for le better.​@@noahhyde8769

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

But not the kind that excites people and makes them feel good. He’s the kind that would appeal to practical people.

[@sheltr9735]

@@noahhyde8769 A big, fat serving of INSANE - There is no evidence to suggest President Biden's 2020 election was anything other than completely legitimate (as confirmed by multiple audits, recounts (incl counting by hand recounts and automated recounts), the Republicans' Ninja "investigation" debacle, and over 60 court cases) - You want senility...? > Donald Trump confused Nancy Pelosi with Nikki Haley > He claimed he ran against Barack Obama, whereas in 2016 he ran against Hillary Clinton > He thought that we're about to enter World War II (we've actually had World War II, and if we enter another world war, it'll be World War III) > He thinks you can stop a hurricane with your nuclear weapon, or perhaps a nice, thick Sharpie whiteboard pen > He thinks you need ID to buy bread > He thinks you can buy Greenland from Denmark > He thinks England and Great Britain are the same thing > He thinks that stealth bombers are literally invisible > He thinks that you can beat Covid by injecting disinfectant into your veins - In addition to his cognitive deficits, Trump was derelict in his duty as Commander-In-Chief FOR THREE HOURS WHILE THE CAPITOL WAS UNDER MEDIEVAL ATTACK - Jan 6 seditionists have testified that they acted on the orders of Trump The only thing Trump ever had was a Republican personality cult, despite (or, perhaps, because of) his incompetence and complete lack of discipline The idea that this man should be allowed near a school board would be absurd The idea that he should be allowed near the White House, again (after everything we know about him), IS UTTER MADNESS! Nixon must be rolling in his grave...

[@walterbriggs272]

Yes , Nixon had human frailties and a temper from dealing in politics. But he was and is a good President. Patriot, pro military, peace through strength, was in favor of small government rather than bureaucracy.

[@danconnolly2341]

We do not need that now do we? I think we might......

[@danconnolly2341]

Just sayin' (like Bill Burr)

[@Ralarconable]

This is a great channel. Very pleasantly surprised. We need a Nixon right now.

[@__Aurora__]

I just realised that Richard Nixon and I were born on the same day, January 9. I also believe in results and in what someone believes in, the cause, not if a leader is charismatic. Discipline is a very underrated trait, which is a shame actually.

[@ZechariahCameronMoi]

Happy birthday to you two!

[@msjoanofthearc]

President Nixon was one of our greatest leaders, and a brilliant geo-political diplomat!

[@forgottenman8629]

he was a terribly savvy politician and had a realistic vision of foreign affairs no doubt, he garnered the 'hate' of those hard to the left which went a long way with those leftists who 'influenced' media that then went on a crusade to bring him down, and were successful. perhaps another legacy of his is being the first prez to run smack into a horribly biased 2 tier media. We are witnessing the same currently with many leftist politicos getting a free pass on their nefarious actions by legacy media...

[@thomasthompson6378]

I agree completely. In a sense, it was fortunate for all of us that he lost the 1960 election to Kennedy, because we needed him much more in the ensuing years.

[@rohanfernandes214]

do you think America would have escalated the Vietnam war if Nixon had defeated Kennedy in 1960?

[@anthonyjames4478]

If you haven't read Nixon, you're missing out on quite an experience. He was an excellent writer and had an extraordinary command of world politics and the political process. Of all the books I have read on the Vietnam War, for instance, Nixon's book, No More Vietnams, is the best history I have ever read on not only of the political situation in Vietnam but also regarding the War itself. Nixon understood the whys and wherefores of what drew us into a war with North Vietnam and as President his perspective was far more informed than any historian to come after.

[@RichardSchiffman-jn1ds]

Imho, Richard Nixon is the most fascinating president of the last 100 years. Brilliant but flawed. He practically mastered the art of "realpolitiking" that would have made Otto von Bismarck proud 😊

[@user-iy6rm6pm4j]

Fascinating, yes, You could win the Nobel Prize for psychoanalyzing Nixon.

[@edsanjenis9416]

Nixon was best president, even when I was a boy, I loved Nixon.

[@GrowthruGod]

Everyone i knew loved Nixon 1972 ish

[@capoislamort100]

@@GrowthruGod*especially Sammy Davis jr.

[@GrowthruGod]

@@capoislamort100 the named a couple of high schools after sdj

[@robertmasina7388]

Sometimes, a country needs a president one either likes or doesn't.

[@elwoodpalmer7622]

whatever we agree with him or not, he was a very smart , articulate, intelligent individual

[@danconnolly2341]

He certainly had it going on in foreign affairs. With proper delegation of people and roles for the home front he might really have gone far.

[@MediocreAverage]

The thing is, by current standards, Nixon is quite charismatic. Combined with his eloquence and obvious intelligence, he would be a force to be reckoned with today. Just look at how well Polievre is doing in Canada right now - he's the only "complete package" I can think of amongst western leaders.

[@normanwells2755]

Also consider Justin Trudeau and his reputed father Pierre (who Nixon dealt with throughout his presidency). Both of them were/are charismatic with little substance, the present one showing less of both. Both received support of the type of Canadian that likes the attention from foreign celebrities and media. In my foreign travels I never once was asked about an actual proficient Canadian PM. Only those two.

[@AlexanderSamardzhiev]

​@@normanwells2755Pierre was miles ahead though, Justin's just a bonehead.

[@forgottenman8629]

well that's a new one -- 'charismatic', I'm a strong supporter of Mr. Nixon but that characteristic is not one that's typically used, but I'm sure he would approve. Mr. Nixon was terribly shy and intimidated by East Coast Ivy leaguers, he did not do well with small talk nor did he make friends easily, but when a friend he had their back that was what took him down. Sticking with Alderman and Erlikhman when he needed to walk away from them...

[@MediocreAverage]

@@forgottenman8629 I'm thinking more in comparative terms really. We have some charisma black holes here in the UK with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. Thanks for some of the background there! I've only recently been getting in to Nixon, and he's quickly become one of my favourite US Presidents.

[@thomasthompson6378]

@@forgottenman8629 YES. That's a fine short analysis. His mistakes were few, his successes many. I doubt we'll ever see anyone of Nixon's amazing talents again, alas.

[@bobbysands6923]

I can't get enough of this guy.

[@p.d.stanhope7088]

Exactly. Too much emphasis on the performative over the substantive.

[@karlforster4907]

Agreed.

[@UlyssesRyan-uk8zs]

Having Charisma doesn’t mean you’re competent or effective

[@cunghenry3634]

you are right.

[@rosarioroberto5823]

Greetings, As always Nixon was/is brilliant 🇺🇸🍾🎉🇺🇸

[@KevTheImpaler]

I must remember that line for my next job interview.

[@RaymondHebert-o6u]

Appearance vs substance is a rallying cry through the ages.

[@brians9508]

Correct - and on the surface, without the knowledge of the things he did, he may SEEM charismatic. But once you draw back the curtain it is impossible to separate the man from the deeds. In this very interview he discusses his compelling interest for promoting peace. A generous term to describe this would be disingenuousness - a more accurate phrase would be outright lying. Now whether he is lying to himself as well as his audience, I don't know. But torpedoing the Johnson peace talks to help his election chances in '68, widening the war into Cambodia (which ultimately led to destabilization and and ultimately a bloodbath) and Laos, slow-stepping our withdrawal from Vietnam so that it took 7 long years to get our last soldiers out after he first took office, the outrageous and nonsensical carpet bombing of the North in 1972 long after he had started pulling our soldiers out, the mining of Hai Phong harbor, the attempted coup in Chile which almost plunged that country into a civil war - all these things, and many more, do not speak of a man that truly believes in peace as a core philosophy. I simply cannot assign charisma to a man that lies with every breath that he takes. Even his friends - and there were very few - found him to be cold and duplicitous.

[@aa697]

I wish he were still around. A great president and intellectual.

[@bow_wow_wow]

The truth is what matters. Who gives a damn how it makes anyone feel.

[@redbike6340]

Is it too late to clone this man 🇺🇸❤️

[@ddh2o759]

These interviews provide a very interesting historical perspective.

[@HamCubes]

All the folks capable of this kind of analysis on the fly are in the tanks of thinking these days.

[@jeffbayne15]

These were "The Good Old Days" Nixon had some issues but He Certainly understood Geopolitics and the Issues of His day... It's Wonderful to see these videos in contrast with the Garbage we're faced with these days...

[@michaelnivens6267]

Decent man and a very good President -Jmho

[@paulh2981]

I've been telling people for years he was a great president. I grew up, like many others, thinking he was a bad guy, a cheater, a crook, etc. but when I looked at his actual accomplishments, I really believe he's one of the top three presidents. He was actually worked for peace, since him they just drop bombs. He foresaw the corporate takeover of America and created institutions that still protect us to this day. He enacted legislation that still protects the environment. He enacted laws protecting human rights. I believe the reason his name was dragged through the mud for half a century is to make an example of what happens to presidents who stand up against corporate abuses, because nobody since him has really done much to slow our degradation to plutocracy and corporatocracy. All candidates are now pre-approved by the corporate overlords.

[@jesusruiz3832]

But he was a very charismatic leader.

[@debwestendorf2639]

Nixon was the first President I voted for!

[@psymons9133]

I miss Mr Nixon, in spite of his flaws, he was 10 times a better man than the present sitting members of the GOP

[@JJamahJamerson]

If the GOP was still this, watergate include, they would still be a very valid respectable choice compared to what is available today.

[@DenisPopov888]

He was smart, clever, he was true and very honest - I mean it. We need another Nixon now!

[@forgottenman8629]

it strikes me the folks who are commenting positively were not around during Mr. Nixon's time, many folks supported him even in his downfall, but many folks 'hated' him as well, and used Watergate as a vehicle to justify their hatred, kinda like, of sorts, what Mr. Trump is experiencing. one piece of Mr. Nixon's legacy is China, the other is the former USSR, both he had much influence of and he's proud of that. He took on a heck of a mess in Indochina but still extricated the US out of it as he campaigned on. he was hardly a perfect individual but one could not question his loyalty and dedication to the US...

[@thomasthompson6378]

Many of us who largely support Richard M. Nixon were, indeed, around during the time he was in office. I couldn't agree with your comment more.

[@rg-cc5kg]

Nixon was the opposite of Trump.

[@RichardSchiffman-jn1ds]

It's funny because up until the Watergate nothing burger "scandal", Nixon was WILDLY popular among great sections of Americans. His 1972 election was virtually flawless (520 electoral votes which remains the 3rd highest of all time behind Reagan's 525 electoral votes in 1984 and FDR's 523 electoral votes in 1936) but it was the amount of popular votes that Nixon amounted that remains his greatest domestic political victory. Almost 18 million more people voted for Nixon over die hard liberal George McGovern. That remains the largest amount of votes for a Republican candidate over a Democratic challenger in American history. And what makes it even MORE remarkable about that election victory is that it was the first election held after the passage of the 26th amendment which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. So basically you had youngsters and pretty much kids voting en masse for a guy who was at the time seen by the media as a stiff relic from the Eisenhower 1950s. After all Nixon lost (barely) to the charismatic and handsome Jack Kennedy in 1960 and Nixon won (again barely) in 1968 almost completely due to the deep political divisions within the Democratic party at the time over Vietnam

[@peggyelchert8340]

Very sage, no nonsense…

[@The1cdccop]

"Far too much attention on appearance than substance". I can't agree more, in the realm of politics and leadership.

[@gustavomontesinos5218]

Hallo, Mr Nixon is good for america, ok shalom

[@vivianoni9565]

He's gotta be INTJ. The man resonates with me like a chime.

[@IslamicRageBoy]

Rip

[@kristianhn2479]

Is this interview available in full length? Thanks

[@johnnycashofarabiaah-64ade40]

I love the way when he said charisma 2:00 😂❤👌.

[@benelias3556]

God bless this man's Soul what a great American

[@donarmando916]

He was definitely a good speaker. He is sounding trustworthy. Whether or not he was, is debatable.

[@jodyburrows1253]

A strong man

[@paulbloemen7256]

Generally speaking, when living in a free democracy, a politician depends on getting elected. So, I agree with mr. Nixon about substance, the cause you truly have to believe in, and in being effective implementing that cause as it presents itself in all its aspects. But as with marketing, a politician has to pay attention to those voters: what do they want, and how can you package substance and voter needs into one trustworthy message. I don’t have the answers, but as a politician you have to pay attention to both sides to be successful, like being elected in the first place.

[@123pb]

Confidence is the ultimate for of charisma

[@davehasenford3985]

Nixon is a great example of why being intelligent is not enough to be a good leader. I am convinced he would have been a better secretary of state than a president. and also that he would have been a much better secretary of state than Kissinger.

[@philipatoz]

Charisma is great in an individual that seeks to persuade and educate people to support good ideas and policies. But often, the public at large is so misinformed that it is easily misled or fooled, so that a bad player with great charisma can be a disaster.

[@frankdecardenas53]

Nixon always made his homework. Never went to a public affair unprepared.He was a serious statesman.

[@TheRealGnolti]

To say that the most important asset of a leader is to believe in the cause is absolutely true, in an absolutely political sense. (If Nixon could qualify this statement he would add that the cause is not important as long as the leader believes it, but there have been, and are, a great many terrible causes with very powerful leaders.) It does make one wonder about most Democrats since 1980s, who in my opinion have never really believed in much of what they officially advocate for--healthcare for all, paid parental leave, high taxes on the rich etc.--and campaign on them just enough to get the office, but cannot deliver.

[@DoomFan2010]

They never showed us any of Nixon's speeches or moments in California public schools. I think they were afraid that the general public would remember why they liked him so much. I hate all the blue states that hide the truth. He was an amazing speaker.

[@michaelangelokapirig6151]

That's a man's man answer right there.

[@cahg3871]

The times have changed greatly since President Nixon’s political career.In today’s political landscape,politicians seem more concerned with looking good than being credible and capable.

[@davehasenford3985]

3:15 Nixon really does like Duff Beer

[@robertlundgoot4736]

In these desperate times he is a very charismatic figure.

[@matthewcowan6337]

I always thought the shelf analysis of your strengths and weaknesses thing is non-sense to, im surprised to see a POTUS say the same thing.

[@JoaoCosta-pn9im]

He is surprisingly good!

[@marybarrett47]

History is proving that this man was sold so short. He loved this country and was a very decent person. He got set up and railroaded.

[@CaesarInVa]

I've always admired and respected President Nixon, but honestly, in a world of superficialities and sound bites, to NOT care about personal charisma is to put a nail in your own political coffin. Sadly, it was charisma over competence that gave us the twin horrors of Clinton and Obozo. So to all those republican politicians out there, for the sake of your political careers and our country....at least TRY to act like you've got a personality!!!

[@MediocreAverage]

We also need to change education, and teach kids about the dangers of charismatic leadership.

[@thomasthompson6378]

@@MediocreAverage Too true, alas.

[@user-iy6rm6pm4j]

Nixon was charismatic in his own unique way. One measure of a politician's charisma is when comedians make fun of you (which is their patriotic American duty!), is it funny? Dan Akroyd's Nixon impression on SNL were the funniest things I ever saw, because Akroyd made fun of Nixon's unique quirks. Unique = charisma. Unique = memorable.

[@AJ-hg6wy]

When he said froth i must admit i thought of obama 😂

[@ShesMrsSunshine]

Nixon was a good president

[@timothyhorner3152]

He was a great leader

[@WagnerPD]

NIXON NOW

[@alecwilliams7111]

It's worth noting that the word "charisma" was coined by sociologist Max Weber in his book PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM. It means appeal, but it has nothing to do with intelligence.

[@okiepita50t-town28]

I’ll take substance over charisma any day.

[@neilhardie6312]

Would love to see Richard Nixon debate Joe Biden

[@jerryashlock5519]

TV and now internet & social media … and truth isn’t a goal … it’s the singular search for “ the narrative “ aka the myth that divides and conquers

[@marlinshanklin-ww7em]

Listen to the man you'll get a education.

[@ignaciosalas2387]

Nixon, the best president of USA

[@garygarrison4336]

So true , when you look at a leader is HE capable of leading . Way too much emphasis is put on looks . For example Gavin newsom a pretty boy , arrogant self-centered .

[@thomasthompson6378]

I cannot think of a single other politician and/or statesmen who compares favorably against Richard Nixon. But I also like Gavin Newsome -- not because of his looks, but because I believe he understands, more than many, how government actually works.

[@Highspeed110]

@@thomasthompson6378 Actually, Newsom understands how government works for HIM. His windsock policies leave the most vulnerable to suffer. He is an opportunist that would (is!) let it all burn to the ground if it benefits him or his benefactors.

[@ThomasTVP]

The more I know Trump, the more I respect Nixon. Warts and all.

[@thomasthompson6378]

Nixon would have been utterly contemptuous of Trump -- which speaks well of Nixon.

[@RichardSchiffman-jn1ds]

Maybe but it's hard to know. Fun fact though: Nixon was actually the first major political figure to tell Trump in a letter that he should get into politics. This happened about 40 or so years before Trump went into national politics. Apparently Nixon at the time saw a lot of potential in the still very young but brash and wealthy real estate developer and business man from New York City

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

@@RichardSchiffman-jn1dsTrump was a different man when he was young, as many people have pointed out. No one saw the wanna be fascist career political criminal conspiracy theory alt right nut job he would become.

[@alecwilliams7111]

He has got a point about charisma. It's a coined term by German sociologist max Weber in his book PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM. it means appeal, but it has nothing to do with intelligence.

[@joelalleman9591]

an effective leader , a defender of freedom , a staunch anticommunist , someone the media hated for all of his positions , and someone who wasn't a bull shtr. compulsive liar like todays politicians!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robertlundgoot4736]

The only President to appear on Laugh In!😂😂

[@fredross6444]

A man who had great potential, but his bitterness and jealousy cost him the office. He lied when it used to be wrong, before Trump who lied everyday

[@SidLaw500]

Ironically, his charisma is growing with time.

[@mehmetalipasa]

Nixon was the second best President the US in modern times, after Ronald Reagan, period.

[@user-iy6rm6pm4j]

Actually, when I think of the Cold War victory, Nixon was the starting pitcher and Reagan was the relief pitcher. By the time Reagan came in, the score was 10-6 for the United States, so all Reagan had to do is not give up a grand slam homer.

[@GNBcorporal]

He says charismatically

[@philipbuckley759]

too bad he did not win in 1960.....

[@CheBellaTelevisione]

We didn’t deserve him

[@richardabbot4695]

The USA needs to find it's new Nixon or Reagan.

[@thomasrobinson182]

Not domestically...He believed in absolutes, and was rigid and divisive.

[@daffidkane8350]

Charisma is usually superficial.

[@jhahn7707]

It is my recollection from my father who respected Nixon's perspective and actions against communism with a deep conviction through his career. After the Korean War (1950'1954) the South Korea survived as a free democratic society with the help of US under the messive Christian influence. SIX CHRISIS written by Nixon in 1960's had bought hearts of Americans, which led him to win the presidential election in 1968. Nixon is more like a prophet during that time and is truly a gentleman who humbled himself to step down when the country was divided due to the liberal media.

[@iamhudsdent2759]

Nixon downplayed charisma. He reveals in these interviews, though (not so much this one), other qualities that he did not telegraph during his presidency: gravitas, perspicacity, wisdom. Ironic, given his denouement as President, that he comes off as a genuine elder statesman. Never really liked him until after his presidency, when in unscripted interviews he revealed his knowledge and invaluable experience. No wonder all successive presidents during his lifetime sought his counsel.

[@georgesouthwick7000]

Nixon might not have been interested in “charisma”, but unfortunately, too many voters put style ahead of substance.

[@MuhammadAli-tj8no]

I've always felt Nixon had a charism hard to match interesting to me to find he felt it was one of his weak points

[@Trismhmm]

Whewfff, now we know why.. Voice Manipulation Software(WGS)

[@jasonblack4208]

Hold up...THIS is the guy people assumed was the incarnation of dishonesty and political corruption?

[@JoeOMalley-py8wq]

At heart I think he was a good man ... tho" perhaps not a lucky one in terms of some of the staff he had. I don't think it's revisionist to say , he could have been a great leader.

[@NikoaidanielovichNazarenko]

We citizens who chose our leaders fairly on elections are to blame, In my humble view one can't blame a leader who makes mistake after mistake, Its the citizens who bore the brunt on irreversible decisions by their commander in chief, Having said that my childish belief tells me a leader has to be chosen from the pool of prepared individuals from childhood to lead, and who have spent a good part of their education in arch enemy universities, North Korea leader understands his arch enemies to the hilt whilst his rivals have highly likely assumptions and mud painting attitude to his country which in my view achieve nothing other than audio victory,

[@305donkryder8]

Gavin Newsom is rather charismatic. It does not equate to a good leader as we all know...

[@seanohare5488]

Nixon saying charisma never interested because he never hadit unlike JFK did in spades

[@user-iy6rm6pm4j]

The more I learn about JFK, I realize he was shockingly incompetent. The Bay of Pigs fiasco, the Diem fiasco in South Vietnam, the Khruschev Summit fiasco. Nevertheless, we may have been lucky that JFK's Hollywood looks won in 1960. Nixon would later say he did not yet have the foreign policy mastery in 1960 to do what he did achieve as President: "defeat the Soviet Union without starting World War III."