Nixon - A Presidency Revealed

President Nixon was a brilliant man, however he had difficulty forgiving. He held grudges against people that were critical of him. This led him to live in isolation and secrecy as President. He was right when he said if you hate the people that hate you, then you destroy yourself. He learned the hard way. If it were not for the distrust and paranoia he suffered from, he would have been one of the greatest Presidents.

You learn more than you ever thought you could about Nixon. I can't understand what the noise was about. If we'd waited a decade or two, he'd be a hero. I received the movie exactly when it was supposed to be delivered. Great fun!

I only wish the biography was longer, more comprehensive of his entire life's work, rather than going on mostly about the Watergate affair. But overall, a must-see, even if you're not at all a Nixon fan. It's pretty fairly balanced, for those who love him and hate him.

"Nixon- A Presidency Revealed" is another of the excellent treatments by its producer. It may be a bit short on Nixon's positive contributions, but it's hard to give them much of a place in light of his negitives.

An interesting DVD piece on the life of Richard M. Nixon.

This is a brilliant documentary that goes into important topics in well-needed depth. Despite decades of analysis into his administration's policies and the man's own personal character, Richard M. Nixon is often considered an enigma. An introvert to the core that felt drained by constant interaction with other people, even including his close staff, Nixon felt constantly driven by a sense of inferiority in the face of unfair persecution. He achieved major foreign policy success with countries such as China, yet he remained constantly bogged down in petty affairs as the film shows. Former 'Washington Post' editor Ben Bradlee describes the whole Watergate affair as a kind of slow-motion suicide, and he's ultimately right. In the broader sense, this movie takes on extra meaning since its one of the older History Channel productions. It's a relic of the good old days before the network shifted focus to secret alien plots and other malarkey.

I think the video did a good job of explaining the presidency of Richard Nixon. However, I think the video should have focused more on Nixon's good qualities. The video could have dealt more on his early family history. The video could have mentioned something about his stance on Civil Rights early in his career. No one doubts that Nixon did wrong during the Watergate episode. In spite of this, Richard Nixon had a profound influence on American foreign policy. One question I ask is "What would have happened if Nixon had won in 1960?" We probably would not have had the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam debacle. I also think Nixon would have advanced Civil Rights in a more forward manner than Kennedy. The question will never be answered, but it is fun to think about.

This is a first class documentary about someone who could have been a first class President. Richard Nixon was as complex a man as any who ever occupied the Oval Office. His legacy has been tarnished by the bizarre and occasionally sinister deeds he authorized his plumbers and dirty tricks men to commit against his enemies. These enemies were very real but also very much a product of his initial machinations. Those of us on the right are often confused by how much the left hates Nixon because we see him as the big spending, government bloating neo-leftist he actually was. With conservatives around like Nixon in charge of domestic spending there would not be any private sector remaining after awhile. The fact is that this man really did not have a political ideology outside the realm of foreign policy. In that department, with the aid of Kissinger, he accomplished great things. Yes, great things in both his dealings with China and the Soviet Union. Was he brilliant? I think he was but no amount of mental wattage can outshine a disturbed psyche. The man hated and was hated in return. The vanity and narcissism of those ridiculous tapes is what destroyed him but destruction is a fitting and just end for someone who is narcissistic and vain. He was an incredibly insecure man who allowed those who served him to go to jail on his behalf. History remembers him now mostly as a disgrace which is how he deserves to be remembered.

Another addition to this outstanding series about former US Presidents.Not quite as good as the one on JFK but still excellent and a viewing must

個人的にニクソンが好きなので買いました。このＤＶＤは日本では見れない企画になてます。英語の勉強のためには良い教材です。