From the Archives: The Nixon Answer in Michigan
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2016
- October 9, 1968: In a live telecast, Richard Nixon faces a panel of Michigan citizens asking the questions they want answered. This is one of a series of spontaneous question and answer programs in which panel members pose questions on various issues
for Presidential candidate Richard Nixon.
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Nixon was a political genius. He understood domestic and foreign policy to a T, talking about issues that matter with viable solutions instead of telling people what they want to hear.
He was also a very articulate speaker. He didn't need notes, cue cards or a teleprompter, he was quick on his feet with what to say.
Its a shame we don't have politicians like him anymore.
Yeah he didn't plagerize either. Half if not 80% of bidens original speeches were plagiarized policies.
The prople are not the sane anymore more wicked and corrupt
No politician, either Democrat or Republican, would do this today! None of them would last five minutes with a panel questioning them like this.
Bernie Sanders did it...
Trump did it
@@donnysarian He literally went to a Fox News hosted event, you dummy
@@mayrbek123 Nixon did this multiply times whereas Sanders only did it once. Also, the questions asked Nixon were of a higher quality which doesn't show much foe Fox News.
Too bad he didn't take those skills over to '73 eh?
Remembering the debacle of the 1960 televised debates, Nixon resolved to never engage in another televised debate on the campaign trail for president. In the 1968 and 1972 campaigns, Nixon refused to debate his opponents. This televised forum allowed for Nixon to hold the floor and present his case without the risk of refutation from an opponent. It was very polished and allowed Nixon to flex his intellect for the audience. The theater audience was also carefully screened to weed out the possibility of protesters.
These decisions allowed for Nixon to come across as a much different man than he was portrayed in 1960 and in 1962 in the California governors race.
Its truly remarkable how civil this discussion is.
You'd never see this today.
Blame the hit job Fake media
He was a master at presentations. He didn't have to stop and think of an answer, he had an instant response.
Nixon said that he often thought of his answers while the question was being asked, and he frequently stalled with the "I'm glad that you asked this question, it's an important question" tactic while he thought out his answer.
He was extremely intelligent
He didn’t have to stop and think of an answer because he usually had a canned one ready. Nixon was a man who left nothing to chance.
If I was alive back then (and an American) I would have voted for Nixon in '60, '68 and '72!
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Standing for an hour! Wow. Nixon was a hell of a guy.
Few, if any president had the command of the issues like Richard Nixon. Handled every topic with ease.
That's because Nixon set the tone on the issues. He was the architect.
@@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536 it's bc he was brilliant
look how much the crowd respected him.
That's because they are mostly Republicans
Because they are listening to the master.
Well i hope so, they were handpicked! The Selling of the Presidency by Joe McGinnis (1968)
Smartest president we've had. Tremendous speaker off the cuff. For better or for worst, Nixon makes it easy to trust him.
Nixon had such a sharp mind, so impressive. He also has television skills. I thought I was watching Ed Sullivan there at the beginning.
The TV skills was a lesson he learned hard back in 60 against JFK. He remarks in interviews later in his life that he underestimated the power of television and the power of the "image".
I don't get it? How do people today not see through what a total phony he was. He's like a cheesy door to door salesman. How that ass clown ever got into power is beyond me. Mr. Nixon was right when he said the American people are suckers.
@@brett6905 what he did as Eisenhower's VP 1957 bill. In some ways he did alot EPA, OSHA, desegregated schools, Philadelphia Plan, and his work with Robert J Brown. Even when he was doing the Drug War thing his prevention and treatment policies were not that bad, methadone clinics came from it. the sentencing was harsh to the dealer, not as bad as the user
Sammy Davis Jnr. reported the treatment of the solders regarding the drug policies from his Vietnam USO tour. Ehrilichman (whom Nixon did not pardon) did his rumor of the Nixon's drug war after Nixon passed away. Reeder Madness was during FDR. James Brown's interview gave reasons for his endorsement, Muhammad Ali defended Nixon after Watergate, and Robert J.Brown spoke at his library. The stuff on the tapes were not half as bad as the attacks Sammy Davis Jr, James Brown, Jim Brown, or the other Black conservatives received from the otherwide. I could be wrong
@@thomaspgreen6302 I mean nobody is all good or all bad... I'm not so sure those accomplishments can be credited to him or if they would have just been a natural progression brought about by many Americans. I never said nothing good came out of his presidency, I just think he was a sociopath, a bad actor, insincere, and not suited for the job. That is probably true of many if not most presidents.
@@brett6905 maybe, but won 49 states in 72. He did something right all the Watergate break break in did was hurt him. He was the first as Vp to bring in MLK.to the Whitehouse, after ther Ghana meeting. Robert J Brown was able to get more non Caucasian workers more promotions with his administration it was in Muhammad Ali defend Nixon interview, and Robert J Brown speech at Richard Nixon library. no riots during his desegregation of schools as VP and as president. I think he is portrayed worse than he was even with his bad stuff on his private tapes. People were attacking him all over and his friends were abandoning him when he was being recorded. I could be wrong
WOW! He's got my vote. Very Presidential in this hour.
So incredibly erudite and sharp. Just a shame that his paranoia and mistrust of people destroyed him
After I looked up erudite I agree.
So the Press wasn't out to get him?
Ironic
He was right in his paranoia. Watergate was a good thing.
Nixon is one of the best Presidents
his answer about a volunteer military is brilliant.....even msnbc must admit it
I miss this particular Generation of Americans.
Better than than woke wimp self entitled generation of today
Nixon was part of my parents generation.
Nixon was a class act. He was smart, articulate and a great communicator. Pity he messed up in petty politicking.
It's so odd seeing a town hall from 50 years ago, looking at how town halls are conducted today. Actually allowing the candidate respond to the question instead of having a debate with him. Those people got far more out of these things than we do today. How things have changed!
the audience members were handpicked by Roger Ailes, you know the guy who created Fox News. 1968 was full of people who were ready to debate and make big stands on TV, but they were screened out.
I read that he was shy, and wasn't confortable with people. Well, if that was the case, he was a superb actor. He comes across as a very likeable man.
Today is the 30th anniversary of President Nixon's death and I remember it as if it were yesterday. In America today, Nixon is needed (as his 1972 campaign slogan said), Now More Than Ever. He was a great president and a genius foreign policy expert. The greatest of the 20th century.
Wow! A President leagues ahead of his time. Contrast to what calls itself the President today, Nixon is by far a brilliant speaker, able to engage an audience, with a superb grasp on both domestic and geo-political ideas.
He was right about the volunteer army that we currently have.
It later was a lottery that went by birthdate. If you had a low number you went to boot camp and maybe ended up in Vietnam.
America needs a re-incarnated Richard Nixon NOW! He was a patriot to the core, a WWII veteran, genious politition, world diplomat and peace maker. He had an amazing photograhic memory. In this clip he was 'to the point' in his views on the need for adquate medicare for seniors. No doubt about it, he was 30 years ahead of his time.
His name was Trump. He got elected and caved to the left they got rid of him anyway just like Nixon.
Exactly right about Hess left commies always hated him. for that.
Any chance the foundation will upload more of these? I'd love to see the Pennsylvania and Texas ones.
Along with FDR, Johnson and Nixon were the most astute and political savy politicians of the 20th century.
And Teddy!
Man, my big brother despised Nixon, and my stepdad worshipped him.
Biden would tear it up in this kind of Q&A meeting
Very fascinating to watch. This election could be held right now. A lot of the problem of a 1968 ring true today .
Even more relevant today than in 1968
Nixon's passion was the Grand Chessboard . his books are really a place to learn .
He was actually really sharp
Back when most presidents had to be policy wonks.
Very smart. He could have gone to Harvard but his family couldn’t afford it.
I think President Nixon would be appalled at the state of our country now.
I remember these talks.
It was great.
Yes , President Nixon is one of the smartest and hardest working president in the history
During this telecast at frame 27:35 you can see literally saliva hanging from Nixon's lip. This shows how nervous or fixated he was during this telecast that he was actually afraid or forgot to swallow. I don't want to use the comparison of Pavlov's dogs. However, I swear this segment could be used in a college course on psychology to prove Pavlov's theory.
He is fascinating
Great post - thank you
I mean Nixon is great! Why did the media hate him so much.
Because they were and always have been left leaning. The only Politicians who had to actually debate journalism were conservatives.
You answered your own question.
He was heavily involved with exposing communism in the deep state.
They burned him early in his career and Nixon viewed them as enemies from the beginning until the end. They were more than happy to fight with him. He assumed he could overcome their negative writing by being a great president. Unfortunately he was wrong, but he got very far without their support! His hubris was his strength and downfall. It’s amazing, really. Anyone who puts it in a liberal vs conservative light isn’t understanding the nuances of the press and president. Many conservative presidents, before and after Nixon, enjoyed good coverage in the press because they played nice with reporters and editors.
Nixon 2020!!!!!!!
Fuck yeah, so superior to the Trump shit, but he would be considered a Democrat today,his mistakes,regional ignorance and few sins aside, Nixon was a great president then and would be a great president now.
@ Barbara Bach
It’s interesting you mention he would be considered a Democrat today. I could see how you would come to this conclusion. I’m curious to know your opinion of the Republicans today. Have they moved more to the right and if so what would you consider them today?
The Nixon answer.
Dumb Question? Was this shown only in the Detroit area? Or broadcast nationally on the then "Big 3 networks" and or NET soon to become PBS?
" i don't think [hubert humphrey] got that many friends"
Nixon is so well spoken articulate and engaging and a great storyteller. I could listen to him talk about history politics or world events and anything really. Fascinating mind. The only man I would talk to before him is Kennedy who happened to be the only one who could beat Nixon in a face to face debate of great minds.
Considering his personality, I am really shocked Nixon had the courage to do this. This did not come naturally to this.
Tremendous Policy on Medicare and Social Security.
I'd vote for him...
Perhaps because I'm English, I don't understand the cultural niceties and nuances that existed and perhaps still exist in the US that would explain why Nixon seemed to be such a polarising figure. I don't get why the Ivy League/East Coast Liberal Establishment would despise him so much when he was a fairly progressive conservative (if that's not an oxymoron?) I can see that they would be anti-right wingers, but then why wasn't Reagan or Bush or Eisenhower hated to the same level? Was it because he was more effective that he incurred all that opposition? Or that he was the main opponent of the ECLE's darlings, the Kennedys? Or just sheer snobbery? ...Or a bit of each of these aspects?
Nixon ended up losing Michigan by 7 points that year but won it in 72 by nearly 15 points
Nixon should have had his own talk show.
Best President ever
Just imagine biden even attempting to do this 😳
I take it that the Richard Whitmer on the panel is the father of the current governor of Michigan.
Yes, and by 1972 he had a bureaucrats salary of $32,000 a year.
Yep, and that’s Mitt Romney’s father he’s referring to at the beginning, as well.
Bring back Dick!!
Mitchigain
Richard E. Nixon.
Amazing. He'll do this format but not debate his challenger face to face. I wonder why? i could understand why if RFK was the Democratic nominee but it was HHH. I don't think RFK would've let him off the hook so easily.
Because it would have had to include George Wallace. They colluded to prevent him from having a national platform. Too bad.
Shortage of 50,000 doctors.
What accent is the elderly woman in the tan/darkgreen jacket with white framed glasses that spoke on the panel? You never hear that accent any longer. What part of the country and where are the roots of that accent?
Imagine Trump doing this lol... He'd have nothing to say, but he'd make fun of Humphrey. Humphrey Dumphrey.... that would be his pitch and people would be encouraged to laugh at people.
26:22 since then the us has never been involved in that massive of a war
Nixon did programs like this in several battleground states, all.moderated by Bud Wilkinson, and the telecasts all paid for by Nixon's campaign.
Great man. ❤ Now we have a joke and this is Trump. 😂
Hilarious how you guys willfully market how you know absolutely nothing, and do so with such conviction lol. Trump accomplished more in one term, all whilst simultaneously being hunted by the establishment, nonstop, then the last four presidents did in two terms. Edit: (combined.) 😂
No. The joke is Biden in 2024.
Biden uses the same line about marrying above themselves. Classic
Where's the fact checkers
Compared to Donald Trump, this guy is a genius! What ever happened?
Or the media spins everything to make it seem like Trump is stupid. Because Trump is the only one who understands how important export is.
Trump is actually very intelligent. The media paints him as a moron and a dictator which one is it? Is he a moron or an evil genius?
Trump actually enacted many of Nixon's policy prescriptions
Well played by the mafia lol
1960 Presidential election:
John F. Kennedy
Popular vote: 34,220,984
Electoral college vote:303
Richard Nixon
Popular vote:34,108,157
Electoral college vote: 219
Richard Nixon only lost by 112827 votes
1968 Presidential election:
Richard Nixon:
Popular vote: 31,783,783
Electoral college vote:301
Hubert Humphrey:
Popular vote:31,271,839
electoral college vote:191
George Wallace:
Popular vote:9,901,118
electoral college vote:46
Richard Nixon won by 511,944 against Democrate Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon won by 21,882,665 against American Independent George Wallace
1972 Presidential election:
Richard Nixon:
Popular vote:47,168,710
electoral college vote:520
George McGovern:
Popular vote:29,173,222
electoral college vote:17
Richard Nixon won by 17,995,488 against George Mcgovern
From 1960 popular vote 34,108,157 to 1972 popular vote 47,168,710, Richard Nixon gained 13,060,553 more votes!
In 1964 presidential election Richard Nixon should have been the Republican nominee not Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon would have possible won!
1ST If Watergate were to happen today in 2023 no one would even care!
2nd No matter what people say, Richard Nixon was well liked even loved by the American people!
3rd If Richard Nixon was alive today he could run for President and even possible win!
Final note if Hillary Clinton was a man instead of a woman her name would be lindsey graham or Richard Nixon!
Nixon would be the ideal president today for all the stupid crap going on in this country. A man who uses his brain over mudslinging and cheap shots. The contrast from then to now is so glaring and alarming.
God, I miss having real presidents! Not that Nixon wasn't without his great sins, but at least he had brains!! And he was the last of a now-extinct breed: a liberal Republican.
What a pity this ideal candidate for the Dems this year is no more.
14:33 - By the way, Nixon would be called unironically a socialist for advocating this. This is much further left than the Democrats have been since the Hart/Clinton era.
Nixon wasn't left in his policies. He was a Republican.
Worse than Detroit?
Now Biden says about ten words max. America you have really fallen
Nixon>Trump by a mile.
Trump is a great president. Calm down.
When the United States of America was still america. He got caught doing what everyone else was already doing.
Corona hoax
#HillaryClinton
#DonaldJTrump
Hilary is a corrupt eoman and a liar I make many research about her woman in power are worst than a man and I am a woman
Produced and Paid For by Nixon For President 1968.
Woah... if a Republican today were talking the way Nixon was talking... they'd be called a socialist! I would vote for Nixon, his ideas are great in terms of the tax breaks for businesses to train the unemployed (this is Social Democracy, essentially). We hear about Nixon in 1968 being the 'law and order' candidate, which is unappealing, but the Nixon I hear here is not like a Republican of today at all. Republicans today are too anti-government, while Nixon (like Ike) wants to use government to facilitate growth and opportunity for those who can't help themselves (without resorting to exhaustive programs). This is great. It's a shame our country has shifted so far right now that the GOP are anarcho-capitalists and the Democrats don't even touch on these Social Democratic issues anymore, at least by choice.
1960 Presidential election:
John F. Kennedy
Popular vote: 34,220,984
Electoral college vote:303
Richard Nixon
Popular vote:34,108,157
Electoral college vote: 219
Richard Nixon only lost by 112827 votes
1968 Presidential election:
Richard Nixon:
Popular vote: 31,783,783
Electoral college vote:301
Hubert Humphrey:
Popular vote:31,271,839
electoral college vote:191
George Wallace:
Popular vote:9,901,118
electoral college vote:46
Richard Nixon won by 511,944 against Democrate Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon won by 21,882,665 against American Independent George Wallace
1972 Presidential election:
Richard Nixon:
Popular vote:47,168,710
electoral college vote:520
George McGovern:
Popular vote:29,173,222
electoral college vote:17
Richard Nixon won by 17,995,488 against George Mcgovern
From 1960 popular vote 34,108,157 to 1972 popular vote 47,168,710, Richard Nixon gained 13,060,553 more votes!
In 1964 presidential election Richard Nixon should have been the Republican nominee not Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon would have possible won!
1ST If Watergate were to happen today in 2023 no one would even care!
2nd No matter what people say, Richard Nixon was well liked even loved by the American people!
3rd If Richard Nixon was alive today he could run for President and even possible win!
Final note if Hillary Clinton was a man instead of a woman her name would be lindsey graham or Richard Nixon!
He would be called a socialist today by the republican party
And Kennedy a conservative by the democrat party
Does law-and-order-man Richard Nixon, aka Tricky Dicky, admit that burglary, mischief, perjury and obstruction of justice are crimes?
Nixon and his policies were blocked. How's that workin out for you?
This is fantastic. Love him or hate him you have to respect his ability to articulate substance instead of this performative art nonsense the MAGA movement destroyed the Republican Party with.
Nixon was a deeply flawed individual. I am concerned that almost all of the comments below are uniformly positive. Does the Nixon library permit dissent?
He still was a good President outside of Watergate.
Sadly no politician today can get up there and actually say what they would do, what they're for and what they're against. Today it's all party talking points, buzz words and "I'm not (the other guy)" gobble-d-gook