What Would Have Happened To Iran If President Nixon Stayed In Office?
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His grasp of foreign policy was absolutely breathtaking.
Yes, Nixon didn't abuse them either. All the other presidents take advantage of a foreign relations, for political reasons. Nixon was the grand strategist and possibly cornerstone of America in the 20th century.
That's why they got rid of him
But.. Vietnam....
@@dans9463 LBJ
Who ended America’s armed involvement in Viet Nam? President Johnson, President Carter, or President Clinton? Please let me know, thanks.
As an Iranian I can never forgive Carter.
what about eisenhower?
Actually What Eisenhower did was absolutely correct to Support Shah of Iran over the Idiocity of Mosadegh. If The Shah was not kept in power the disaster that happened in 1979 was eventuated in 1950s.
God Bless the Shah of Iran.
@@soodabhiWhat about him?
@@aldobiglari4575 : I am from India
- is the will of people important ? Or does USA get to play GOD ?
Iranians didn't want the shah. Who is the US president to decide. If US had not backed shah, maybe he would have ruled better so people wanted to support. Shah wanted to change Iran culturally too far, he lived a very extravagant life, he was a very poor manager of Iran's finances, he didn't develop iran. He kept buying weapons. The current regime is also bad but they are doing poorly while the west has been trying to crush it relentlessly, they have much less favorable conditions
I had many business trips to Iran in the 70s. It was a western friendly beautiful country under the Shah. Nixon was right about the Shah and the clerics. So sad to see Iranians suffering under the new regime.
Well Iranians are generally quite impressive. Even now. That country is launching missiles into space with sanctions.
The issue over there, in my view, is the absolutely rampant corruption.
you went to Tehran not Iran, ruling class living luxury life under Shah, people in rural area live miserably. western companies ripped off all the oil income.
As an Iranian I have to say that the US is responsible for what happened in 1979. America betrayed Mohammad Reza Shah and supported the mullahs. America left the Iranian people alone with the radical mullahs
It was terrible under the shah as well, there’s a reason why many wanted him overthrown, the Shah was just as bad as the ayatollahs
Sure he was, buddy
The more I hear Nixon... the more I admire him. He was brilliant.
Same here.🇺🇲
Same Here. I wish I would have Paid more Attention to Him when I was Young. 🇺🇸
Sharp as a tack.
President Nixon's wisdom related to Iran was outstanding. A good man.
😂 fake as$ account
God Bless his memory
@@DLZBGMOamen
Nixon's greatest strength was his grasp on Foreign policy matters. And I wish, if not as president, at least as a diplomat or head of foreign affairs or something he could have lended his invaluable advice to shaping the foreign policy of this nation.
Doubtless the world could have been very different today had that been so.
@@livethefuture2492 have u ever heard of henry Kissinger
President Richard Nixon very intelligent, experienced leader.
Absolutely 💯
Racist and womaniser too
@@whitestar182 They all are......lol
I always look for positive .i try to eliminate negative thought.@@whitestar182
@@whitestar182Grow Up.
I must appreciate how these older interviewers allowed their interviewees to speak their thoughts completely without interruption.
The politics of the Middle East would be very different today had Carter not turned his back on Iran.
Carter s mistake was listening to GOP who told him to admit a Dictator who abused his people
What 4 years of Democrat rule and damage can do the world ....
Yeah the entire middle east would be at the rule of isis
.@@victorsamsung2921. Like Biden.
What is conspicuously absent is any explanation from Nixon as to what he could have done to prevent the Iranian revolution or to alter its course. In fact, the ability of the US to influence in Iran was further weakened by its uncritical support for the Shah, who was widely resented in Iran as an instrument of foreign control of Iran dating back to the aftermath of the overthrow of Mohammed Mossadegh, Iran's only democratically elected leader ever, in 1953 with the crucial support of the CIA under President Eisenhower. And guess who was Vice President at the time?
Watergate aside, probably the smartest President in recent times. I think the US could use some Nixon common-sense. Brilliant mind. Sad we don't see guys like this anymore in politics.
he certainly was the most qualified,,,,,he was given a schalarship to Harvard but could not afford to live away from home......However, lets not forget Nixon took us off the gold standard, the result was 2 cars in every driveway and steak on the table, PLUS the begining of the deficit that is strangling us today !!!!!!
Watergate was about gathering Intel proving the DNC was taking money from the Soviet Union. The Marxists in the CIA bungled it on purpose to STOP Nixon from rooting out Communists in America.
Watergate isn’t even a fraction as bad as the things politicians have done and still do today. They used it as smear campaign to get rid of Nixon.
@@howardkahn4330 Don't blame Nixon for taking the US off the gold-standard that honor goes to de Gaulle who was draining the gold reserve
@@vsgshdg2627 Nixon, NOT DeGauile authorized taking the United States off the gold standard.....The French President had no authority to do this, nor does any other person....Nixon took us off the Gold Standard, you may feel De Gauile caused Nixon to do this, however Nixon was responsible for this change to our systrm, NOT NOT NOT De Gauile....
What a gentleman when referring to Carters action and didn’t get mean like you see normally today.
James Earl Carter Jr. was a naïve man but not nearly as bad as people think.
He's a professional, and speaks like one.
It is inspiring to see someone who has such a strong grasp on Foreign policy and geopolitics to discuss these matters of great global importance in a commanding and knowledgeable tone.
He truly speaks like a great statesman.
@@johnnotrealname8168 He was in some ways. Hindsight being 20/20 and knowing the despicable deal Reagan made with the Iranians, Carter was the last trustworthy (as much as any POTUS can be) President we have had. Even after Watergate if Nixon was alive and the same age of this interview he would win the election by a landslide. If Nixon had resisted his temptation to overstep and do the wrong things politically he would have a much better legacy. The bad has overshadowed the good he did. In the end though he owned up to his mistakes and resigned,putting country above politics. Can you imagine any politician today doing that?
@@terry2315 Ronald Wilson Reagan did not do any deal with the Iranians in 1980.
@@johnnotrealname8168 BS he didn't. Read your history.
When I was teenager, during the Nixon Administration, I disliked President Nixon. It is amazing how much smarter Nixon got, as I got older!
N,
Thinking back on it now I dont think I was wise enough to make political decisions or even vote at 18. Nixon suffered from a mainstream media onslaught 24/7 directed at young hippies who were just against the man no matter what even though the narrative was created by the man. Somehow Nixon got the blame for Vietnam when LBJ did far more damage than he ever could.
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
- attributed by Reader's Digest, Sept. 1937. This quote has been attributed to Mark Twain, but until the attribution can be verified, the quote should not be regarded as authentic.
This comment is gold haha. The more I learn about watergate (I was not born yet) the more something smells fishy tbh. Keep in mind, Nixon was pulling out of Vietnam and we remember what happened to the last president trying to do the same.
Conspiracy aside, it’s my understanding that Nixon didn’t even have foreknowledge of the break-in, let alone authorize/direct it. Where he messed up is trying to keep it under wraps - which every president in my lifetime has taken part in at least one coverup. The only difference is Nixon eventually took responsibility and resigned unlike the rest.
Life certainly would be better if the Shaw never got overthrown
Same here
@@listfactorsWhether Twain can be properly documented as having said or published the saying, I've little doubt that was how he felt.
Appreciate this if nothing else: the interviewer asks a question, the intervewee is replying in a very complete manner.
They never interrupt each other, they respect each others time.
When journalists had common sense.
@@roddbroward9876 not just the journalist.
A politician that answered the actual question!
Unlike that swine Mike Wallace
I’m so glad that I can hear his wisdom and common sense now. The man was gold.
The full Nixon - Gannon interview is on UA-cam, but it's hard to know what each video entails since the title's are just dated and unedited. There's over 30 hours of footage, but it's interesting to listen to. I'm pretty sure a few Universities have a transcript of each part online.
Probably why they stitched him up. He was an intelligent man, very dangerous to those who deceive.
As we've seen in the last decade , that is likely the situation..
Listening to Nixon in this elder age, years after leaving office, and he speaks with clear intelligence and consistent tone, and never stumbling over himself…
Whatever your thoughts on the guy, it’s alien hearing a former president talk like this when the two knuckleheads trying to squabble for the throne couldn’t measure up to the man Nixon was.
I’m always torn on how I would rate him, but his quick thinking is certainly fascinating.
I've often wondered what the Sixties would have been like had Nixon beaten Kennedy. Nixon was infinitely smarter in foreign policy matters than Kennedy.
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I am irani long live nixon and shah iran ❤😍😭
Stay strong miss💪🏻😊
His words are still ringing TRUE.
I wish someone like him was the president of America with this wisdom, courage and knowledge
Yes. President Trump.
Seems to me that Nixon was not weak in foreign policy and he definitely learned of all he could while as a Congressman and then as President. Definitely was a HIGH IQ President who was willing to do whatever he felt was the right decision after much consultation with his advisors.
For us Iranians, the Middle East and the relationship between Iran and the USA, Richard Nixon was the best, the most honest and the greatest president that the USA had in the twentieth century. ...and for me, as someone who has dedicated 40 years of his life to the study of history and world events, after Abraham Lincoln, the greatest of all! A true statesman for the wise leadership of a world power like the USA. R.I.P Mr. President.
Spot on. You never tell your enemy what you are going to do or not going to do. Being very unpredictable is effective. Adversaries must always feel thar they can lose everything if they go against you.
It's not about unpredictability, it's about keeping it simple, being consistent, and be decisive
You want to retain the initiative in every engagement.
History has exonerated Nixon.
Nixon was indeed a grand strategist extraordinaire and I very much admire much of that legacy. But sadly, he also had a paranoid streak, and Watergate was the most conspicuous manifestation of that aspect. History has not and never will exonerate Nixon's actions in Watergate and the subsequent coverup which led to his being the first President ever to resign his office. Nixon understood this better than anyone.
Nixon was set up by the leftist cabal in conjuction with neo-cons in his own party. Watergate was a media manifestation and sadly he bit.
Indeed. He was caught between the “Yankees” and the “cowboys” able to please none. One of the biggest mistakes was Carter caving to the demands of Kissinger and Rockefeller to allow the Shah to enter the U.S. after the Iranian Revolution.
@@meta4101True. His resignation, however damaging to his legacy, was the right thing to do. Much more honorable than Mr. "... depends on what the meaning of 'is' is." Spoken like a true slimeball lawyer.
@@meta4101 it’s amazing when you think about it…Nixon won in a landslide in 72 but all he had to do was let the watergate investigation play out without interfering since there’s no evidence that he actually ordered the break in
Nixon had an almost acute sixth sense about global politics. His genius was only failed by his personal decisions.
He was railroaded.
He didn't he supported Pakistan which was commiting genocide in Bangladesh in 1971 moved carriers to threaten india which had invaded to liberate Bangladesh.....it's one of the biggest reason why relations are still bad between usa and india
Also 3 million Bangladeshis perished in that genocide on Nixons watch
He shouldn't have listen to everything what the Kissinger has to say
@@leaveme3559 Relations are generally positive between India and the U.S. actually. However India is not an ally of the U.S. just friendly. He supported Pakistan in it's war against India which was definitely wrong although 3,000,000 is an upper bound figure. The U.S. was itself not supporting Pakistan as proved by voting against Pakistan in the United Nations.
@@leaveme3559
I assume you are from India...I should know, im from there myself.
It is a common problem with Indians in that they have too narrow of a view of the world, and view their position in the world as the only perspective. When of course the reality is that the world is a much more complex place and that India is merely once pawn on the board.
It is not surprising, it is a remnant of the continued nationalistic fervor that has misguided Indian's view on Foreign policy for a long time, from the excessive anti imperialist and anti western fervor to the socialist and protectionist policies, to the religious radicalisation and ethnic factionalism.
It often much easier for us 'proud' Indians to blame others for our problems than to take initiative and solve those problems ourselves, and realize our own mistakes.
At any rate let's just remind oursleves that India is not the center of the world, and that not every calamity or problem in the subcontinent is the result of 'Western Imperialism' or 'Foreign influence'.
Such blind nationalistic fervor undermines the argument and it gives a bad name to those Indians who actually understand geopolitics and history and wish to be a serious part of it.
Nixon was very methodical articulate smart man Who thoroughly thought out the situations before he reacted. It's a shame nowadays we don't have statesmen such as nixon
I used to think this man was evil, but in retrospect, and learning that most of what I based my opinion on was media’s skewed representation, this man was phenomenal.
wasn't eveil, not in the way former prez LBJ was but had his personal faults including the inability to make small talk and struggled with making friends. So here's a man who was kind of a loner and was in a world dominated by Ivy leaguers where he felt belittled; his background was wholly blue-collar. Mr. Nixon may not have had many friends but those who were his friends were a solid friend and he had their back which was his Achilles heel. Enter Ehrlichman and Halderman, even when they were knee-deep in bs Mr. Nixon stayed with them, and that was his downfall -- could 'not' cut those ties even though they dis him no favors...
The media told us so ..
This is what America needs. A brilliant President. He is the best US President...😊
Vilified because he was right!!
biggest mistake he ever made,, not propping up iran. now we have terrorists worldwide, wars and WW3
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As an Iranian American I can honestly say that Nixon stands corrected based on the current general sentiment in Iran .
Looking back from the 2020s Nixon, Reagan, and GW Bush don't bother me anymore. I remember voting for Nixon in school election 1972 when I was 9 years old.
I was 10 years old, and I too voted for him in school election. I was disappointed and saddened over his demise two years later.
@@mikebodner1812You voted for Richard Milhous Nixon in '92?
@@johnnotrealname8168 My demise reference was his resignation in 1974, not his death in 1994.
@@mikebodner1812 Oh! My bad. It was sad.
One of the most underrated US presidents in history. The man was a genius and achieved a lot, esp. in foreign policy, but unfortunately his legacy is completely tarnished and overshadowed by the Watergate’s scandal… Wish he’d stayed in power.
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#iran ❤
What a gem of a statesman. So much love and respect for this
incredible human - Grateful Iranian ❤🙏🏼
As an Iranian and diplomat during the Shah's time President Nixon, if it were not for this HUGE blunder this message would be typed from Iran NOT Florida.....solidarity!
For the young ones here, Jimmy Carter was basically the Joe Biden of his day when it came to foreign policy.
Its good to see Nixon agree with us on the right thing The Shah was much better for Iran and the Iranians to have instead of the Islamic Republic and that the US shouldn't prevented Iran's monarchy from being abolished as the Imperial State Of Iran was the true and right government for Iran and that the Pahlavi Dynasty shouldn't have been deposed.
Who are you to pretend you know what's best for the Iranians? They revolted against the Shah because life wasn't good.
The legit government was unfairly, illegally and undemocraticly overthrown by US - backed partisans in 1953. Why ? Just because Iranians want to have control of THEIR natural ressources on THEIR territory.
He sure was a smart man . No wonder why even to this day he is still the most popular president the USA has ever had
Lol I don’t know about that. The Nixon administration has been labeled an outlaw under federal statute. They won’t even name a navy vessel after him(which he was entitled, having served during ww2). But, I am sure Nixon won’t be written out of the history books, his life story will always intrigue the younger generations.
I like him but that statement is absolutely untrue. Many others rank before him.
Brilliant strategist and thinker on foreign policy. He was also fortunate to have worked with Eisenhower.
This man should have been America's greatest Statesman. The grasp he has on matters of Foreign policy and great game of geopolitics is breathtaking.
If i had anything to say, id go so far as comparing him to the likes of Otto Von Bismarck. The way he speaks on such matters warners no less.
America and Iran miss him!
The 2% of Iran that was benefitting from the Shah rule, maybe. The Shah was a US puppet.
I would have loved to sit and have coffee with him and talk about anything that comes up.
I admire President Nixon for many things, and I admire his magnanimity here for giving credit to President Carter, whom I am sure Nixon could not stand, for attempting to rescue the hostages, albeit ultimately unsuccessfully
He did rescue the hostages?? They were rescued on the day of Reagan’s inauguration.
@@shivumganesh Securing their release as the tough guy whom the Iranians were scared of was being sworn in as president is not the same thing as rescuing them. Carter tried to rescue them militarily, but failed.
@@nickcurran3105Didn’t we make a deal with Reagan to keep them hostage until Reagan got into presidency?
@@AR-rg2en That's of course what Carter apologists have said since 1980 and would like you to believe today.
@@nickcurran3105 That's what they say in Iran too.
One of the greatest presidents ever!!!
President Nixon was a brilliant man. Very smart in every aspect of foreign affairs.
Nixon was brilliant!
The more you listen to Nixon and learn from him, the more you understand why the media hated him.
The media did not adore Carter either.
The greatest President of the 20th century - and I am a registered D... I started studying everything I could concerning President Nixon using the National Archives online.
No that was Reagan
@@gmanlive5764 No, because Reagan was launched as a rebound from the shackles of Carter to a time of prosperity. Reagan took Nixon's introduction to trading with China and the economy got too much of a boost, and now we're paying the sacrifice, but Nixon opened relations on a contingency with China. It's easy to love Reagan. For instance everyone thinks of Neil Armstrong and walking on the moon and talking to the president they always think JFK but it was actually Nixon. I do criticize mixing on the decoupling of gold and dollar, but maybe I do not understand it fully.
really!! Better than FDR? or Truman?
@@mkatzfive5 Yes - FDR and Truman were presidents of consequence, and are inadmissible to a ranking.
@@mkatzfive5It’s not that hard to be better than FDR, most presidents are lol.
After having watched these interviews, I now look at Nixon differently. Wow!
Shah of Iran convinced Nixon to open relationship with China
Because when Shah of Iran visited China,
He asked Chairman Mao if he was Interested in Talks with United States, This is what Shah reviled later on
Nixon and Shah had been really a genuine friends to the end
To further comprehend Nixon's adeptness in global politics, consider the following episode: Iran's ambassador to the US, Dr. Amir Arsalan Afshar, was given a mission by the Shah to investigate the chronic delays in the delivery of military equipment that Iran had already purchased from the US. Upon inquiry, Henry Kissinger informed Afshar that the complications of the Vietnam War were causing these delays, and reassured him there was no reason for alarm. Some months later, seeking a clearer picture, Afshar scheduled a meeting with the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, William Fulbright, to discuss the matter.
The meeting opened with Fulbright's sarcastic remark prompting Iran to fulfill its military requirements from the Soviet Union. Perplexed, Afshar questioned the rationale, given Iran's historically tense relations with the Soviets. Fulbright, confident, retorted that he had evidence of Iran's significant payments to the Soviets for military supplies. After further discussion, Afshar, who was initially baffled, discerned Fulbright's error: he had been confusing Iran with Iraq the entire time. Fulbright oversaw the Foreign Relations Committee from 1959 to 1974.
What a great man
Well done, thank you
He was the smartest president both in his foreign policies and domestic. I am so sorry to see his sad exit which was just because he wanted to stay loyal to his friends and protect them. So sad that you are as good as the last bad thing that happened. I am a Nixonian to the core.
The damage done by Carter will never be forgotten. President Nixon, a true Statesman!!!
One of our greatest presidents.
❤❤❤SHAH❤❤❤
President Nixon was a great man of great character.
We love our king
God bless his pure heart !!
We want our crown king to come back 👑💙👑❤️👑💙👑❤️👑💙👑❤️
Such an incredibly smart man..
I still like Nixon and voted twice for him
May he rest in eternal peace!💐
Nixon is the most interesting of the Presidents in my lifetime, and probably back to FDR. A strange genius, with many good instincts in domestic and international politics, but so seemingly insecure and paranoid he couldn’t appreciate his overwhelming advantage as he approached re-election in 72. A pity that his demons robbed us of his insights.
Excellent analysis of the man,the myth that was "tricky Dick Nixon" He was always one of my favorite Presidents despite all of his flaws.
Imagine having a president who’s smart like Nixon
President Nixon was the best!!!
Shah 👑♥️
God bless his soul.
Are you listening joe? Don't let them know what you're going to do
Didn't Joe learn that from his old boss? Just asking.
Don't worry, by the time Joe comprehends what he's doing, it's already been done.
That’s a man with balls of steel
RIP The Shah of Iran & President Nixon❤️❤️🙏🙏
He is 100% right in every way here
Most often in difficult situations in foreign affairs there are no good choices. Wise diplomats understand this.
Very insightful
President Nixon, Brilliant politician! and a noble man. had the courage to say what he believed even it was not popular opinion at that time.
Thank you
Nixon discussing other former president's is excellent. He does it with class and with a great perspective.
Brilliant man.
Jimmy Carter was reportedly jealous of the Shah, which I find absolutely unbecoming of a president.
What’s not talked about enough is that up until the Carter administration, the CIA was ordered to make payments to iranian religious leaders (essentially bribing them). When the payments stopped, they had no more incentive to avoid protesting the Shah and his reforms
We need Nixon's wisdom NOW!
Lot of wisdom in his words..
God Bless this incredible magnificent man! President Nixon was one of the greatest presidents of the United States
GREAT PRESIDENT OF USA "RICHARD NIXON" GOD BLESS YOU
in 1958, in Lebanon, Oregon, I was unaware of these machinations, as I was a newborn baby.
years went by and I was all “boo, Nixon!” then William Manchester’s book, *The Glory And The Dream* came out and I started to realize just how brilliant Mr. Nixon was.
watching this channel has confirmed that for me.
Beautiful interview
Nixon's hindsight is amazing!
exactly!
No, his understanding of foreign policy and especially the Middle East was always impeccable.
Mr. Nixon was one of the most prepared Presidents in modern History.
President Nixon was a great Statesman! Our best!
Oh brother.
rest in peace ❤❤
The older I get, the wiser Nixon becomes. Wonder why that is???
Rip president Nixon❤
Pres. Nixon was a brilliant president.
Hostage situation needed to be calming and smart fighter.. than with to day things are changing.. if then have one enemy or two? To day look carefully around.. Mr Nixon was well educated experience diplomatic...
As an Iranian I wish you would work as a president in those critical days 😢😢
Love how Nixon directly answers questions or givies some context then directly answers the question ✔. Whereas today's politicians do the opposite.
Great leader we need one , love u from Whittier forever
Such a tragedy that he was not the sitting president then. He would have handled the situation brilliantly for the best of the whole world and most and foremost for the best of the iranian people who have gone through endless misery ever since.
Smartest president of the 20th century
God bless Nixon
He is more popular in iran than in USA itself ❤
Had Nixon not lied so much during Watergate, he could have finished his term. Reagan would have won 4 years sooner, and the Shah would have stayed in power.
Let me ask you a question, few pop media types ever ask. What was the motive of the Watergate office burglary in 1972?
It is not like Nixon had any real opposition in the 72 election. He won it by a bigger margin of electors than the first two FDR campaigns. Nobody would topit till a decade later with Reagan's reelection carrying 49 states.
So what was the motive?
History is full of "woulda,shoulda,coulda"moments that could have sent things in a totally different direction.
That’s not how it works