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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.'
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.
+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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@San_Deep2501 cute that you blame CNN. They're playing the game that RU-vid (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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!!
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
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
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
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!!
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.
Very clever, a thinker, and realist, Nixon had many qualities and attainments. He outclasses every other US politician, with the possible exception of Lincoln.
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
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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!!!!!!!!!
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
@@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.
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
+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?
"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.
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.
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? ]
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”
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What a nice piece. I imagine he was a bit more relaxed with Pat Buchanan than he would have been with most other journalists, which likely explains the minor expletives. I'd be interested in finding and watching this entire interview. His insights into the Kennedys were quite interesting. I hadn't thought of Bobby as comparable to a 16th century Jesuit priest, but that is a perfect description. After he was shot, Bobby even clung to his Rosary and asked how others were doing. He was my favorite of the brothers, because of his passion. And yes, LBJ was an animal.
LBJ liked to bark orders at his aides while on the shitter and unzip his trousers exposing himself to journalists, meanwhile people got mad at Obama for a tan suit or Trump for over his tweets.
He had the ability, to give incredible speeches, on the spur of the moment without preparation, during tragic times, for ie. the night ML King was shot, addressing a group of people in Indianapolis, in the aftermath telling the crowd of the assasination. Interesting how Nixon, labels Teddy R, FDR, AND LBJ, as the best politicians of the 20th century.
@@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).
Always been an admirer of RMN. He was destroyed more by the actions of people he trusted, and later by his own attempt to hide from the truth. I have never believed him to be a crook. Unlike a majority of politicians on the national stage currently.
