You realize how truly horrible the standard is now, when you realize that this guy for decades was considered the worst example of political corruption and poor character. He comes across as top-shelf compared to most of the offerings we get nowadays.
Harold Wilson British Prime Minister in the 1960s said the following about him; No American president ever understood the Russians as well as Nixon and no American President ever got as much out of them.
@@cybergothika6906 Nah. It' shows that manners and decorum in public discourse mattered. It those days you could disagree with political opponent and still be civil and respectful. Being in opposing political parties did not make them blood thirsty mortal enemies. It was probably before you were born. It was much less polarized.
@@ancelrick5396 That's just your opinion. Mine is stuck with anarchy. How naive a person has to be to believe that matters, plus, that thing got impeached so, morals are very low. Don't worry it has been like that just for the past 10 thousands years.
@@ancelrick5396 Opinions means shit when you crumble the law in pieces, so I have a better saying. No honor among thieves. Like on French revolution beheading accusations.
All of Washington DC vilified President Nixon as VP and as Commander in Chief. The Media despised him because they couldn’t debate him and win. The CIA set him up for the fall with Watergate to rid them of the threat of Nixons goal to reform the House and Senate. Reminds me of recent History with another President who had an election stollen with fake ballots.
'Anyone who picks up a ... newspaper in the morning and does not see himself slandered in it has not made profitable use of the previous day; for if he had, he would be persecuted, reviled, slandered, abused and befouled.'
It's true. Things were different in the US back then. The political and social polarization that's gripped our country simply didn't exist anywhere near to the current extent back then. It was often difficult to tell Republican from Democratic platforms. I used to think that was a bad thing, until I started seeing how things were progressing with party platforms begin to take on more extreme ideological tones. And look where we are now. I couldn't see an American politician speaking both decently and candidly about a political rival anymore, especially from another party.
Back when you could strongly dislike somebody but still acknowledged your opponents as people with good careers and lives without name calling or shouting obscenities.
Like him or hate him. One has to admit his intelligence and ability to articulate his thoughts are significantly better than probably the last dozen Presidents.
Eh. Debatable You might not like them, but Obama, Clinton, Reagan, were all very good speakers. The only exceptions I'd say are Biden, Trump, and Bush.
@@Chadillac-xq7xkNixon was evidently far more well-read than all of those who followed. The ones you cited were decent enough at delivering pre-written speeches, but Nixon was vastly more articulate and knowledgeable, as many of his interviews proved.
@@San_Deep2501 cute that you blame CNN. They're playing the game that CZcams (and its fans) has made for them. Clickbait YT algorithms existed long before mainstream news networks regularly used YT. Nice try tho. *Me see CNN. Me hate.* Neanderthal.
No, the title is correct because this is how his cuss words were displayed by the media at the time. The redactions were called 'expletive deleteds' at that time.
I wasn't alive during Nixon's administration, but something about this guy is super impressive to me. He is so classy, yet he can go off cuff and say profane things. You can tell he loved the country and wanted to be a good President.
a lot of people arent alive from his administration, because when he wasnt drafting civilians for pointless wars in 3rd world shitholes that he was trading to china and russia, he was ordering civilians abducted and tortured. dont be impressed by nixon.
@@dontlookback3549Who has succeeded where Richard Nixon failed? America looks like it's falling. All of us all over the world look like we are falling, including us here in Africa. If Richard Nixon truly was "the enemy," global society would be a paradise by now. Richard Nixon resigned as US President just under 50 years ago in August 1974, and neither American society, nor global society in general, is a paradise yet. Far from it. Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 9th January 2024.
@@MundiaKamau Wrll stated. People have been lied to so much they can't even recognize a lie blatantly told to their faces anymore, make zero effort to critically think for themselves and ask absolutely no questions. We, Americans, here things like "Watergate Scandal" and never ask what that even was. What were the documents that Nixon was allegedly going after? WHY were these papers being held in a hotel? They just blindly accept the narrative presented to them and sxoff at the audacity of others that don't just guzzle and then regurgitate whatever news "programming" tells them.
What an odd title for this video. You focus on the 2 curse words he mumbles under his breath rather than the insightful commentary on 20th century politicians. Huh.
President Nixon was and is still the target of a smear and discretization campaign. True, his presidency ended in the worst possible way. However, time and distance are now reevaluating his time in the White House and the man himself. Not surprisingly, his administration accomplished much, from establishing the EPA and DEA, among other things. Compared to today's corrupt, political climate, moreover, President Nixon's political crimes diminish in comparison. To his detractors, however, he will always be a loser. But it can not be denied, he defended freedom and Democracy, and went toe-to-toe with the communists like no president before or after him. He was well hated for his bombing strategies, but he had a job to do. Time will eventually redeem President Richard Nixon.
@@jorgeespinosa3179, The enduring legacy of Nixon is that all scandals are branded with the -gate suffix. This is the signature he left on the USA. No matter what amount of good you do, like the astronauts in The Right Stuff indicated, all you need do is screw the pooch one time. History will remember you as a dog fucker. Nixon certainly did many great things. But I see no path for redemption, other than revisionist history. Well, actually what is happening with the office of Potus HELPS Nixon in a curious way. Now historians can cast him in this light of having only gotten caught screwing the pooch one time, whereas we now know that there is a person empowered as Potus who did it regularly, and bragged about it.
So could Obama, so could Clinton [so could Bush senior, and Carter - and Reagan until the second half]. Since he early 90s, Republicans seem determined to elect the inarticulate - possibly because they relate to them better. They want to elect someone like them.
@@Thehandsomeliberal I think most of them were....one word "politicians"......the history of the American Presidents taking it on them selves to "War for Peace" is in it's self a criminal act against humanity.
Eisenhower allowed Allen and John Dulles to make the US the biggest war mongering nation the earth has ever seen. He was a milliary industrial complex puppet, they killed Patton coz they knew Ike could be controlled.
I've always thought of Nixons most compelling moments. When he spoke of his mother and from the speech, "others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself". Interesting man. He led an amazing life, climbed to the highest heights and at the end, did the right thing. An old general, who just faded away. Let history be our guide.
That's a great saying. It's ironic that he hated so many people so much ("enemies list"?), that indeed he did destroy himself. Perhaps there was a reason why his mother cautioned him so strongly against hate.
@@davidmenasco5743 Trump: "Of course I hate these people. Let's all hate these people. [the Central Park Five] Maybe hate is what we need if we're going to get something done. [restore the death penalty]"
@@Rat-Salad Who has succeeded where Richard Nixon, the "criminal," as you put it, failed? America looks like it's falling. All of us all over the world look like we are falling, including us here in Africa. If Richard Nixon truly was "the enemy," global society would be a paradise by now. Richard Nixon resigned as US President just under 50 years ago in August 1974, and neither American society, nor global society in general, is a paradise yet. Far from it. Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 9th January 2024.
Nixon was never as bad as people want to pretend he was. Especially 21st century people. His biggest flaw was paranoia followed closely by being loyal to his people. He could have easily thrown Liddy and the plumbers under the bus and walked away unscathed. Instead he tried to protect people that did something extraordinary stupid but did it in an effort to help him. People that know nothing more about Nixon that the Watergate claims owe it to themselves to learn more. The man was extremely intelligent and capable. His steps towards normalizing relations with China played a big part in the Soviet instability that lead to their collapse. People claim that Trump had an election stolen from him, but Nixon really did. JFK’s team cheated better.
@@clc-gl4jn yes, Biden flew to Afghanistan and literally blew up some of our soldiers…. You are an idiot! Ok now it’s your turn to try to explain to me why you are not an idiot, start now!
@@peterg5383 Nice, link to a page that is not found. Yes Nixon had among the highest known I Q scores. Not the overblown faked ones like they have given out for Bush Jr and Obama either.
@@peterg5383 Imagine believing that garbage, it's just a handful of rando "experts" reading anonymized secondary sources about the presidents, scoring them, and then creating a flimsy model to fit them to IQ. Also, their model predicts that JFK had the third highest IQ, when we know JFK is the one president for whom we know an actual IQ score (119; quite low for a world leader), indicating further that their model is trash.
@@jbw6823 Meanwhile, others volunteered because they refused to be drafted and wanted to save at least one of their countrymen, even if it meant sacrificing themselves.
@@AChunkyDog pretty sure that was a minority. It wasnt ww2. It was a stupid war where thousands of innocents were killed. they saw it as a war of independence from colonialism. And no dominies fell. Now we are friends.What a waste.
If you're smart enough to be president then you're smart enough to have some great quotes. And yes, that includes Trump and Biden. You may not like either, but they're far smarter than the average person, even at their age.
Especially now we see Hilary and Obama did the same thing he did- which they likely all do. Bill Clinton did. But Nixon made the decision to resign, though he may have changed the direction of this country.
He was a brilliant man. I didn't realize how brilliant till I read the transcripts of the tapes. Had some major personality flaws, but few understood the politics of the world like Nixon.
Nixon once gave a speech at a train stop in Fontana, an entire speech, just to one man, my father, a newspaper reporter at the time. My dad loved him after that.
Turns out this interpretation isn't exactly correct. Nixon just finished giving a speech at the station and after the people dispersed he held court with 5 reporters. I have the names of the five reporters. Who was your father?
Interesting how the person just gave a secondary eyewitness account of something his father told him, and you just tried to debunk it. People are idiots.
R and R D - You notice he didn't reply? Shall I tell you why? Because the five reporters Nixon spoke with were women. I don't doubt his father heard a speech and then asked a question in a quorum of reporters but the only small, private engagement involved five female reporters. Next time do the research before you can pretend to call anybody an idiot.
The 'NIXON TAPES' would show you the kind of MONSTER HE WAS...if he didn't like you, he'd investigate their taxes...THIS IDEA PROBABLY CAME from SPIRO AGNEW, HIS VICE-PRES.-GUESS WHAT SPIRO WAS CONVICTED OF???...I GAVE YOU A HINT!!!
Nixon is - so far - the only American president who was forced to leave office. If he had not done so, he would have been the first president to be forced from office by impeachment. No president of the U.S.A. has been closer. So I don't regard Tricky Dick (as he was nicknamed) as a president with "class".
@@johncampbell3912 Nixon conceded an election for the good of the nation even when his opponent cheated. Hillary and Gore couldn’t bring themselves to do that when they lost fair and square.
What a breathe of fresh air to hear him. Honest, well spoken, and intelligent. The leading politicians of today barely reach his toenail, worse, they cannot be included in the same category.
+zachxL Hello, hello. Hey, you know a smartphone is a lot like a woman? Depletes energy like crazy, lights up when it gets plugged in and only 5-10% of it is worth a damn.
The fact that I had to scroll down so far to find, at last, something worthy of praise, tells me TWO things: 1) most people commenting here are as sociopathic as Nixon, LBJ & "friends", and (2) you must be a Christian in spirit and in truth. God bless you, Tracy. I pray that I should see you and yours in the Kingdom of Heaven! Amen. [ btw, you do realize that Revelation 13 is soon to be fulfilled, yes? ]
One of our most underrated and better Presidents. Completely overshadowed by watergate which is sad cause the man did a lot of great things for this country.
For all of his failings, ethical and otherwise, what you can't question is Nixon's intelligence and his brilliant insights into the "American Political Machine" - he knew politics and people inside out.
The CIA didn't get caught spying on behalf of him by accident. It was a setup. One of the guys actually confessed to killing Kennedy, on video, on his death bed. CIA controls the media through Operation Mockingbird, they shape narratives to get you to believe what you think you believe. Do you really believe what you thought you knew?
@@Edgelawdevery American politician has bits of evil. To comprehend every way we operate this country and take a stand thinking they are doing anything differently, our government and country was founded and thrived from being corrupt. lol they are all crazy and able to be evil
Has to be one of the most complicated US politicians of the modern era, the guy did some bad things but I grew up thinking he was some kind of monster, I was blown away the first time I heard that he created the EPA as president, the more I read the more amazed I was. Seems he was a victim of his own paranoia.
@@AChunkyDog Agree. The Nixon memoirs are amazing. The best book I have ever read. You can learn a lot about how to be a success just looking at his career. Guy came from nothing and became President.
What book is he talking about? EDIT: Found it, he is talking about "The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent" by Robert Caro, who is an American journalist and author known for his biographies of American Presidents.
It’s interesting to see that Nixon was actually an extremely knowledgeable man. I’m not saying he’s a saint, but it’s just interesting to see such a different time.
His comment about Eisenhower being a military man who expected his subordinates to do what their chief wanted reminds me of another general who became a political leader. When the Duke of Wellington became British Prime Minister and held his first Cabinet meeting, he said afterwards: "I gave them all their orders but then they wanted to sit around discussing them!"
The Prime Minister of the U.K., even the venerable Duke of Wellington who defeated Napoleon, never has dictatorial powers. He or she can be removed by their own party, or (indirectly) by a vote in a general election, at any time. Winston Churchill was removed as Prime Minister right after VE Day because the Labour Party won the general election. Churchill did have nearly dictatorial powers during World War 2 in Europe due to his leading of a three-party coalition government.
@@eddihaskell yea, he might have defeated Napoleon. But he won’t be able to defeat Napoleon at his prime. Wellington got lucky in that sense and that was his biggest achievement as a general
When I'm swept into office, I'll sell our children's organs to zoos for meat, and I'll go into people's houses at night and wreck up the place! -- Tricky Dick Nixon
How can people so easily forget that this douchenozzle began the disastrous War on Drugs?! Let's not ignore his little sadistic sidekick Kissinger. They both have blood on their hands, these people should not be praised!!
Very clever, a thinker, and realist, Nixon had many qualities and attainments. He outclasses every other US politician, with the possible exception of Lincoln.
@@coopergoss350 Lmao is the Vietnam War good enough for you? Agent Orange? He may not have killed anyone by his own hand but as president you take responsibility for the wars that the country is brought into and the deaths that result from it.
Of all people from my life I would have loved to have had a private chat with Richard Nixon. Would have been Awesome . I was born in 1960 so I got to get a good look over next couple decades . Very smart man.
I'm a liberal and I've read numerous books on Nixon and one thing no one disputes is the man's intelligence and sharpness. It's a shame that he was so paranoid of his enemies and had no one within his inner circle to stand up to him or simply say Mr. President you've won. He wanted to go further and beyond what he needed to do because he was a great politician which is evidenced by his landslide victory. I find his tapes to be rather amusing and find his humor to be one a kind.
He's one of those men who are very gifted, and ambitious and let it run away with him. From sabotaging peace talks in 1968 in regards to Vietnam and Watergate, he was his worst enemy, but very gifted and very intelligent even if he was a bit of a Machiavellian type.
+nomibe2911 for me, he was a man who felt he had to prove something. he had to make them pay for making him feel inferior. it was all in his head. he was not a very likable man, i mean his personality was rather aloof and cold, considering he was a politician. he had the great intelligence, but without warmth and compassion, you are an empty shell who possesses great power. and that is a dangerous mix.
+nomibe2911 It's true that Nixon was paranoid but I think for a reason. The press hated his guts ever since the Alger Hiss business and were determined to get their revenge
***** the paranoia came way before he was even elected in congress. the press had reason to dislike NIXON, it was his dirty tactics he employed to win elections. the smear on HELEN GAHAGAN DOUGLAS for one example. he was a ruthless man. the press despised him for that. they thought he could not win an election clean and free of dirty smear campaigns. and for that, his paranoia grew. but it was of his own making. for him, that wa sa ftal character flaw.
Donald J Trump ended the deficit in his 4 years and would stop Ukraine and Hamas wars in 24 minutes or less!!! DO YOU NOT FOLLOW HIS CAMPAIGN SPEECHES!! MAGA!!!!!!!!!
+Carolyn Argabright As long as we admire these qualities, we will always have the forthcoming problems therein. We should stop that. Wasn't Martin Luther King both warm on the inside and out?
So would I . I remember Nixon and If I would have been old enough to vote I would have vote for this man and knowing what I know now this man was innocent Democrat are horrible
@@skoots6303 If Nixon had said the burglars were working for the Russians (who believed the Watergate Hotel was a nuclear facility) and tossed them into oncoming traffic, nobody would have questioned it. And the press would also get to poke fun at the Russians for good measure.
@@MRB16th He could have easily swept it under the rug, but his paranoia got the better of him and it showed. If anything, I have mad respect for Nixon actually coming to terms with what happened, as opposed to what any other politician would've done.
@@Kardia_of_Rhodes Fair point. He collapsed and basically realised he was screwed. You have to admit, using Russia (and ludicrously poor intel) as a scapegoat would have saved his hide, while Liddy and Co. would have been branded as traitors.
I like how he acknowledges LBJ as a political operator, and truly a political animal of the highest order. He is quite possibly the greatest Parliamentarian in the history of Western Democracy. Also Nixon is such a tragic figure, he feels like a Shakespearean character. Edit: For Nixon I think Goethe’s Faust is more apt than any Shakespean tragedy.
Parliamentarians? For American, quite possibly, but look at other countries that operate in a parliamentary system and they'll eat any American politician alive.
@@youtubeuser206 Could be, it is the shadow government. JFK wanted to tackle the fed and bring back monetary matters back in to the US treasury instead of the Federal Reserve. That guy that replaced him after he was killed immediately quietly removed that executive order. Same reason why his brother was killed. Look up "The Real Manchurian Candidate" it shows in-depth how sickening the US's shadow government is (mind control programs, interacting and strengthening criminals, world-wide plots, etc).
Bridget Ryder Yes.Club of Rome Like the Haopsburgs- ten toes of clay and iron, after the fall of the Roman Empire will fall apart. Everyone knows cement, iron, and water will result in rust, after a time.,like bad political ties do
Came for the "expletives" but stayed for the respectable insight into 20th century politics. It's such a respectful analysis on his rivals and his thoughts on the a great President still hold up today. Because heaven knows we need one like that.
@@sharif3500Just for example, Obama was the most charismatic and successful President we've had in 40+ years...... I hate Obama with a passion. He was mostly successful in following through on his promises. He claimed he would transform this country, and he definitely did. Personally, I think Obama destroyed what good was left in this country. But, If I shared Obamas opinons, I'd hang his picture on the wall. You can complement a persons strengths and still hate them.
It was a different time, nowadays we say the corrupt quiet part out loud and yet people will still vote for you because our education system is a failure.
John McCain May have been a dignified President like that...remember how he stuck up for Barack Obama when the woman badmouthed Obama at one of McCain's campaign meetings?
LOL. That's a naive statement. Nixon's not saying it, but he bloody well tried to annihilate and destroy his political opponents in any way, shape or form he could. Nixon's campaign manager Murray Chotiner in the 1950's: "The purpose of an election is not to defeat your opponent, but to destroy him." Richard Nixon to his opponent Helen Gahagan Douglas in 1950: "she's pink right down to her underwear." Douglas responded by calling Nixon, 'tricky Dick', and *THAT* nickname stuck with him for the rest of his life.
"Listen, I don't want a president who is warm on the outside and warm on the inside too. I want one who is warm on the outside, but I want one who when the tough decisions are made is cold, and tough and will make the right decision without fear of failure" .....wow, that is low-key the BEST description of what being a real man is about I've ever seen.
And he failed on both counts. He was cold and bigoted on the outside, and though he made cold, tough decisions, they were rarely the right ones. I'll refer you to Anna Chennault, G. Gordon Liddy and the entire nations of Cambodia and Laos as resources for his despicable nature.
In 1970 I was 7 and went to the capital to speak about child abuse. That day on President Nixon was a great person to me. He let me stay in the White House and was a father to me as my parents were abusive. That day I also meet former first lady Jackie Kennedy.
So the president let you stay in the White House an took care of you cause your parents were abusive? Im not sure if I misread something but that seems pretty far fetched, not saying you’re lying its just pretty confusing that a president would let you chill in the White House
@@DaMathias Yes, President Nixon did let stay for prolonged times in the White House. President Nixon and the First Lady were very good to me. I don't care what anyone thinks. By the way, there were newspaper stories about it. They would be in the Washington DC newspaper archive. 10-1970 to 7-1972. My parents moved to NC to escape legal trouble.
@@DaMathias I agree with you mostly because it wouldn’t have been in the child’s best interest. I think this was more like a dream a neglected child had where the memory became the reality.
I really wish that Nixon was alive, in his prime, and running for POTUS right now. We need his warmth, ability to communicate, statemanship and intellect in the worst way.
@@joeski734 they didn’t connect politically but according JFKs kids, they were good friends and according to aides from both politicians, they were friendly as senators.
I appreciate Mr. Nixon's praise for F.D.R. and Mr. Johnson, even though they were from opposing political parties. This interview was a very candid one. In today's culture, Nixon, in spite of his own dirty dealings, would be a highly valued Godsend.
Lol everyone likes to say “oh he wasn’t so bad” after republican presidents get destroyed by liberals their entire term. In 5 years you’ll hear “Trump was a funny guy and a decent president if he didn’t say so many dumb things”
I Laughed so hard when he said that, most religious and conservative sentiment ive heard in a while, and despite his ideal of a 17th century Jesuit being warped it was an eloquent allusion that I respect
"Listen, I don’t want a president who’s warm on the outside and the inside too. I want one who’s warm on the outside but when the tough decisions are made is cold and tough and will make the right decision without fear or favor." so you want a hot pocket as president
@@vogelvogeltje do you think they’re making the right decisions for their countries? I think if Trump was a better person on the outside he would have been better received.
@@vogelvogeltje Vladimir Putin isn't the cartoon bad guy you think he is. I suggest thinking critically for a change and not taking propaganda (news) stories to heart.
I’ve lately been on a binge of videos about politicians from the 70s and 80s, and it’s always so astonishing to me how respectful they all are to each other. Like, I can definitely find people who I agree and disagree with, but Jesus, they’re all so likable it’s insane!
Curious comment. Ted Bundy was also warm and fuzzy during interviews. Articulate...respectful. Much like when people see Adolf Hitler speaking softly instead of slamming the podium while yelling, this changes nothing about the man. Where the hell are the adults in this country?
Also it's indicative how it's all one cutesy party, Dems and Republicans makes no difference to what really goes on. They know how to be "likable"... to you and I...
By contrast to today open conflicts of interest, Nixon is a Saint. Can you imagine if he took 10 Billion from Saudia Arabia under the Nixon Foundation? CNN would blow up. Law suits would be flying everywhere. The Saudis have given Clinton over 42 million in just the past 2 years. Openly corrupt.
That is actually a very good talk show. It doesn’t beat around the bush and asks pointed questions of its subjects. They also have the subject flanked by two tall plants so as to keep them centered from going off track.
Actually, considering the crop of presidents and presidential hopefuls that are in the U.S. today, ex-president Richard Nixon comes out looking pretty good.
This diction,eloquence and high standard of speech has compltely gone today.....most people can barely string a decent sentence together! This man wasnt perfect but oratory skills top class
Listen to the audio of the Kennedy Nixon debate from 1960. They both sound like brilliant scholars: Articulate, eloquent, well prepared, organized, and both highly intelligent. The contrast between what we hear today from politicians is striking. Kennedy won because he was handsome, charming, and had a tan. 🏆
@@orianna9200 this kind of thinking, is why politicians now don't try. Lol. They don't have to. Look at what people do. Lmao. Don't follow this example.
This is actually very much on purpose. As voter participation from the middle class has dropped in elections the last 40 years, politicians have very much been coached in simplifying their language to better communicate their message to working class voters, an increasingly important demographic, whether it is white Rust Belt workers for Trump or Hispanic farmers in California for Biden. Most of the drama is fabricated too, you think a Republican Congressman making $200k a year and with a nice vacation home in the Keys gives a flying crap about AOC dancing stupidly in college? Or a Democratic Congressman making the same amount giving a hoot about Representative Brooks posting pictures with guns at Christmas? Why do you think every politician is on Twitter, despite it being a pointless cesspit of circlejerks with no real increase in user numbers since 2012? It is all red meat to galvanize the base into team sports. They don’t want you to stop and think about issues, they just want to deliver a simple message that the opposite side is bad and evil. That is why Trump was so appealing to many Republicans, he would rant and rave about the opposition being evil or crooked or corrupt, but unlike his peers who only fake the third-grade level speech and outrage, he was actually speaking like that and actually outraged. No serious Republican politician wanted Trump elected; he’s a terrible Christian, former Democrat, only gives a crap about abortion or gun rights when pushed, and alienated many of the same conservative Hispanic voters they have been courting since 2000. Yet he won, because he speaks to the working class at their level, proving the people who have stressed the importance of simple messaging right. The hats were a nice touch too.
You realize how truly horrible the standard is now, when you realize that this guy for decades was considered the worst example of political corruption and poor character. He comes across as top-shelf compared to most of the offerings we get nowadays.
Harold Wilson British Prime Minister in the 1960s said the following about him; No American president ever understood the Russians as well as Nixon and no American President ever got as much out of them.
Because he would of been great had he not cheated.
He was a strong intellect
@@faifai5343 Well spoken Fai Fai!
@@tencraziest5697 Well spoken!
He speaks of his political rivals with respect. That's so weird.
It just shows how politicians were even more hypocrites. It isn't like it degenerated to what it is today, it is just showing its real ugly face now.
@@cybergothika6906 Nah. It' shows that manners and decorum in public discourse mattered. It those days you could disagree with political opponent and still be civil and respectful. Being in opposing political parties did not make them blood thirsty mortal enemies. It was probably before you were born. It was much less polarized.
@@ancelrick5396 That's just your opinion. Mine is stuck with anarchy. How naive a person has to be to believe that matters, plus, that thing got impeached so, morals are very low. Don't worry it has been like that just for the past 10 thousands years.
@@cybergothika6906Well, you know what they say, opinions are like A$$holes, everybody has one.
@@ancelrick5396 Opinions means shit when you crumble the law in pieces, so I have a better saying. No honor among thieves. Like on French revolution beheading accusations.
I've heard that if someone watched the Kennedy Nixon debates on TV Kennedy won, but if they listened on radio, Nixon won.
heard that too
Kennedy looked good while Nixon had stubble and was sweating bullets.
He may have been a crook 😉, but Nixon was definitely a rhetorical master
The reason for that is the way Kennedy looked vs Nixon and how Nixon spoke vs Kennedy. Great comment
@@samuelbutler9968so is every other politician…
He actually is quite charming, affable. I don't remember this side to him. The media must have really hated him.
All of Washington DC vilified President Nixon as VP and as Commander in Chief. The Media despised him because they couldn’t debate him and win. The CIA set him up for the fall with Watergate to rid them of the threat of Nixons goal to reform the House and Senate.
Reminds me of recent History with another President who had an election stollen with fake ballots.
Oh yeah the media and the people who run them.
Just like Trump. They HATE that man so much they don't even try to hide it.
'Anyone who picks up a ... newspaper in the morning and does not see himself slandered in it has not made profitable use of the previous day; for if he had, he would be persecuted, reviled, slandered, abused and befouled.'
I was waiting for a barrage of F-Bombs. This actually showed a rather well-behaved and self-restrained Nixon.
Very respectful descriptions of the Kennedys’. I worry we have a new normal now.
God damn ? You like that phrase captain man of God
yea fuck him to hell
Or W-bombs
Weird for you , not a mans man
The only shocking things (by today's standards) I heard him say were the respectful descriptions of his political rivals.
He also, you know, spied on them
@@TheLachsta which is absolutely standard now, across the board
@@pickledblowfish6178 it shouldn't be
It's true. Things were different in the US back then. The political and social polarization that's gripped our country simply didn't exist anywhere near to the current extent back then. It was often difficult to tell Republican from Democratic platforms. I used to think that was a bad thing, until I started seeing how things were progressing with party platforms begin to take on more extreme ideological tones. And look where we are now. I couldn't see an American politician speaking both decently and candidly about a political rival anymore, especially from another party.
@@TheLachsta...and they on him...with relish!
Back when you could strongly dislike somebody but still acknowledged your opponents as people with good careers and lives without name calling or shouting obscenities.
Like him or hate him. One has to admit his intelligence and ability to articulate his thoughts are significantly better than probably the last dozen Presidents.
So the best orator since LBJ? Lol
Eh. Debatable
You might not like them, but Obama, Clinton, Reagan, were all very good speakers.
The only exceptions I'd say are Biden, Trump, and Bush.
Obama was a great orator. One of the only things he was good at in reality.
@jordanb.2653 nah he was good at many things
@@Chadillac-xq7xkNixon was evidently far more well-read than all of those who followed. The ones you cited were decent enough at delivering pre-written speeches, but Nixon was vastly more articulate and knowledgeable, as many of his interviews proved.
Remember back when members of both parties could form coherent sentences? I miss those days...
williamperry11 lol me too...and at least acted like reasonable upstanding people. Ahhh the good ole days.
williamperry11 I'm envious of you a year ago!
COVFEFE?
I believe it was HS Thompson who when asked about the Bush dynasty, said seriously "makes Nixon look like a statesman"
williamperry11
The only party i see having a hard time forming words are the republicans.
Click-bait title.
Was expecting a lot of foul language when it's actually a good interview.
Bruh..
What more can u expect from cnn?
@@San_Deep2501 cute that you blame CNN. They're playing the game that CZcams (and its fans) has made for them. Clickbait YT algorithms existed long before mainstream news networks regularly used YT. Nice try tho.
*Me see CNN. Me hate.* Neanderthal.
@@RantKid ok boomer
@@San_Deep2501 As long as I'm right! Glad you agree :)
Rumpel Felt CNN and Fox are both highly biased and deceptive.
"Nixon with no expletives" would be a more accurate title.
No, the title is correct because this is how his cuss words were displayed by the media at the time. The redactions were called 'expletive deleteds' at that time.
@@SRSOSChannel2shut up nerd
What do you mean. He says "shit..it makes him feel like a god damn animal".
Fr
He conducted himself very well.
I wasn't alive during Nixon's administration, but something about this guy is super impressive to me. He is so classy, yet he can go off cuff and say profane things. You can tell he loved the country and wanted to be a good President.
a lot of people arent alive from his administration, because when he wasnt drafting civilians for pointless wars in 3rd world shitholes that he was trading to china and russia, he was ordering civilians abducted and tortured. dont be impressed by nixon.
but he failed miserably and was, for the most part, a contemptible human!
I was alive during Nixon's administration. He was a horrible, paranoid human being. A lot of our problems today started with that SOB.
@@dontlookback3549Who has succeeded where Richard Nixon failed? America looks like it's falling. All of us all over the world look like we are falling, including us here in Africa. If Richard Nixon truly was "the enemy," global society would be a paradise by now. Richard Nixon resigned as US President just under 50 years ago in August 1974, and neither American society, nor global society in general, is a paradise yet. Far from it. Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 9th January 2024.
@@MundiaKamau Wrll stated. People have been lied to so much they can't even recognize a lie blatantly told to their faces anymore, make zero effort to critically think for themselves and ask absolutely no questions. We, Americans, here things like "Watergate Scandal" and never ask what that even was. What were the documents that Nixon was allegedly going after? WHY were these papers being held in a hotel? They just blindly accept the narrative presented to them and sxoff at the audacity of others that don't just guzzle and then regurgitate whatever news "programming" tells them.
What an odd title for this video. You focus on the 2 curse words he mumbles under his breath rather than the insightful commentary on 20th century politicians. Huh.
How else will they trick people to watch?
@@darkgreenrifleman4871 Good point
President Nixon was and is still the target of a smear and discretization campaign. True, his presidency ended in the worst possible way. However, time and distance are now reevaluating his time in the White House and the man himself. Not surprisingly, his administration accomplished much, from establishing the EPA and DEA, among other things. Compared to today's corrupt, political climate, moreover, President Nixon's political crimes diminish in comparison. To his detractors, however, he will always be a loser. But it can not be denied, he defended freedom and Democracy, and went toe-to-toe with the communists like no president before or after him. He was well hated for his bombing strategies, but he had a job to do. Time will eventually redeem President Richard Nixon.
Omg! Nixon was the devil in a mans costume! Listen to a few watergate tapes!
@@jorgeespinosa3179,
The enduring legacy of Nixon is that all scandals are branded with the -gate suffix. This is the signature he left on the USA.
No matter what amount of good you do, like the astronauts in The Right Stuff indicated, all you need do is screw the pooch one time.
History will remember you as a dog fucker.
Nixon certainly did many great things. But I see no path for redemption, other than revisionist history.
Well, actually what is happening with the office of Potus HELPS Nixon in a curious way. Now historians can cast him in this light of having only gotten caught screwing the pooch one time, whereas we now know that there is a person empowered as Potus who did it regularly, and bragged about it.
Oh look at this, a President that can speak coherent sentences.
It is shocking....how bad things have become.
So could Obama, so could Clinton [so could Bush senior, and Carter - and Reagan until the second half]. Since he early 90s, Republicans seem determined to elect the inarticulate - possibly because they relate to them better. They want to elect someone like them.
Oh look at this, a leader that can lead that isn't a Cheeto
Wasn't he also a criminal?
@@Thehandsomeliberal I think most of them were....one word "politicians"......the history of the American Presidents taking it on them selves to "War for Peace" is in it's self a criminal act against humanity.
Eisenhower was a great human being . Underrated as a president during the most dangerous time in human history .
Definitely my fav president- funny that Nixon daughter married Eisenhower grandson
Eisenhower allowed Allen and John Dulles to make the US the biggest war mongering nation the earth has ever seen. He was a milliary industrial complex puppet, they killed Patton coz they knew Ike could be controlled.
My dad always said Eisenhower was the best president in his time.
Richard Nixon learned a lot when he was V.P. under Ike.
I've always thought of Nixons most compelling moments. When he spoke of his mother and from the speech, "others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself". Interesting man. He led an amazing life, climbed to the highest heights and at the end, did the right thing. An old general, who just faded away. Let history be our guide.
Erm he didn’t just ‘fade away’ he was a criminal who was pardoned.
@@Rat-Saladso we’re the rest of the US presidents. They just didn’t get caught by the public.
That's a great saying. It's ironic that he hated so many people so much ("enemies list"?), that indeed he did destroy himself.
Perhaps there was a reason why his mother cautioned him so strongly against hate.
@@davidmenasco5743 Trump: "Of course I hate these people. Let's all hate these people. [the Central Park Five] Maybe hate is what we need if we're going to get something done. [restore the death penalty]"
@@Rat-Salad Who has succeeded where Richard Nixon, the "criminal," as you put it, failed? America looks like it's falling. All of us all over the world look like we are falling, including us here in Africa. If Richard Nixon truly was "the enemy," global society would be a paradise by now. Richard Nixon resigned as US President just under 50 years ago in August 1974, and neither American society, nor global society in general, is a paradise yet. Far from it. Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 9th January 2024.
This "crook" is a boy scout compared to today's politicians.
He was a real piece of shit too though.
Nixon was never as bad as people want to pretend he was. Especially 21st century people. His biggest flaw was paranoia followed closely by being loyal to his people. He could have easily thrown Liddy and the plumbers under the bus and walked away unscathed. Instead he tried to protect people that did something extraordinary stupid but did it in an effort to help him.
People that know nothing more about Nixon that the Watergate claims owe it to themselves to learn more. The man was extremely intelligent and capable. His steps towards normalizing relations with China played a big part in the Soviet instability that lead to their collapse. People claim that Trump had an election stolen from him, but Nixon really did. JFK’s team cheated better.
Hahahaha, NO.
Cough cough
Joe “let 13 service members and many Afghani’s die” Biden
Cough cough
@@clc-gl4jn yes, Biden flew to Afghanistan and literally blew up some of our soldiers….
You are an idiot! Ok now it’s your turn to try to explain to me why you are not an idiot, start now!
The idea of Nixon in the 80's is weird. Imagine him buying an NES.
or 90s
@@user-xp8wk1zt2p nice username
Honestly I love that thought. Seems like what Futurama Nixon would do
@@HasSalute thanks. Hugs and kisses
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"...and always remember that those who hate you don't win. Only when you hate them. And then, you destroy yourself."
Amazing interview. Nixon was by far the most intelligent president the United States has had in the last 100 years.
doubtful.
www.tamdistrict.org/cms/lib/CA01000875/Centricity/Domain/539/Presidential%20IQ%20scores%201.pdf
@@peterg5383 Nice, link to a page that is not found. Yes Nixon had among the highest known I Q scores. Not the overblown faked ones like they have given out for Bush Jr and Obama either.
@@peterg5383 Imagine believing that garbage, it's just a handful of rando "experts" reading anonymized secondary sources about the presidents, scoring them, and then creating a flimsy model to fit them to IQ. Also, their model predicts that JFK had the third highest IQ, when we know JFK is the one president for whom we know an actual IQ score (119; quite low for a world leader), indicating further that their model is trash.
This guy was such a mixed bag. Big pluses, big minuses.
Even speaking as a strong lefty, he started the EPA and pulled us out of Vietnam. Leaves me conflicted.
@@scotchrobbins me too.And my draft number was coming up quick. Dodged a bullet. Literally.
@@jbw6823
Meanwhile, others volunteered because they refused to be drafted and wanted to save at least one of their countrymen, even if it meant sacrificing themselves.
@@AChunkyDog pretty sure that was a minority. It wasnt ww2. It was a stupid war where thousands of innocents were killed. they saw it as a war of independence from colonialism. And no dominies fell. Now we are friends.What a waste.
@@jbw6823
A waste indeed.
Nixon would have loved to drag the war on. Communism sucks, but we can't help those who won't help themselves.
I could never stand Nixon, but I always found him fascinating and smart. You don't have to like a person to learn from them.
he would have made a GREAT Secretary of State
And would have made a terrible CIA director. Lol
God rest his soul. Nobody is kicking you around anymore sir.
kind of how I learned from your comment, just kidding!!
My feeling's exactly as yours! Very good point!
If you're smart enough to be president then you're smart enough to have some great quotes.
And yes, that includes Trump and Biden. You may not like either, but they're far smarter than the average person, even at their age.
Nixon looks like an honest politician in hindsight
Especially now we see Hilary and Obama did the same thing he did- which they likely all do. Bill Clinton did. But Nixon made the decision to resign, though he may have changed the direction of this country.
Nixon was a Lying Sack of Shit!
Compared to Bush Jr. Trump. And Biden. Nixon WAS A SAINT. Mary the Mother of God should pray "Hail Richards".
He was a brilliant man. I didn't realize how brilliant till I read the transcripts of the tapes.
Had some major personality flaws, but few understood the politics of the world like Nixon.
Personality flaws? As compared to whom? Biden? McCain? Romney? Clinton? Bush? etc.
Romney for his faults does seem to actually attempt to follow his own morality, which is almost nonexistent today
Nixon once gave a speech at a train stop in Fontana, an entire speech, just to one man, my father, a newspaper reporter at the time. My dad loved him after that.
I dont like Nixon for mainly humanist reasons but goddamn that sounds inspiring
Thank you for sharing this story.
Turns out this interpretation isn't exactly correct. Nixon just finished giving a speech at the station and after the people dispersed he held court with 5 reporters. I have the names of the five reporters. Who was your father?
Interesting how the person just gave a secondary eyewitness account of something his father told him, and you just tried to debunk it. People are idiots.
R and R D - You notice he didn't reply? Shall I tell you why? Because the five reporters Nixon spoke with were women. I don't doubt his father heard a speech and then asked a question in a quorum of reporters but the only small, private engagement involved five female reporters. Next time do the research before you can pretend to call anybody an idiot.
What a refreshing thing to hear long coherent intelligent sentences.
Also a interviewer who will let the person answer a question without jumping in every 5 words.
When is the last time you heard somebody say a regular sentence without lol omg like
Yes.. in the BIDEN era!!!!
Seriously.. we have a president now who literally cant finish a sentence if it's not on a teleprompter. And sometimes not even then..
@@jonothandoeser what? Theyve ben shot since regan bush and clinton.
Nixon was so based. Really need someone like him as President again.
Agreed.
For those of you who clicked on the bait: he mumbled a grand total of two “expletives” under his breath.
WHOEVER WROTE THAT TITLE IS A 👀 god damn 👀 ANIMAL
Right? A total nothing-burger
Rip Off !! - there ARE no bleepin' expletives.
Disappointment is one word. That's why I clicked on it, he's quite articulate
The 'NIXON TAPES' would show you the kind of MONSTER HE WAS...if he didn't like you, he'd investigate their taxes...THIS IDEA PROBABLY CAME from SPIRO AGNEW, HIS VICE-PRES.-GUESS WHAT SPIRO WAS CONVICTED OF???...I GAVE YOU A HINT!!!
1973: You're full of crap, Nixon!
2021: You make a valid point, Nixon!
I'll have to check my program... yep!
Both of those things can be true. And were with Nixon.
He was both intelligent and well-spoken on the one side and wrong and corrupt on the other side.
@@kaisertreu6276 all Presidents are corrupt to a certain extent
A valid point about what? He committed the most crimes out of any President in US history including Trump.
Back when Presidents has CLASS!
you think this guy had class? kidding, right?
Nixon is - so far - the only American president who was forced to leave office. If he had not done so, he would have been the first president to be forced from office by impeachment. No president of the U.S.A. has been closer. So I don't regard Tricky Dick (as he was nicknamed) as a president with "class".
@@johncampbell3912
Nixon conceded an election for the good of the nation even when his opponent cheated.
Hillary and Gore couldn’t bring themselves to do that when they lost fair and square.
What a breathe of fresh air to hear him. Honest, well spoken, and intelligent. The leading politicians of today barely reach his toenail, worse, they cannot be included in the same category.
This contains expletives? This isn't jack shit.
Richard Nixon You're typing through your head-jar, I assume.
Hello Mr. President.
+zachxL Hello, hello.
Hey, you know a smartphone is a lot like a woman?
Depletes energy like crazy, lights up when it gets plugged in and only 5-10% of it is worth a damn.
+Richard Nixon LOLOL
+Richard Nixon "I am not a crook".....course not Dickie!
“Terrible book out about LBJ, makes him look like a god damn animal, and he was”
Ha ha damn right everyone who knows, knows.
King
LBJ was involved in the CIA assasination of JFK...implicated by Nixon..and Howard Hunt
That was the best part, crazy stuff.
He then muttered "He was a man"
*Anno Domini*
Okay, bro
He describes a good president as a sociopath. Nice.
For one to run the masses against other psychopathic powers at that time was great.
The fact that I had to scroll down so far to find, at last, something worthy of praise, tells me TWO things: 1) most people commenting here are as sociopathic as Nixon, LBJ & "friends", and (2) you must be a Christian in spirit and in truth. God bless you, Tracy. I pray that I should see you and yours in the Kingdom of Heaven! Amen.
[ btw, you do realize that Revelation 13 is soon to be fulfilled, yes? ]
You as well my friend🤗❤️ be safe and yes. Yes it is.
One of our most underrated and better Presidents. Completely overshadowed by watergate which is sad cause the man did a lot of great things for this country.
For all of his failings, ethical and otherwise, what you can't question is Nixon's intelligence and his brilliant insights into the "American Political Machine" - he knew politics and people inside out.
People like that are very common, they are called evil genius.
The CIA didn't get caught spying on behalf of him by accident. It was a setup. One of the guys actually confessed to killing Kennedy, on video, on his death bed. CIA controls the media through Operation Mockingbird, they shape narratives to get you to believe what you think you believe. Do you really believe what you thought you knew?
@2Bluzin Nixon was not evil, he had several issues, hugely misunderstood.
@@Edgelawdevery American politician has bits of evil. To comprehend every way we operate this country and take a stand thinking they are doing anything differently, our government and country was founded and thrived from being corrupt. lol they are all crazy and able to be evil
and cnn defends biden, clinton and obama
Has to be one of the most complicated US politicians of the modern era, the guy did some bad things but I grew up thinking he was some kind of monster, I was blown away the first time I heard that he created the EPA as president, the more I read the more amazed I was. Seems he was a victim of his own paranoia.
Well, I suppose he redeemed himself after letting people die across the pond by founding the EPA
Good dude.
He was an amazing President. Watergate is over hyped bullshit
@@SN2903
Obamagate is an underhyped but much more serious scandal.
@@AChunkyDog Agree. The Nixon memoirs are amazing. The best book I have ever read. You can learn a lot about how to be a success just looking at his career. Guy came from nothing and became President.
Nixon was a talented dude who got caught up in the politics of revenge. Call him the Walter White of politics.
What book is he talking about?
EDIT: Found it, he is talking about "The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent" by Robert Caro, who is an American journalist and author known for his biographies of American Presidents.
Actually it’s Path To Power, the first book, which was published in 1982, same year as this interview. Means of Ascent wasn’t published until 1990.
It’s interesting to see that Nixon was actually an extremely knowledgeable man. I’m not saying he’s a saint, but it’s just interesting to see such a different time.
His comment about Eisenhower being a military man who expected his subordinates to do what their chief wanted reminds me of another general who became a political leader. When the Duke of Wellington became British Prime Minister and held his first Cabinet meeting, he said afterwards: "I gave them all their orders but then they wanted to sit around discussing them!"
😅😅😅
The Prime Minister of the U.K., even the venerable Duke of Wellington who defeated Napoleon, never has dictatorial powers. He or she can be removed by their own party, or (indirectly) by a vote in a general election, at any time. Winston Churchill was removed as Prime Minister right after VE Day because the Labour Party won the general election. Churchill did have nearly dictatorial powers during World War 2 in Europe due to his leading of a three-party coalition government.
@@eddihaskell If you think about it, would changing a political leader in the middle of the war would be a great idea?
@@deadasfboi If the first leader was a bad one and made bad decisions, yes. This is why Chamberlain was replaced by Churchill in May 1940.
@@eddihaskell yea, he might have defeated Napoleon. But he won’t be able to defeat Napoleon at his prime. Wellington got lucky in that sense and that was his biggest achievement as a general
It's funny how his head becomes president of the world 1000 years from now.
in Futurama.
Arrooo!
s70rk Laff My Ass Off
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When I'm swept into office, I'll sell our children's organs to zoos for meat, and I'll go into people's houses at night and wreck up the place! -- Tricky Dick Nixon
You see, the Constitution says that no "body" can serve more than 2 terms as President. haha
Hearing him speak and listening to jfk speak politics seemed so much more respectful and professional back then. Todays world is a reality tv show.
Nixon is without a doubt one of the most interesting people ever and he had a great personality.
Came for the expletives. Stayed for the excellent, intelligent speaker with interesting and powerful insights. Wow. 😳
Yeah, I never thought I'd say "Mister, we could use a man like Richard Nixon again."
Do you really want to blow your mind? Watch Johnny Carson from the 70's and compare to the TV Funny Men of today.
Same tbh. I would expect Nixon to be very sharp with expletives lol
Additional Wow
Nixon is generally regarded as one of, if not the most intelligent President of the 20th century.
He's so damn sharp. It's pretty intimidating really
+Rick Dryden he was well respected, but teachers and professors hate him for OBVIOUS reasons.
+Joseph Reilly You mean like what is happening in the Middle east now with Obama pulling out?
Bush was an awful leader...Obama still is.
How can people so easily forget that this douchenozzle began the disastrous War on Drugs?! Let's not ignore his little sadistic sidekick Kissinger. They both have blood on their hands, these people should not be praised!!
***** Care to elaborate...?
Very clever, a thinker, and realist, Nixon had many qualities and attainments. He outclasses every other US politician, with the possible exception of Lincoln.
Richard Nixon would make a great narrator.
pukalo [CDN] prison films.
If he was such a good narrator why did he lose to JFK in the 1961 debate?
@@503945158 ha ha keneddy fought in ww2 and was a good talker to
সরপুরিয়ায় পোকা because he was sick. Seriously. Read first-hand accounts of the debate.
@@503945158 keneddy was so good and Nixon was so tired he had jet lag at least try to knows things
"Cuz he was!" that cracked me up! I LBJ getting roasted, but you can tell that Nixon held him in high esteem anyway.
Yes, Jad Sayegh, u right
@DJ AND KERRI'S UFO lmao citation please
He said “of course, he was!” But that’s just a minor nitpick lol
@@coopergoss350 Lmao is the Vietnam War good enough for you? Agent Orange? He may not have killed anyone by his own hand but as president you take responsibility for the wars that the country is brought into and the deaths that result from it.
@@weeniehutwednesday6449 true, sortof. I agree.
Of all people from my life I would have loved to have had a private chat with Richard Nixon. Would have been Awesome . I was born in 1960 so I got to get a good look over next couple decades . Very smart man.
Remember when politicians read books and could discuss them?
I'm a liberal and I've read numerous books on Nixon and one thing no one disputes is the man's intelligence and sharpness. It's a shame that he was so paranoid of his enemies and had no one within his inner circle to stand up to him or simply say Mr. President you've won. He wanted to go further and beyond what he needed to do because he was a great politician which is evidenced by his landslide victory. I find his tapes to be rather amusing and find his humor to be one a kind.
He's one of those men who are very gifted, and ambitious and let it run away with him. From sabotaging peace talks in 1968 in regards to Vietnam and Watergate, he was his worst enemy, but very gifted and very intelligent even if he was a bit of a Machiavellian type.
He was a Narrccistic Sociopathic feircely intelligent.
+nomibe2911 for me, he was a man who felt he had to prove something. he had to make them pay for making him feel inferior. it was all in his head. he was not a very likable man, i mean his personality was rather aloof and cold, considering he was a politician. he had the great intelligence, but without warmth and compassion, you are an empty shell who possesses great power. and that is a dangerous mix.
+nomibe2911
It's true that Nixon was paranoid but I think for a reason. The press hated his guts ever since the Alger Hiss business and were determined to get their revenge
***** the paranoia came way before he was even elected in congress. the press had reason to dislike NIXON, it was his dirty tactics he employed to win elections. the smear on HELEN GAHAGAN DOUGLAS for one example. he was a ruthless man. the press despised him for that. they thought he could not win an election clean and free of dirty smear campaigns. and for that, his paranoia grew. but it was of his own making. for him, that wa sa ftal character flaw.
Man just to hear the way people talked 50 years ago is insane.
mojo jojo he obviously spoke like that his whole life
You're not asian. Just a guess
It's 38 but to you it probably makes zero difference.
It's amazing what reading books will do
What the fuck is this comment section
So refreshing to hear a president that can think in complete thoughts.
Donald J Trump ended the deficit in his 4 years and would stop Ukraine and Hamas wars in 24 minutes or less!!! DO YOU NOT FOLLOW HIS CAMPAIGN SPEECHES!! MAGA!!!!!!!!!
Fascinating video, thank you for the upload.
fascinating i loved hearing his description of the kennedys and his political analysis.
Back in the day where even bastards had nobility. Noble bastards no more...
So noble he almost started a nuclear holocaust because he couldn’t handle his liquor
I agree with Nixon about what makes a good President, "Someone who's warm on the outside, but tough and cold on the inside, who gets things done".
+Carolyn Argabright As long as we admire these qualities, we will always have the forthcoming problems therein. We should stop that.
Wasn't Martin Luther King both warm on the inside and out?
Nah, he followed that philosophy. He was shy of committing acts of brutalism in the name of victory.
Carolyn Argabright "without fear of failure" yeah sounds like trump hahahaha
Obama/clinton....cold mofos
Remember he said he was not a Crook😂
should have taken Pat Buchanan's advice, years earlier, and burned the tapes
I'd vote for this man
So would I . I remember Nixon and If I would have been old enough to vote I would have vote for this man and knowing what I know now this man was innocent Democrat are horrible
This dude carried 49 states come election time! That just blew my mind when I came across that.
But for some reason, he was stupid when he hired burglars to break into the DNC headquarters.
@@skoots6303 If Nixon had said the burglars were working for the Russians (who believed the Watergate Hotel was a nuclear facility) and tossed them into oncoming traffic, nobody would have questioned it.
And the press would also get to poke fun at the Russians for good measure.
@@MRB16th He could have easily swept it under the rug, but his paranoia got the better of him and it showed. If anything, I have mad respect for Nixon actually coming to terms with what happened, as opposed to what any other politician would've done.
@@Kardia_of_Rhodes Fair point. He collapsed and basically realised he was screwed. You have to admit, using Russia (and ludicrously poor intel) as a scapegoat would have saved his hide, while Liddy and Co. would have been branded as traitors.
@@skoots6303 he would have done it himself if he didn't have to get up early the next day...Fact!
I like how he acknowledges LBJ as a political operator, and truly a political animal of the highest order. He is quite possibly the greatest Parliamentarian in the history of Western Democracy. Also Nixon is such a tragic figure, he feels like a Shakespearean character.
Edit: For Nixon I think Goethe’s Faust is more apt than any Shakespean tragedy.
if ya study texas history much you'll what he did to get elected.
Parliamentarians? For American, quite possibly, but look at other countries that operate in a parliamentary system and they'll eat any American politician alive.
He was a crook
@@chrisroberts4999what did he steal???
@@ash_11117 1948 US senate election
So pleased to see the interlude , tells you a lot .
When i read about Nixon, he came as a person who took himself too serious, almost constantly expecting someone to cross him or mock him.
He puts up a great front, but inside, he had serious issues.
He stood up to Kruschev. I was in middle school, my teachers liked him for that.
It's all a puppet play, both sides were manipulated from the same source.
@@DutchGuyMikeis that source the terrorist state that assassinated JFK to protect their illegal nuclear weapons program? the apartheid state
@@youtubeuser206 Could be, it is the shadow government. JFK wanted to tackle the fed and bring back monetary matters back in to the US treasury instead of the Federal Reserve. That guy that replaced him after he was killed immediately quietly removed that executive order. Same reason why his brother was killed. Look up "The Real Manchurian Candidate" it shows in-depth how sickening the US's shadow government is (mind control programs, interacting and strengthening criminals, world-wide plots, etc).
Nixon's daughter married Eisenhower's grandson.
Bridget Ryder Yes.Club of Rome Like the Haopsburgs- ten toes of clay and iron, after the fall of the Roman Empire will fall apart. Everyone knows cement, iron, and water will result in rust, after a time.,like bad political ties do
Hapsburg History after Constantine.
@@peggyfranzen6159 that Carlos the 2nd was a zombie due to inbreeding.
That’s good to know Bridget.
No shit?
I didn’t realize how close people sat in interviews back then.
He seems like a fun dude to party with.
Came for the "expletives" but stayed for the respectable insight into 20th century politics. It's such a respectful analysis on his rivals and his thoughts on the a great President still hold up today.
Because heaven knows we need one like that.
I'd vote for Nixon over any GOP or DNC canidate today. Worst part is, he's more honest than the current field.
Sad state of reality
We have assholes like Mitch McConnell and Lindsay graham on one side and dipshits like chuck schumer and Nancy pelosi on the other.
Nixon hated the Kennedys. He lies like a true politician
@@sharif3500Just for example, Obama was the most charismatic and successful President we've had in 40+ years...... I hate Obama with a passion.
He was mostly successful in following through on his promises. He claimed he would transform this country, and he definitely did. Personally, I think Obama destroyed what good was left in this country. But, If I shared Obamas opinons, I'd hang his picture on the wall. You can complement a persons strengths and still hate them.
@@scottwitkowski1298 I never mentioned the Obamas. Keep up with the conversation
“Nixon giving zero expletives.”
I love little things like this that show how intelligent someone is who may not have the best track record in, let’s say, “public approval ratings”.
Here’s a guy, shamed and denigrated, comes back so eloquent, and the one we have now can barely put a sentence together.
thought you were talking about trump till i saw the date of your comment
Nixon may have been eloquent, but he was rightly shamed and denigrated. Integrity matters more than words.
Yes, I miss Richard Nixon more and more every day.
You do mean Trump
Joe Bidens just a puppet that's why
Wow, he's not calling for the killing of his political rivals--what a different universe
It was a different time, nowadays we say the corrupt quiet part out loud and yet people will still vote for you because our education system is a failure.
The man never drank a duff in his life
John McCain May have been a dignified President like that...remember how he stuck up for Barack Obama when the woman badmouthed Obama at one of McCain's campaign meetings?
LOL. That's a naive statement. Nixon's not saying it, but he bloody well tried to annihilate and destroy his political opponents in any way, shape or form he could.
Nixon's campaign manager Murray Chotiner in the 1950's: "The purpose of an election is not to defeat your opponent, but to destroy him."
Richard Nixon to his opponent Helen Gahagan Douglas in 1950: "she's pink right down to her underwear." Douglas responded by calling Nixon, 'tricky Dick', and *THAT* nickname stuck with him for the rest of his life.
Are you talking about Hillary or Maxine Waters?
"Listen, I don't want a president who is warm on the outside and warm on the inside too. I want one who is warm on the outside, but I want one who when the tough decisions are made is cold, and tough and will make the right decision without fear of failure"
.....wow, that is low-key the BEST description of what being a real man is about I've ever seen.
Now they are just cold through and through oof
And he failed on both counts. He was cold and bigoted on the outside, and though he made cold, tough decisions, they were rarely the right ones. I'll refer you to Anna Chennault, G. Gordon Liddy and the entire nations of Cambodia and Laos as resources for his despicable nature.
1:25 back when politicians read books and had their own opinions
In 1970 I was 7 and went to the capital to speak about child abuse. That day on President Nixon was a great person to me. He let me stay in the White House and was a father to me as my parents were abusive. That day I also meet former first lady Jackie Kennedy.
Trump would told you to get out and that’s not his problem
So the president let you stay in the White House an took care of you cause your parents were abusive? Im not sure if I misread something but that seems pretty far fetched, not saying you’re lying its just pretty confusing that a president would let you chill in the White House
@@DaMathias Yes, President Nixon did let stay for prolonged times in the White House. President Nixon and the First Lady were very good to me.
I don't care what anyone thinks. By the way, there were newspaper stories about it. They would be in the Washington DC newspaper archive. 10-1970 to 7-1972. My parents moved to NC to escape legal trouble.
@@pythontron8710 That can happen with the abuse from sick minded parents.
@@DaMathias I agree with you mostly because it wouldn’t have been in the child’s best interest. I think this was more like a dream a neglected child had where the memory became the reality.
he barely even swore. you ignored the whole damn interview
Don't swear
@@dans9463 yeah they’ll get a video made about them by CNN
Because…….
….CNN
Imagine if he was never caught during watergate
I really wish that Nixon was alive, in his prime, and running for POTUS right now. We need his warmth, ability to communicate, statemanship and intellect in the worst way.
Richard and a great analytical mind which made him a great card player and he understood history which is understanding humanity.
I had the absolute privilege to meet him in his NJ office before he died, just an amazing gentleman.
is it true he lived in park ridge?
And now his heads in a jar being carried around by a robot
Who?
@@wingmannj Saddle River.
@@ADAMdinho1 Arrrrooooo!
"Expletives"? They don't even censor "goddamn" on TV anymore.
People don’t realize it but back in the day, Jack Kennedy and Richard Nixon were very good friends
No, they did not care for one another, actually.
@@joeski734 they didn’t connect politically but according JFKs kids, they were good friends and according to aides from both politicians, they were friendly as senators.
Call me deaf but I don't recall hearing any expletives anywhere in this video
1:17
Ah yes now I hear it.
He said, shit... And god-damn...
Haha
i wanted full joe pesci
I appreciate Mr. Nixon's praise for F.D.R. and Mr. Johnson, even though they were from opposing political parties. This interview was a very candid one. In today's culture, Nixon, in spite of his own dirty dealings, would be a highly valued Godsend.
If it weren't for Watergate, Nixon would be remembered as one of the better presidents
@@barbarabowry3652 what
Nixon's foreign policy would have protected the Shah of Iran. Jimmy Carter let down the world and even today we are seeing the results.
Lol everyone likes to say “oh he wasn’t so bad” after republican presidents get destroyed by liberals their entire term. In 5 years you’ll hear “Trump was a funny guy and a decent president if he didn’t say so many dumb things”
Joseph Grenner he is a good president
I like this Nixon guy.
I think he’s got a chance of running the country well.
I was and remain an admirer of President Nixon. Smart and tough. Who’ve we had since then who was better?
Can you imagine Trump describing someone as a 17th century Jesuit Priest?
I Laughed so hard when he said that, most religious and conservative sentiment ive heard in a while, and despite his ideal of a 17th century Jesuit being warped it was an eloquent allusion that I respect
Paul WT: Who were you responding to?
Claystead Trump attended Jesuit Colleges
I love the fools that underestimate Trump.
Claystead
Lol
"Shit, it makes him appear like a God damned...ANIMAL."
::beat::
"Of course he was..."
Great set up and punch line, R.N. :)
The punch line was "But he was a MAN."
@@KidMillions You don't know what a punchline is.
RICHARD NIXON WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST PRESIDENTS EVER
Nixon was obviously a very intelligent, even sophisticated, man
"Listen, I don’t want a president who’s warm on the outside and the inside too. I want one who’s warm on the outside but when the tough decisions are made is cold and tough and will make the right decision without fear or favor."
so you want a hot pocket as president
..Or a psychopath, lol.
@@dreamingrightnow1174 ..Better than a puppet, lol.
@@starwarsking548 so Putin, Kim Jong Il is cool with you?
@@vogelvogeltje do you think they’re making the right decisions for their countries? I think if Trump was a better person on the outside he would have been better received.
@@vogelvogeltje Vladimir Putin isn't the cartoon bad guy you think he is. I suggest thinking critically for a change and not taking propaganda (news) stories to heart.
I’ve lately been on a binge of videos about politicians from the 70s and 80s, and it’s always so astonishing to me how respectful they all are to each other. Like, I can definitely find people who I agree and disagree with, but Jesus, they’re all so likable it’s insane!
Nowadays they argue in public but agree behind closed doors to screw the public the same. Bipartisan corruption!
Curious comment. Ted Bundy was also warm and fuzzy during interviews. Articulate...respectful. Much like when people see Adolf Hitler speaking softly instead of slamming the podium while yelling, this changes nothing about the man. Where the hell are the adults in this country?
Also it's indicative how it's all one cutesy party, Dems and Republicans makes no difference to what really goes on. They know how to be "likable"... to you and I...
Yeah no joke, when morality of respect from religion was still relevant. Instead of the “do you” movement ..
@@mwj5368 me
A president that can speak and talk in complete sentences? wow!
Idc what you say. Nixon was extraordinarily intelligent.
He seems like quite a likable guy.
thanks george
He was a crook.
Really? How?
By contrast to today open conflicts of interest, Nixon is a Saint. Can you imagine if he took 10 Billion from Saudia Arabia under the Nixon Foundation? CNN would blow up. Law suits would be flying everywhere. The Saudis have given Clinton over 42 million in just the past 2 years. Openly corrupt.
quadbravo Yes.
is this not a precursor for "between two ferns"
Hilarious comment! LMAO
That is actually a very good talk show. It doesn’t beat around the bush and asks pointed questions of its subjects. They also have the subject flanked by two tall plants so as to keep them centered from going off track.
I thought the same thing!!!
This is in the middle of one plastic palm tree.
Actually, considering the crop of presidents and presidential hopefuls that are in the U.S. today, ex-president Richard Nixon comes out looking pretty good.
One of the best presidents in the last 65 years. History proves this out.
This diction,eloquence and high standard of speech has compltely gone today.....most people can barely string a decent sentence together!
This man wasnt perfect but oratory skills top class
Listen to the audio of the Kennedy Nixon debate from 1960. They both sound like brilliant scholars: Articulate, eloquent, well prepared, organized, and both highly intelligent. The contrast between what we hear today from politicians is striking. Kennedy won because he was handsome, charming, and had a tan. 🏆
@@orianna9200 this kind of thinking, is why politicians now don't try. Lol. They don't have to. Look at what people do. Lmao. Don't follow this example.
This is actually very much on purpose. As voter participation from the middle class has dropped in elections the last 40 years, politicians have very much been coached in simplifying their language to better communicate their message to working class voters, an increasingly important demographic, whether it is white Rust Belt workers for Trump or Hispanic farmers in California for Biden.
Most of the drama is fabricated too, you think a Republican Congressman making $200k a year and with a nice vacation home in the Keys gives a flying crap about AOC dancing stupidly in college? Or a Democratic Congressman making the same amount giving a hoot about Representative Brooks posting pictures with guns at Christmas? Why do you think every politician is on Twitter, despite it being a pointless cesspit of circlejerks with no real increase in user numbers since 2012? It is all red meat to galvanize the base into team sports. They don’t want you to stop and think about issues, they just want to deliver a simple message that the opposite side is bad and evil. That is why Trump was so appealing to many Republicans, he would rant and rave about the opposition being evil or crooked or corrupt, but unlike his peers who only fake the third-grade level speech and outrage, he was actually speaking like that and actually outraged. No serious Republican politician wanted Trump elected; he’s a terrible Christian, former Democrat, only gives a crap about abortion or gun rights when pushed, and alienated many of the same conservative Hispanic voters they have been courting since 2000. Yet he won, because he speaks to the working class at their level, proving the people who have stressed the importance of simple messaging right. The hats were a nice touch too.
@@luxborealis and now,we have president Bidet.
@@robertjohnson4301 Correct. Polls at the time had Nixon winning the debate with radio listeners, and Kennedy winning for those watching on TV.