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Nixon

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1990
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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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39 members
Acting

Will Lyman

Narrator (voice)

Will Lyman
Acting

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon
Acting

Pat Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Pat Nixon
Acting

Hannah Milhous Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Hannah Milhous Nixon
Acting

Alger Hiss

Self (archive footage)

Alger Hiss
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Whittaker Chambers

Self (archive footage)

Whittaker Chambers
Acting

Helen Gahagan

Self (archive footage)

Helen Gahagan
Acting

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Adlai Stevenson

Self (archive footage)

Adlai Stevenson
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John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy
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Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Hubert H. Humphrey
Acting

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite
Writing

John Ehrlichman

Self

John Ehrlichman
Acting

Charles Colson

Self

Charles Colson
Acting

Elliot Richardson

Self

No Image
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Henry Kissinger

Self (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger
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Dick Gregory

Self (archive footage)

Dick Gregory
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Melvin Laird

Self (archive footage)

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Tricia Nixon Cox

Self (archive footage)

No Image
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

No Image
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Art Linkletter

Self (archive footage)

Art Linkletter
Acting

Daniel Ellsberg

Self (archive footage)

Daniel Ellsberg
Acting

Winston Lord

Self

Winston Lord
Acting

Spiro Agnew

Self (archive footage)

Spiro Agnew
Acting

Mao Zedong

Self (archive footage)

Mao Zedong
Acting

David S. Broder

Self

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William B. Saxbe

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

G. Gordon Liddy

Self (archive footage)

G. Gordon Liddy
Acting

James McCord

Self (archive footage)

No Image
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John Dean

Self

No Image
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Earl J. Silbert

Self

Earl J. Silbert
Acting

Sam Ervin

Self (archive footage)

Sam Ervin
Acting

Samuel Dash

Self

No Image
Acting

Archibald Cox

Self (archive footage)

Archibald Cox
Acting

Ray Price

Self

Ray Price
Acting

Dan Rather

Self (archive footage)

Dan Rather
Acting

Gerald Ford

Self (archive footage)

Gerald Ford
Acting

Betty Ford

Self (archive footage)

Betty Ford
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Lawrence Hogan

Self (archive footage)

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