Watergate - Manny Man Does History

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Find out more about the failed break-in which lead to the downfall of President Richard Nixon, and also gave lazy journalists a quick way of naming scandals!
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[@CJ_1406]

"Sounds like someone breaking in!" - Richard Nixon, COD: Zombies - Five

[@Idk-lv3gd]

“It’s just a storm Dick, sit down.” - John F. Kennedy, COD: Zombies - Five

[@ComedicLetter]

“Sounds like someone posting cringe!” - Nichard Dixon... or something

[@jakobbrown3291]

Get caught selling weed: Jail Time Get caught being corrupt, abusing major government divisions: Resign

[@VulcanTrekkie45]

It's a bad sign when you're nostalgic for the times of Watergate when elected officials still faced actual consequences for their actions...

[@michaellynes3540]

Right now, the Biden Administration is being charged for Russiagate and Chinagate.

[@Gundum]

shit is fucked yo

[@mrslicener21]

Or better yet, when contacting a member of Congress got results instead of an answering machine

[@__mindflayer__]

Nixon was never arrested…..

[@goodanytimej8688]

@@__mindflayer__ he resigned to avoid it, you know what he meant. Unlike more recent people like Cheetah von Tweeto there was at least SOME sort of consequence, instead of him blaming everyone else and getting ppl hurt and even killed

[@mrlarry271]

Nixon was lucky that Ford saw merit in pardoning him. His aides still went to jail and honestly I do not see why Nixon should have been different. Kind of created a moral hazard for the future.

[@jessetorres8738]

You know, Richard Nixon actually committed an act of treason during the Vietnam War. While Nixon was running for President in 1968, President Lyndon Johnson wanted to begin new peace talks between the North and South to try to end the war within the next year or 2 (and some believe that this could have worked had Vice President Hubert Humphrey won in 1968). However, Nixon secretly contacted the leaders of both sides in Vietnam and basically told them to not make any deal with Johnson and wait until after the election, because if Nixon won he promised to provide both with a better deal which (unknown to the public at the time) was his "secret plan" as he called it. According to the U.S. Constitution, Treason (which is the ONLY crime fully defined within the document) is providing aid or comfort to an enemy that we are fighting during a time of war. And even when President Johnson called Nixon to confront him on this, Johnson knew Nixon was obviously lying when Nixon said that he wasn't preventing Johnson's new peace talks from happening, but Johnson couldn't do anything about it. So yeah, Richard Nixon committed an actual act of treason but the public didn't know about this potentially damaging piece of evidence that could hurt him as President and the United States when they had voted for him in 1968, and it's thanks to this action by Nixon that the Vietnam War lasted an additional 5 years and costs thousands more American lives.

[@nationradical]

Yeah watergate was maybe the 10th worst thing Nixon did in office

[@idkwhatsgoingon4584]

​@derzzsh we forgetting the warcrimes Obama committed, the civilians that were bombed

[@DadCanInJapan]

"I, Gerald R. Ford, do solemnly swear, that I am Gerald Ford and you are not." I could almost hear Chevy Chase saying that.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Same

[@njb1126]

“Recently I went to the capitol of Poland- Milwaukee…” Snl debate ‘76

[@ceneblock]

The worst thing that came out of Watergate wasn't the abuse of power or cover up, but the -gate suffix. I absolutely hate it. 1) Not every scandal is on par with Watergate. 2) It was called Watergate because of it's location, not because it had something to deal with water. The media loves the -gate for some reason, maybe it makes them feel nostalgic for a time when gumshoe reporters were on the beat doing hard work, or maybe it's just so they can hyperventilate and stir up outrage in the viewers to get better retention and ratings.

[@chongjunxiang3002]

-gate suffix is likely continuous tradition of how to name English castle and fort. Imagine every castle hide its secret and treasure, while public and journalist act as trebuchet.

[@konstantinosnikolakakis8125]

There are wards of the City of London (the actual city, not Greater London) that are named after historic city gates to this day, for instance “Bishopsgate”

[@thisisaname3283]

Screw it, Name everything after Teapot dome. Partypot dome, Russiapot dome, whatever

[@anoon-]

Pizzagate lmao

[@russellfrancis6294]

Me too, the press think it’s cute when they do that..It’s rather tiresome now.

[@user-ly6pl5ot9m]

When Richard Nixon was with visit into Beijing marxist junta he was brought into a tour on the Forbidden City. There he saw a pair of ear plugs made of gold. "What are these for?" "These are golden ear plugs for the ancient emperors to not hear other peoples' criticism." "I'll take two!" True story

[@infinity9646]

I think he said "give me a pair" in the recording but message still holds

[@Newdivide]

I saw the footage

[@the_gas_mask_man1527]

I saw the footage

[@michaelgarcia5437]

Oversimplified showed the clip

[@AllyStrikesBack]

16:37 Cheney pulling the strings like the sith lord he is.

[@jessetorres8738]

I've often said if Richard Nixon had only served 1 term, he might have gone down as a decent President since he gave the United States universal kidney dialysis care (see John Oliver's segment on this) and the Environmental Protection Agency, which is surprising given that he was a Republican and I doubt any of them today would campaign on issues like these. Sure, he had a lot of issues as President, but the American public didn't find out about them until his 2nd term mostly thanks to Watergate.

[@Bennyz18]

So your saying Republicans don't give two shits about people which would be wrong alot of Republicans WAnt to help but democrats turn everything we do it racism or being homophobic

[@JackOfen]

@@Bennyz18 You are literally a 12yo who plays fortnite and doesn't know anything about politics.

[@tomloft2000]

@@Bennyz18 it is.

[@tomloft2000]

he wound up firing the 1st head of the EPA(Ruckelshaus).

[@JakobHill]

Nixon also gave them Amtrak, saving their passenger rail network from certain death (even though he only did it for the positive press and expected it to fold in a few years)!

[@edsova5089]

Lyndon Johnson had his own Watergate where he bugged Barry Goldwater's campaign, but he was less sloppy than Nixon and Johnson had more loyal members of congress so he got away with it.

[@CStone-xn4oy]

The sad part is that Nixon accomplished many things and would have been remembered as one of America's better Presidents if only he hadn't been corrupt and paranoid...but then he wouldn't have been Nixon.

[@sheraznisar4833]

Well he had been nicknamed Tricky Dick for a reason

[@goodanytimej8688]

Hell yes! This was very well done! Educational and sticks to the facts with the historical aspect and relates to modern events without giving any conservatives (or liberals) any hearsay to whine about. This was excellent mate, thankyou for the great content and please keep it coming

[@anarcho-pingu]

conservatives and liberals might as well be the same thing, given how they don't intend on changing our broken societal systems, and consistently misunderstand and mislabel ideologies that do.

[@goodanytimej8688]

@@anarcho-pingu very well said

[@god-of-war-fan]

@@anarcho-pingu better than leftists

[@notenoughmemes1847]

@@god-of-war-fan Better then the far right

[@xinniethep00h]

@@god-of-war-fan stop with the division bullshit! United we stand, divided we fall!

[@hmvollbanane1259]

The best thing is that "Ehrlichmann" literally translates to "honest-man"

[@JohnDRuddyMannyMan]

Ha! Brilliant!

[@TurkishEmpire2023]

Ironic

[@SiVlog1989]

In the interview with David Frost, the closest we got to hearing an apology from Nixon was the following: "I let the American people down and I have to carry that burden with me for the rest of my life,"

[@SiVlog1989]

Your animations get better and better John, the atmosphere you show with the Saturday Night Massacre, and the second break-in at the Watergate, superb :)

[@one_degenerated_ontarian]

Im so happy you put in a Gray Fox reference with the Deep Throat references

[@lukerogerson6911]

18:24 The British public thank you for this reference.

[@paulandreigillesania5359]

But relating history with contemporary events is the most artistic part of History

[@mbody22]

Even if that contemporary history of impeachments where built on proven lies(Russiagate). He wrap it around and insinuated Nixon and Trump alike, but didn't clarify that Trump survived because Trumps voter base believed they were being manipulated by left wing media. They were right to not trust the corporate media and Nixon's case was actual real with tangible proof so good video with less than good ending but it was a nice attempt.

[@somecuriosities]

12:19 I still can't look at a lobster without hearing Robin Williams's voice saying that..! 🦞🦀😂

[@JohnDRuddyMannyMan]

Me too hahaha

[@someguy6369]

There better be a Forrest Gump joke in the background.

[@JamesR1986]

Another consequence of Watergate (at least indirectly) In 1987 President Ronald Reagan nominated Robert Bork, then a circuit court judge for a position on the Supreme Court. But the Democrats, lead by Senator Ted Kennedy, were so incense by the idea that they launched an aggressive and frankly personal attack and defeated the nomination. The episode gave us the verb "Bork/Borked/Borking" and, according to some, but especially conservative activists, is the start of the modern day politicization of the Supreme Court. Also, you raised the question as to whether or not Nixon would have been impeached had he had a network of conservative media to support him. That's funny because that is the same question former Nixon staffer and CEO of Fox News, Roger Allies, raised as well.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

It's kinda funny Nixon's I'm not a crook speech took place at Disneyworld

[@jasonbarrette4980]

I find it so insane that Nixon's famous "I'm not a crook" statement was made at Disneyworld

[@jasondick6042]

My favourite anecdote is that American Football player Joe Namath appeared on Nixon’s List of Enemies.

[@JohnDRuddyMannyMan]

It was Vapor lock

[@MomMom4Cubs]

Your Nixon impression is spot on!!!! Please tell me, good Sir, how long did you practice it? You're almost SNL good with your impressions! Not to mention how well researched and evenhanded your content is. That's why I'm a subscriber!!!!!

[@Kerriangel]

The man never drank a Duff in his life.

[@cosmonautzapdos3348]

Amazing video! always love to see an upload!

[@xrosbeans]

Amazing video as always!

[@michaelasebedo8392]

Wonderful job as always

[@roisind130]

Hi u were at my school today ! U were very cool just subscribed

[@kotaowens6978]

Thank you for relating this to the present. You do a really succinct job at that!

[@philipglover3295]

I’ll say one thing about Nixon the man never had a Duff in his life

[@Jeyrod]

Quality work!! Thank you!

[@Ausmundurkaison]

Great work John!

[@YesterdaysMoose]

Naturally I've heard of and had a vague idea about what Watergate involved, but this video really gave me a better understanding of the scandal. Very informative.

[@fintanoreilly9156]

These are always great

[@destinymfletcher]

Great video!!! I also love your 1 hour Presidents video as well!!! :)

[@colinnelson4080]

I heard that the Watergate burglars were caught because of a piece of Scotch tape. The burglars used tape to hold the lock of the door they’d use to escape open. Apparently they foolishly placed the tape sideways so it stuck out the door. The building’s janitor saw the tape and pulled it out. Later, the burglars replaced the tape but didn’t change the alignment. The Janitor returned to see the new tape in a building supposedly empty and thus called the police.

[@JohnDRuddyMannyMan]

Yes, and he was the security guard.

[@stephenwright8824]

_Scotch tape?_ Duct tape.

[@spiderlover2021]

Deep throat had me rollin' 🤣

[@propagandacake]

Awesome video thank you!

[@jeremybaumeister8983]

Super interesting breakdown of the scandal. Thanks!

[@fighter2252]

Great job on the video. Just one little thing. I noticed that when you drew Senator Daniel Inouye (17:03 - 17:05), he had two arms. Inouye lost his right arm to a grenade wound in WW2, so he only has his left arm. Just to point that out. But above all, good work. Hope you continue making more videos.

[@whoswiss]

In a alternative universe a man by name of Bolivar Trask and president Nixon held a conference to show the might of a mutant killing robots known as the sentinel. However a mutant would lift an entire baseball stadium around the White House to turn the robots into his own weapons.

[@bobbymurphy5003]

I missed this video. Fantastic work.

[@alfrancisbuada2591]

Awesome again!

[@nobodyherepal3292]

Ok….how the hell did America not break up for this fiasco? I’m I being pessimistic about my country? I think if something like this would to occur right now in the present political environment, it probably tear us apart.

[@hoosacmusicman9108]

Well done, sir!

[@theirishempire4952]

Yes, finally explained, now my brain won't melt

[@aussiegod4269]

Hey John. I was wondering if you could have a look at the Guildford 4 case as it is to date one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in the UK. The UK government has also recently decided to seal documents of police corruption surrounding the case. Particular those that point to a perversion of the course of justice.

[@boeing737-7]

Good job!

[@SiVlog1989]

I remember watching on the PBS KZbin channel highlights of the Senate Watergate Hearings, specifically what the Chairman of the Committee, Sam Arvin said at the opening of Committee hearings: "(...) we are beginning these hearings today in an atmosphere of utmost gravity. The questions that have been raised in the wake of the June 17 break-in, strike at the very underguarding of our democracy. If the many aligations made to this date are true, then the burglars who broke into the Headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate were in effect breaking the home of every citizen of the United States. If these aligations prove to be true [then] what they were seeking to steal was not the jewels, money or other property of the American people, but something much more valuable, their most precious heritage, the right to vote in a free election,"

[@depressedchargersfan8061]

I think we all know this video deserves more views

[@macgtopics1268]

Good job on the videos

[@boudreauxlee8090]

The last bit of the video, more specifically the question, is actually a very interesting take on this in this day and age.

[@ianharrington3546]

your voice is always such a pleasant surprise

[@anguscovoflyer95]

Nixon: “I’m not a crook!!!!!” Everyone else: “ummm yes you are”

[@nickelflipper]

this is gonna be good

[@Bob-fh4ht]

11:49 the first apology in history

[@IanCaponeDrVonoreheimdonzYT]

Also, My grandma met Nixon 😳 She shook Nixon’s hand!

[@originaltanman]

I hope one day you can cover Puerto Rico’s Independence🤞🏻 one day 🙌🏻

[@RegularSammykid2]

I remember the oil crisis in USA high school textbooks but it was in belief sentences on 12:21. I didn’t know it was that serious 🤯

[@tjmcdermott2665]

I suggested this thank you

[@RegularSammykid2]

I didn’t know anything about watergate until this video 🤯

[@christophermcginley2969]

Hi u where at my school today your pretty cool I was at the front of the class

[@roisind130]

Yo Christopher

[@coldgravy]

Can you please make a video on the dissolution of the USSR?

[@garyshymkiw5085]

"suits are easy and fun to draw. Anyways, Monarchs of England is on its way" lmao

[@JohnDRuddyMannyMan]

Slightly more complex clothing

[@xarynfields7902]

Voices were pretty accurate lol sounded like Nixon to me!

[@MLMguitarguy]

One person met their minimum of time in jail. Everyone else got off pretty easy compared to the time they should have served.

[@Newdivide]

If Nixon had put Gump in a different hotel, this scandal would never happen

[@someguy6369]

Oh boy…

[@maxpaschke2297]

John D Ruddy should do a video about the Iran Contra Affair!

[@jorgegustavoocamposcaceres5656]

That's the real truth. Congrats!

[@reemademashki7656]

Great!

[@IceHogsKing8510]

8:39 king Nixon looks tired

[@benstrong4497]

Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Cosby, Carol Channing, and John Lennon were also on Nixon's enemy list.

[@RegularSammykid2]

That’s a tape recorder on 10:29? I thought it was a boombox 😅

[@RegularSammykid2]

Nice vampire costume President Ford 17:07

[@unperson5713]

SUBscribed. Good stuff.

[@Nolongerhere69]

Yes!!

[@Bigp1077]

Since you've talked about Nixon, can you do a video about the War On Drugs?

[@LeoN-wc9od]

Thank you for this video, my eyes are open now. I wish this would work in Russia but I'm hopeful. I love America.

[@aarondemiri486]

gotta learn more about Nixon mans got an interesting tale

[@this_isnt_patrick]

Convenient timing

[@jeffreyherrera5069]

10:55 Return of the truest statement ever said by any of these players on the stage during that time 😁

[@MaksB.]

Yes

[@RegularSammykid2]

Cute Disney castle on 11:47

[@TyrannoJoris_Rex]

18:25 Yup XD

[@CrossOfBayonne]

Richard Nixon himself was also a WWII veteran serving in the south Pacific

[@patrickosullivan7783]

If I could choose a nickname it would definitely be Deep Throat.

[@cr4ckp1dgeon]

You do a really good Nixon

[@rhkiku]

If I remember correctly, the smoking gun tape was released AFTER the tapes were given to the special prosecutor. He withheld the tape after he turned over his tapes

[@markelliott5274]

Hi love the videos you should to a video on the irish rebellion of 1798 its a topic not that well known

[@avatarmikephantom153]

“Ford probably wasn’t dressed as Dracula...”

[@skylerboothroyd9290]

Hey never saw your face before....nice beard bro🤘🤘

[@DraftTheHippies]

*Forrest Gump references intensifies*

[@jasonjackson1100]

This is great Bob please investigate Ford

[@anthonyminimum]

6:13 This guy’s code name 💀

[@FaytVanguard]

Voting for a video about Japan the almost 100 years after the bomb next….. because seen no one talking about that period.

[@recessinthering8425]

More Nixon impressions please

[@coopersmith9828]

Did you draw Daniel Inouye with 2 arms? He only had the one.

[@JohnDRuddyMannyMan]

Well spotted! My mistake! It happens on occasion.