What Nixon Thought About Bobby Kennedy

[@NJcruiser]

It's nice to hear an interview where the host lets the interviewee answer the question without interrupting.

[@consciouslifeidentified1844]

Without opinion

[@user-cg7dg7uv8f]

From the days when journalists reported on the news and did not alwaysd try to become part of the story

[@cdrundles]

It's also a time when the interviewees weren't lying the whole time!

[@teacup3133]

Yes, and it’s nice when the interviewee is intelligent and well spoken. We don’t have much of that these days.

[@tony84.]

That's a good point. It's a lost art of interviewing.

[@djpalindrome]

Nixon’s appraisals of his contemporaries are surprisingly nuanced and perceptive, not political hit jobs

[@kennethbrady]

True, Nixon is SO smart. I am a Democrat but I love listening to Nixon and his keen insights.

[@djpalindrome]

@@kennethbrady Nixon expressed admiration for his political adversaries, or at least acknowledged their strengths and good qualities. How sad apparently the median IQ has declined so precipitously that we believe politicians are either angels or devils

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Nixon was a true old-school gentleman and did not trash-talk.

[@joeyfitz9]

Good point. True. The clip of him describing LBJ is may favorite.

[@770WT]

Nixon was tricky behind the scenes .The man had an alta ego .

[@cahg3871]

Mr.Nixon was so much more than the media painted him as,he was a well spoken and thoughtful man.

[@Davey-Drums]

The media hit him hard - all the way to "Doonsbury" cartoons.

[@trentonpearson7353]

I didn’t grow up at that time of Nixon but it appears the watergate scandal really hurt his legacy

[@johnherlihy4739]

I love this commentary by Richard Nixon! Bobby Kennedy was an 18th Century Jesuit Priest! 🤣 Yes, Teddy was the consummate Irish politician, like a lot of my Grandfather’s family! John Kennedy was debonair and a class act! You can tell who had the best personal traits to become President! I love these Nixon videos! The Liberal Press denigrated Nixon and his legacy. These videos prove that he was one of the brightest and most intellectually insightful of any President!

[@bpd9660]

Makes Trump look like a stone age barbarian

[@antonius_006]

Jesuits are not as democratic as the Founding Fathers would like them to be.

[@johnjackson8401]

Makes Biden look like a modern age moron.

[@johnherlihy4739]

@@bpd9660 🤣

[@markstevenson6635]

Nixon was quoting Alice Roosevelt Longworth for those descriptions. He says her name more than once.

[@jaxonjaxoff3291]

Nixon is one of the most interesting presidents of all time.

[@chuckbuckbobuck]

Yes Kennedy-Johnson-Nixon presidency were very complex ones. All of them had ghosts that haunted them. Both Nixon and Johnson railed against the Eastern Establishment pea brains since they came from very modest circumstances. Nixon from a Quacker family in California and Johnson from a family that once was somewhat prosperous but then poor because of bad decisions made by Sam Johnson. They both wanted to put their humble beginnings in the rear-view mirror as quickly as they could and never look back.

[@depaola63]

Absolutely 💯👀

[@Argonaut121]

No question.I was in my late teens when he was President. Such a complex, accomplished, and yet deeply flawed, man

[@marvin2678]

​@@Argonaut121flawd ?

[@Argonaut121]

@@marvin2678 huh?

[@marcdavis2745]

PRESIDENT NIXON, IS AN ICON FROM MY YOUTH AS A 65 YEAR OLD I REALISE What A Brilliant STATESMAN He Was

[@russellking9762]

Agreed...compared to today it makes me realise what a truly great man he was

[@Skyking6976]

Only a year older and even as a political science major, I didn’t appreciate Nixon’s insight when he was active. I did my senior thesis on the JFK’s presidency and didn’t pick up on Bobby’s intensity at that level. I truly don’t know of a current statesman or woman on either side. Part of it being the major players on both sides are not even respected acquaintances. Imagine a current democrat, asking a republican if his favored candidate could win the republican’s home state. AND vice versa…

[@adadumitrescu412]

What an intelligent person. I love to listen to Mr Nixon.

[@TheStockwell]

Even if Nixon loathed a rival or public figure, he was always discreet and diplomatic. I mean, if he'd been served liver and onions as a child, he would've told his mother, "I understand how much thought and work you put into preparing this meal. I sincerely do. Although liver and onions may never take the place in my heart which hamburgers and ice cream do, rest assured I will do my utmost to convey something resembling enthusiasm and appreciation for your efforts. Thanks, Mom." Best wishes from Vermont 🍁

[@thomasthompson6378]

That's hysterical!! Many, many thanks.

[@billyshears921]

That is spot on!

[@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN]

That's beautiful! 😂

[@Cadence733]

😂❤

[@uclajd]

I don't think Nixon looked at the world as like or dislike, but respect or not respect. And I mean respect not as admiration, but as a political legal, or military force. His favorite movie while in the White House was Patton.

[@livinlegends75]

Really amazing how we as a country have changed, and not for the better. The person conducting the interview let President Nixon talk. Nixon was a very formal and spoke eloquently about other politicians. It is refreshing to see the respect he had compared to politicians today. We really have gone backwards. Sad took

[@McCarthy1776]

I love how much mutual respect Nixon and the Kennedy brothers had for each other. Republican vs Democrat but all die hard patriots and wise intelligent men.

[@randallknapp7528]

I can listen to Nixon all day long.

[@gordonhall9871]

he got a raw deal with watergate

[@user-bl6ne3hc6n]

There's a lot of him being interviewed on utube , very smart and interesting man, you just wonder how he got involved in Watergate,

[@raiden6156]

He was set up. ​@@user-bl6ne3hc6n

[@stevehicks8944]

Simple: he attempted to cover up what a group of idiots did instead of publicly denouncing it. I find it fascinating that ALL the Watergate “burglars” either were active or retired CIA operatives. Nixon want to pull the lid off of the bureaucracy in Washington. The bureaucracy fought back…and won.

[@diamondjim7560]

@@gordonhall9871Pat Buchanan knew him very well. Buchanan worked in the Nixon Whitehouse. He said Nixon was extremely loyal to the people who worked for him. The problem was that the people who worked for Nixon weren’t loyal to him and had no compunction to betray him. In 1991 a book “Silent Coup: The Removal of a President," by investigative reporters Len Colodny and Robert Gettlin laid the reason for the break in at the feet of John Dean, White House Counsel. The short version was that Dean’s wife was a college sorority sister to a woman that ran a Washington “escort” service and Mo Dean’s name was in this woman’s address book. The address book was in the hands of the Democratic National Committee. Dean was concerned about the potential personal embarrassment to him and his wife. It had nothing to do with protecting Nixon. Dean set up the break-in with Hunt and the Cubans. When the book came out G. Gordon Liddy made quite an issue of it because he was made the fall guy. Dean, of course, denies all this and got better treatment from prosecutors than the rest of those involved. James Rosen, formerly of Fox News, also blames the break-in on Dean in his book in 2008. Dean, again, continues to stand by his version.

[@rare6499]

Imagine a president being able to talk like this today.

[@connorduke4619]

Imagine a president being able to complete a sentence today.

[@richardperea9668]

You had one in Obama. In spades.

[@Blackkey034]

All talk but hes married to a woman with a penus

[@gipperbanana]

@@richardperea9668 lmao are you for real ??Obama struggles to get to the end of any sentence and never says anything of note ..nobody can quote Obama as he never says anything worth remembering. He was good with a teleprompter and knew how to play the orator but outside that a total borefest ..Adolf Reed nailed him " a vacuous opportunist "

[@richmondsquare]

Obama was smarter(and more ethical than this) but him being black triggered a lot of people

[@markwilliams7091]

Love Nixon. Very personable. Very smart. One can see why he was twice elected president, notwithstanding the constant Hollywood/media smear jobs.

[@stevehicks8944]

My youngest maternal uncle was Navy Ceremonial Guard from 1969-1974. He actually got to know Nixon. He describes Nixon as scary intelligent and totally loyal to his staff and advisors. That trait was his downfall.

[@rdean1647]

These interviews are a priceless resource for historians.

[@abhcoat]

Funny how the politicians saw each other back then. They disagreed but didn't hate or demonize each other.

[@geejaybee1970]

They did not do it publicly.

[@nickcurran3105]

Because both sides loved the country and were Americans through and through.

[@indianajones4321]

I’d like to see an interview where Nixon described his feelings towards the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush. Especially since he had considered having Reagan or Bush replace Agnew, but then chose Ford. Additionally Reagan was governor of California during the Nixon administration, and Bush was Nixon’s UN ambassador for a while as well as the chair of the RNC.

[@uclajd]

Regarding your last point, some of my recent reading suggests that Nixon had a very low opinion of GHWB (who he believed was mostly an entitled silver spoon type like the Kennedys, which of course Nixon hated), and that the UN Ambassador job was to get Bush the hell out of Washington. I think I read this in The Nixon Conspiracy by Geoff Shepard, but I can't be sure.

[@indianajones4321]

@@uclajd that’s very interesting!

[@spazmonkey3815]

Nixon was really an ok guy. I saw a lecture by him when the USSR fell saying that we should help out the USSR .It was a great seemingly off the cuff lecture.

[@wingtip7149]

I remember him pushing for the U.S. to support the USSR as you say. The oligarchs took the country because the U.S. was not involved.

[@UnrulyRantLord]

​@@wingtip7149I still wonder what could've happened if the US and USSR got along. Still think that for today's Russia

[@davegoren9978]

It’s amazing that Nixon, in every interview I’ve heard, speak decently about other politicians who were adversaries at one time or another. Why have things changed so much?

[@adadumitrescu412]

Is called diplomacy.

[@markstevenson6635]

In private (e.g. the White House tapes) diplomacy is less evident.

[@douglasmcginity3327]

Democrats changed. Watergate and its grandchild, now literally charging Trump with imaginary “crimes.” I think Nixon winning broke them. Turned them into something very dark.

[@danielevans9379]

It’s simply the dumbing down and coarsening of this broken culture of ours. Even with the historic mistakes Nixon made that led to Watergate leaders like him and Kennedy might as well be from a hundred years ago. Capital Hill is now filled with representatives with the emotional equivalency of 10 year olds.

[@jimarcher5255]

The greatest thing that has changed is the Democratic Party and not for the better in my opinion.

[@jimquann2400]

Nixon is so good in these interviews. NO HATE and telling you what he thinks about on many things! I like watching them and I Vote Dem 80% of the time.

[@uzeela]

Me too.. Democrat here also.... Enjoy these thoughtful observations by Nixon.

Nixon didn't always handle the pressure of the presidency as well as we might have hoped, but I gather that he was a decent person underneath it all. Also an underrated president.

[@seanohare5488]

Agree

[@johnconway9882]

It's a good thing that -- after resigning -- Richard Nixon did not shy away from the public. So glad he recorded hours and hours of interviews. Otherwise, most people would be forced to base their opinion and judgements on what the MSM presents and how Hollywood chooses to portray him. If not for recordings like this -- that reveal his vast knowledge, intellect, and viewpoints -- Shakespeare's words might ring true: “The [bad] that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.” Marc Antony in Julius Caesar

[@NixonFoundation]

Well said!

[@tony84.]

I was not born when President Nixon was elected, but as a student of history, and being fair, with all the ups and downs, who was a patriot and loved the country. And he was not an extremist like today's Republican party in 2024. No way in HELL President Nixon would not denounce his party's extremism, especially storming the capitol and an insurrection. He would forcefully call that out!

[@stevehicks8944]

What “insurrection”? Are you referring to the RIOT at the U.S. Capitol on 06 January 2021? The one that COULD have been avoided had Nancy Pelosi actually performed her duty as Speaker? Insuring the security of the Capitol IS the direct responsibility of the Speaker of the House. Pelosi FAILED, in spite of warnings and intelligence.

[@neilterry1726]

@@tony84. Trump is the most Nixonian president since Nixon. Shut up fool.

[@Cangelo629]

​@@tony84.You got it backwards you just don't know but you should by now.

[@josephschuster7181]

Nixon was a totally honest man. A very long time ago, I read Arthur M Schlesingers book on Robert Kennedy, and he said Bobby wasn’t as good a student as his older brothers. He struggled in school. His mother suggested that he read as many books as he could to self educate. Another part in the book, was when Bobby and a friend or possibly friend didn’t get first place in a sailing race and joked about it. Joseph Kennedy didn’t see the humor in it, and let Bobby know. Interesting balance between Rose and Joseph Kennedy, one was gentle while the other very stern. Bobby was a serious guy because he had to work harder than his siblings.

[@UncleZeke]

Nixon totally honest? To the day he died he maintained he did not attempt to stop peace talks to end Vietnam during the Johnson administration.History has proven that to be an outright lie.LBJ knew it and decided not to call Nixon out as he thought Nixon was going to lose anyway. LBJ was wrong for at least a couple years.

[@russellking9762]

He pulled some dangerous deceptions during his time as Attorney General...karma got Bobby in the end

[@brianrajala7671]

Except for the aggressive dislike by Democrats and the Press after Watergate, Nixon would get exceptional marks as President ... and Statesman.

[@JayNAmyHiatt]

I pray that, one day, President Nixon will be acknowledged and celebrated as the amazing President that he was. They tried to destroy him. I still believe that the truth will one day come out and President Nixon's reputation will be completely restored. I believe that President Nixon knew too many of the secrets and the depth of corruption in our government so they tried to silence and discredit him. God bless Richard Nixon🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@peggyelchert8340]

It’s true. Nixon is permitted to speak his mind & he has a lot of clear sightedness…..

[@CP-012]

Nice to see that even if they were political rivals they still could respect each other and be personal friends.

[@ursulaglissmann6905]

Today, Democrat and Republican politicians are like WWE. Enemies in the ring and friends in the locker room.

[@michaelmorgan9824]

What an interesting man! My Father worked for Mr. Nixon in the 1960 Presidential race in California.

[@eagleswings5693]

A compliment to Bobby’s integrity.

[@uclajd]

The Bobby Kennedy who oversaw the wiretapping of MLK?

[@MHB48615]

Integrity? That’s a strange word to describe ANY of the Kennedy brothers. They ALL treated women, including their wives, terribly. They picked that trait up from their father I guess. There is certainly no ‘integrity’ in that.

[@collectiveconsciousness5314]

@@uclajdThat was J. Edgar Hoover, he pretty much answered to no one.

[@collectiveconsciousness5314]

@@MHB48615That all ya got?

[@uclajd]

@@collectiveconsciousness5314 Nonsense, RFK reigned in Hoover, and JFK was the first president that Hoover didn't have a direct line to (Hoover had to go through RFK to reach the president). Hoover HATED RFK because he clipped J Edgar's wings. And because RFK dressed like a slob. It's a total whitewash of the Kennedys to suggest that RFK didn't know about and at least tacitly approve of the MLK wiretaps. And of course that means JFK was briefed on it. I just finished a 50 hour audiobook on Hoover BTW.

[@TomWatsonB1]

Certainly enjoyed my time at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, CA a few weeks back. This channel inspired me to go while I was in Orange County. The more I watch Nixon, the more I understand why grandfather liked him and helped lead his campaign in Tulsa. They have very similar personalities.

[@JoeMamaLlama1234]

Out of the many things he said here, regardless of what he said about Bobby... Nixon talking about sports is so fun to hear. In another life he'd be an NFL coach or a commentator. Going on ESPN and the Pat McAfee show. But overall no matter what he talks about, Nixon is a criminally underrated talker and speaker. And seems the more casual than almost every president ever.

[@marilena7848]

Yes. We all know that Kennedy's movie-star charisma gained him the edge over Nixon in the TV debate. But when those who only heard the debate on radio were surveyed, Nixon absolutely trounced JFK. These little videos help us to see why. His mind is quick, his voice is rich, his manner is both serious and relaxed.

[@fasteddie9867]

This man is so graceful and diplomatic--exactly the opposite of how leftists in the media paint him.

[@roselojrvalera2588]

or MAGA, for that matter...

[@fasteddie9867]

@@roselojrvalera2588 Mais oui

[@pts5217]

You should listen to the Oval Office recordings…this is Nixon laying on the charm. He could be very charming indeed, but don’t be fooled. He wasn’t called Tricky Dick for no reason. Nixon was a complicated guy. Incredibly bright. Very charming. Started out with nothing but worked all the way to the White House. Chose to serve in WW2 despite having the option not to since he was a Quaker. Went toe-to-toe with Kruschev, opened relations with China and the USSR etc… However, he was also incredibly corrupt. Worst example being the way he sabotaged the 1968 Paris Peace talks which likely would’ve ended the Vietnam War. He ran as the anti-war candidate who expanded and prolonged the war by 7 YEARS!!! He has the blood of everyone killed between 1969-1975 on his hands. Sadly, winning the election was more important to him at the time.

[@Alex-l1j7y]

Leftist propaganda controlled media

[@UnrulyRantLord]

I think there was certainly an all together both sides hit piece on him. Hell even I remember in school they talked about him in a negative light. He's very articulate and if I'm correct he ended the draft, that I support him immensely on that alone

[@Martive_Led]

Alice Longworth was Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter by his first wife. Her most famous quote is “if you can’t say anything nice about them, come sit by me.” The color ‘Alice blue’ is named for her use of the color on numerous occasions.

[@sonicaffairband]

Nice to see a politician speaking with respect about another politician from an opposing party unlike the garbage we have from both parties in today’s country.

[@TheStockwell]

Whatever Nixon thought of RFK, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum recently gave RFK, Jr. a rapturous reception. 🤔

[@evans54]

ugh

[@philsarkol6443]

It is so refreshing to hear and listen to a former president who is able to tell a story be coherent and entertaining at the same time...unlike the one we have today.

[@rudivanrooijen7611]

And the one that preceded Biden.....

[@helixator3975]

Or his replacement ….. we’ve sunk so low.

[@oldfogey4679]

Phil biden tells coherent funny stories! Although his speech isn't fluent like it should be

[@Middleclasshillbilly]

Wow at one point of my life I thought Nixon was the worst ever, after hearing him, I could see why the establishment came after him, sounds like a good man

[@SherryJo777]

@Middleclasshillbilly that's why Nixon was taken out. And yes, he was removed from office. Walter CON-krite was a kehmunest. Press has always been 'fske news', even in the '60's, '70's. We just didnt have the net or twitter back then.

[@jeffreyrichard2575]

Nixon was taken out by the Deep State. He was seen as a threat to their power and Nixon wanted to end the US involvement in Vietnam which would have cut off the military-industrial-complexes power and profits. Remember Nixon won in a massive landslide in both of his elections and before Watergate was one our most popular presidents.

[@fortitudevalance8424]

No word salads, just Nixon answering without being interrupted.

[@itinerantpatriot1196]

There were two Bobby's. There was the Bobby before his brother was killed. That Bobby was intense, but to the point of being insufferable because he saw the world in black and white terms and was convinced he was on the side of right. He was clannish to the point where he would punch people who said anything about his family, especially his father who he was always trying to please. He was ruthless as evidenced by the way he went after Castro and Hoffa, willing to break any rules because winning was all that mattered. And he was arrogant, a quality that earned him a lot of enemies not only with outfits like the mob but also within his own party. As Joe Kennedy put it; "Bobby is the most like me. When I hate a sonofabitch I hate him for life." People say he would have gotten the nomination in 68 after winning the California primary but I'm not so sure about that. Most of the people who mattered within the party didn't like him, especially LBJ who hated him, a guy Bobby hated back just as hard. Conventions were still dominated by backroom deals and the powers-that-be weren't just going to roll over and let him win the nomination because he was a Kennedy. They were convinced he would lose the entire South and enough Western states to cost them the election. Then there was the Bobby after his brother was killed. Who admitted: "We were more energetic than wise about a lot of things, especially Cuba, and we paid a great price for it." He was convinced he was the one who got his brother killed, by making so many enemies. He even asked about Hoffa. He asked if he was doing alright. He said he was tired of chasing bad guys. There was a distinct change and that is where he differed from his brothers. Love him or hate him, Bobby was genuine, and he would admit when he was wrong and adjust accordingly. His brothers were incapable of changing at the molecular level like RFK did. I remember my Dad, who thought JFK was a rich-man's kid, was genuinely upset when Bobby died. Perhaps because he was the most Irish of the bunch. I will say this, he was light-years ahead of his degenerate little brother. That guy...but I digress.

[@RJN8580]

I can’t even argue with your assessment. Jack Kennedy was laid back and cool. Teddy was the Irish politician like his grandfather.

[@UnrulyRantLord]

It's really odd seeing RFK. I have trouble discerning from the late one and Jr with today's current situation

[@user-iy6rm6pm4j]

Here we go again. RFK had bamboozled the youth into believing he was the "anti-war" candidate in 1968. But actually RFK was saying th exact same things Nixon was saying, almost word for word. Had RFK become president, his Vietnam policy would have been the same as Nixon, he would not have withdrawn troops any sooner. RFK was a hardcore Cold Warrior and a McCarthyite, as Nixon reminds us here.

[@KevinBalch-dt8ot]

During one of the taped EXCOMM conversations during the Cuban Missile Crisis (October, 1962), Bobby Kennedy suggested a “Remember the Maine” event to create a pretext for invading Cuba. When the Operation Northwoods documents from March 1962 were declassified around 2000, it described a similar proposal among others for creating a pretext for invading Cuba and overthrowing Castro. The Kennedys were given great credit for rejecting Operation Northwoods but I wonder how much of it was the military and how much of it was just telling Bobby Kennedy what he wanted to hear to get him off their backs. Now of course, Bobby Kennedy has the reputation of a dove based on his self-serving “Thirteen Days” which was intended to be released during the 1964 campaign. I have concluded that Bobby Kennedy wanted Castro out of the picture before the 1964 election. Bobby was no dove on Vietnam until the war started to go south around 1967.

[@hippieal]

JFK he started Vietnam LBJ escalated it

[@JohnJohnson-pq4qz]

LOL...because tricky Dick says so???,,,,LFFAO

[@AndyLarson-xm7tq]

RFK said flat out get he was not going to be able to pull out right away. He was going to look for a way out just like Nixon.

[@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN]

I'm sorry, but I think you're incorrect. The Bobby Kennedy of 1954 or 1959 was not nearly the same Bobby Kennedy of 1968. He had changed dramatically in his viewpoints and his overall thinking of the world in general.

[@johnwinthrop2702]

Nixon is not my favorite president but he is a great story teller he would have been a great guy to talk to at a bar or have as a grandfather or uncle. Imagine the stories that this guy has!!!

[@johnwinthrop2702]

Had rip

[@lwskiner]

Even with Nixon's flaws the man could enunciate and convey an intelligence that no longer exists in the Republican party and that is a shame.

[@robpolaris7272]

I’ve been seeing a lot of these Nixon interviews lately. He is depicted as unintelligent, selfish and a buffoon by the media. But it is clear from these interviews that wasn’t the whole story. It seems the media has for years villainized him far beyond the truth.

[@arepadetrigo]

The media is the enemy of our country. Nothing but a propaganda machine for profit.

[@dave55ides]

Great story teller - and sharp as a tack too.

[@uzeela]

Thank you so much for these uploads .. I was just a kid during his presidency... Thoughtful and observant was Nixon... Kind words for those on the other side of the aisle.....

[@billyshears921]

Fascinating.

[@kennytalabi3964]

The scary thing about Nixon was that all is clips on youtube are exactly the same as this one. He captivates you every single time he speaks. Its unreal.

[@UnrulyRantLord]

Yeah I'm only 24 but always loved history and this is excellent

[@peterkoutros8190]

Like many others have posted, President Nixon was a very interesting person.. depth of knowledge..i mean he knew so many people..the power broker's of that era. I can't think of another American politician that can match that.

[@paulg444]

absolute pure class.

[@UnrulyRantLord]

Man I've heard all these bad things about Nixon growing up. I don't know what his policies were but he seems unbelievably well spoken and articulate. Personally compared to today, watergate was child's play

[@chr970]

Being a Canadian, I don’t really have a horse in this race as they say. I grew up with the “Living room War” as a kid so didn’t really understand it. During Watergate, all that I heard was Nixon bad, Nixon bad,…resigned. But I’ve watched so many interviews and clips over the years, thanks to KZbin, and I agree with so many comments,…he was polite, intelligent, didn’t belittle, seemed admired by people now ( democrats too). Like every politician, sure there are faults,…. But, he seems intelligent, well-spoken, insightful. I know I don’t know him as in-depth as the average American, ….. my two cents.

[@msm1876]

This man was absolutely brilliant. I can listen to him be interviewed for hours.

[@vingotaq777]

Thanks

[@NixonFoundation]

Thank you!

[@Pharoset]

One of our greatest presidents. Respected throughout the world.

[@evans54]

forced from office for transgressions

[@richardsharpe2966]

Everyone call President John F Kennedy Jack

[@rickjohnson9191]

Senator I knew Jack Kennedy, he was a friend of mine. Senator you’re no Jack Kennedy I heard someone describe Bobby as the most religious and the dirtiest fighter.

[@adrianatamura6640]

That’s because Jack is a nickname for him.

[@Gaoda-p4y]

Those who were close to him

[@user-cg7dg7uv8f]

Jack is a familiar term and unless you knew the man, use his proper name

[@UnleashthePhury]

Richard Nixon calling the NFL “the new league” is kinda wild

[@mitchellmiller9729]

Before the merger

[@UnleashthePhury]

@@mitchellmiller9729 I get it, just pointing out how old this footage is

[@josephosheavideos3992]

Actually, Nixon was referring to the American Football League, which would start operations the next year, 1960. People do not realize it today - with 14 teams in the NFL playoffs, which last five weeks - but, prior to 1966, the entire football post-season was ONE game. Instead of lasting until early February, the NFL season ended around Christmas.

[@TheReelComedian]

I believe the new league he was referring to is the now defunct AFL, lol

[@KevinBalch-dt8ot]

That game was played in December, 1959. JFK declared his campaign in January 1960.

[@takashitamagawa5881]

The more I learn about Richard Nixon and the more I listen to things that he said the more puzzled I become at how such an intelligent man could have let a bungled, trivial burglary which was Watergate (of which he had no prior knowledge) consume his administration and bring his presidency to an end.

[@wingtip7149]

In Nixon's 2nd term his goal was to transform the executive branch into having the proper power to effectively run the country. He knew much of that had to be accomplished in the first 100 days following his landslide victory. Everyone from the first term was asked to tender thier resignation immediately and he re-hired those people he wanted . he was serious. His actions terrified the swamp and the intelligence community, the Congress, the press, and the entrenched beauracracy made sure to rid themselves of Nixon at their first opportunity which was the Watergate break-in and cover-up, which Ben Stein , a scpeechwriter appropriately described as, "A nothingburger." This is in Haldemans book. The use of a weaponized DOJ against Trump is similar to the fear the same 4 power blocs have for someone who threatened to drain the swamp.

[@Sly88Frye]

It's really nice that Richard Nixon talk so positively about people who are from the opposing party. I do believe Richard Nixon would likely be one of the greatest presidents of all time if it wasn't for Watergate. I also think John f Kennedy would be remembered among some of the greatest ever if he wasn't assassinated Although he's remembered very fondly anyway. I'm not sure how things would go if Robert f Kennedy had become president although it would be nice if the independent candidate RFK Jr actually had a chance of winning in this year's election instead of having to choose between the lesser of two evils again between the same two guys of Biden and Trump

[@rexringtail471]

Can you imagine when Democrat vs Republican was Kennedy vs Nixon? Now we have Biden vs Trump. What a downfall.

[@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr]

The difference here is that, like Nixon .. the one of those two who actually achieved favorable results for the American taxpayer became the hated pariah.

[@WayneMarion]

@@BillStemil I know it must be a very long list but could you tell us about a handful of those accomplishments by Biden?

[@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr]

@@BillStemil - We see his achievements every day at the grocery store and at the gas pump.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

@@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyrand the border

[@tomcollins5112]

There's a Kennedy in this race

[@Godfirst986]

RFK was the most serious. But let's be honest, he was the most genuine out of his brothers. He spoke what he truly meant from the heart. When he had a passion for something, he was truly dedicated to it.

[@silverhammer7779]

"[Bobby] was a total political animal." IOW, he was a political 304 - loyal to whoever he thought he could use to advance his political ambitions, and ready to change allegiances at a moment's notice as is typical of hardcore swamp critters. Describing him as an "18th Century Jesuit priest" was not a compliment, although it can easily be mistaken for one. Nixon was a master of the art of telling someone to go to Hell in such a way that the person would look forward to the trip.

[@urvanhroboatos8044]

It was a compliment. And it was actually the 17th, not the 18th C.

[@TheBombayMasterTony]

Respectful.

[@MichaelBoltonsEntireCatalog]

Good insight clips as usual RNF. Nixon Always Wins.

[@dpacheco7349]

Oh how I miss my old republican party... gone like the dinosaurs

[@TellTheSpartans]

By all accounts RFK was a bit of a bully.

[@skipcampbell4226]

Lies and deciept have filled our politics. And it seems there is no turning back. I pray some day it will get back to what it was then.

[@joeyjamison5772]

The US ran out of leaders 30 years ago.

[@nealenewton4193]

Very very interesting upload...thanks 😁👍

[@AnthonyAnthony-tk4ye]

Lol he calls everyone he kinda admires or considers a worthy adversary an “animal”….. I love this guy lol

[@sherifahmed2055]

Regardless of anything related to politics, he was a discent men who well fits the office of the presidency

[@DavidCartmellDJCartmell]

He’s a Smart man. It’s a shame he’ll always be remembered for what he did with Watergate.

[@WagnerPD]

"He who is without sin... cast the 1st stone." -sum guy named Jesus

[@davidsingh6944]

My mom knew the Kennedys and had some sweet stories when we were growing up.

[@nickcurran3105]

I love it! Nixon just wanted to watch the NFL Championship Game and RFK was bending his ear about politics! Nixon loved his football.

[@jonnnyren6245]

Richard Nixon is amongst my favorite Republican politicians. He had his mistakes yes but in terms of his foreign policy approach and his humanity, he's as gold as they come. And his respect of his rivals would make the MAGA boobs of today lose it and rip the hairs off their heads

[@kiefermomcm-c3856]

hats off to both❤❤❤

[@hellentatsios7888]

Nixon had great insight.

[@pamelawoodall5891]

If Nixon’s daughters are still living they should be very proud of their father.

[@louisnatale4528]

After having watched the Trump - Biden debate I realized what a great intellect President Nixon was.I support President Trump but Nixon was far more intelligent.

[@uclajd]

When you get called humorless by Nixon, maybe you're a little too dour.

[@ThomasBoyd-gx9wr]

Awesome. Glad you did published it. He a friend no Thomas.

[@nicholasbrowning4558]

He was a great man. Too bad about Watergate. He got us out of the disaster that was Vietnam

[@AYVYN]

Nixon was far ahead of his time; took the courts a few decades to comprehend RICO, but it cleaned up our streets. He left an unjust war and led a foreign policy which viewed enemies as humans, both astonishingly modern. Even Watergate was an early form of the NSA, haha

[@bozotheclown935]

He summed up the Kennedy bros fairly and accurately. I suspect if we would have aver been treated to all of them around a table talking it would have been an interesting discussion. I still like Nixon...

[@cunn9305]

Love the man .. no one like him today ... not even close

[@drenkika7384]

President Nixon is fascinating!

[@johnmcdade6318]

Interesting...That Football game is considered by many to be the Greatest Football Game ever played...It is also referenced in the movie Diner...

[@michaeldebellis4202]

It’s funny I used to think Nixon was the worst modern president ever. Then we got Bush and then… Nixon was an amoral SOB, but at least he understood politics and had some respect for the traditions and values of the US. Amazing that compared to modern GOP how good Nixon looks in contrast. I think he was spot on in his evaluation of RFK vs. JFK. It’s why I think RFK would have been an amazing president. He really transformed after the assassination of his brother and was that rare politician who actually cared about working and poor people. He would sit with Caesar Chavez in solidarity with striking migrant workers. No one since has been that genuinely committed to helping the people who need it most

[@unclerukmer]

I hope Almighty God will forgive us for how we mistreated President Nixon. We need a man of his caliber right now.

[@WagnerPD]

Yup

[@Blackkey034]

Isnt he a head in futurama?

[@kit12790]

Aroo!

[@HeronAct-uj4sp]

To be fair, he did break the law. Nobody resigns from the presidency without good reason. He is a well spoken, intelligent man. But the country has changed and you get what society dictates and expects. The age of reality TV and fast food information with no real due diligence.

[@orbyfan]

Bobby Kennedy was a friend of Toronto Argonauts' owner John Bassett, and attended a game in Toronto in 1967 as Bassett's guest. The Bassett family reported that Bobby enjoyed the game very much, especially the last play, which involved an exchange of punts into and out of the end zone, which you don't see in American football.

[@EdRushing-te3sc]

Lol. Bobby was the brains of the family. A political animal that felt deeply on issues. His statement on Kings death lives in prophetic tones. Just two months later Bobby would also die trying to help his country.

[@philipgroves7309]

People wonder how such a scowling, paranoid man like Richard Nixon could ever be successful in politics. Nixon was those things and I never would have voted for him myself, but this clip shows that Nixon was also much more than that caricature. He was an intelligent, articulate man who could speak with great insight on any issue and on the characters of his opponents ... when he wasn't plotting to destroy them.

[@alanaldpal950]

Lo and behold….. if you listen to these Nixon interviews you will realize he is nothing like what current Dems and the media (same thing) have portrayed him as for decades.

[@SwagAli]

Nixon was such a good conversationalist, and he loved to talk lol He is very good at telling a story. Very intelligent. I've listened to most of the Nixon tapes. Highly recommend listening to them in order. A fascinating look at the President and the Presidency. He would have gone down as a great president if not for Watergate. The ironic thing was that he won re-election in a landslide. He had nothing to worry about, but he was paranoid.

[@jakemitchell1671]

Love this man. He was a victim of his own paranoia. Like all powerful men, he possessed - or was possessed by - a couple of destructive traits among countless positive. The US would be much better off had he not made some very poor decisions.

[@sufghangametheory99]

I think Nixon post 1962/63 changed a bit . Nixon pre 1962 was not occupied by paranoia. I also think he was slightly unlucky in 60 TV debate.

[@JS6969tz]

Bobby's tenacity towards the wrong people got him and his brother killed.

[@Godfirst986]

No, he didn't. The CIA killed JFK. And I believe RFK genuinely just got killed because of his support of Israel like his killer said.

[@djtforever1414]

1:33 That game was on December 27th 1959.

[@marcokite]

Everyone who met Bobby mentions how incredibly rude and arrogant he was.

[@bernardhutchinson4753]

It’s an amazing experience where the journalist is not try to plat the “I gotcha questions”

[@andrewburroughs1660]

Regardless of Watergate, Nixon was one of the most consequential presidents of the 20th century.

[@ericsonhazeltine5064]

Very insightful

[@LawrenceFox-jx1fq]

Nixon and all Kennedy's are missed as anyone of same calibre doesn't seem to have been in power for a long time.

[@BansheeMilk]

Robert Reich is one of my heroes. I am also very short. I have autism and have been bullied many times in my life. I am an artist/comedian. I hold the world record for paintings of famous people eating tacos

[@hugowilliams1988]

If you want to impress other people talk like Nixon.