Nixon

The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidential power and the public trust. His achievements in expanding peaceful relations with China and the Soviet Union stand in stark contrast with his continuation of the war in Vietnam. Finally brought down by scandal and duplicity, his administration did much to erode the citizenry's faith in government.

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  Will Lyman

  Narrator (voice)
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  Richard Nixon

  Self (archive footage)
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  Pat Nixon

  Self (archive footage)
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  Hannah Milhous Nixon

  Self (archive footage)
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  Alger Hiss

  Self (archive footage)
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  Whittaker Chambers

  Self (archive footage)
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  Helen Gahagan

  Self (archive footage)
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  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Self (archive footage)
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  Adlai Stevenson

  Self (archive footage)
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  John F. Kennedy

  Self (archive footage)