What Nixon Thought About Harry Truman

Isn't it crazy how politicians used to be able to string words together into sentences without needing a Teleprompter?

"Education can strengthen the brain but weaken the backbone" Good one 🇺🇸

I really enjoy these Nixon clips and listen to how wise he really was.

After every one of these videos, I respect President Nixon more and the media less.

My favorite Truman saying If you want a friend in Washington get a dog 🐕😀😀😀

Truman was the last Democrat President that Reagan voted for, and supported enthusiastically

Four more minutes of gold from Nixon. Truman, in my opinion, was a solid and highly underrated president. He was president during an extraordinarily difficult time, not just in the war, but the aftermath and during his second term. He is one of the major reasons why communism did not engulf the Korean peninsula and Western Europe, and his projection of American power through our business (Marshall Plan) was brilliant. Thanks for the clip.

Truman was a great man whose greatness wasn’t truly realized until years later. Same with Nixon.

I read Harry Truman's biography not too long ago; he was a damned impressive man. I think he was the most perfectly suited man for the job, ever. He grew up on a farm in the midwest, taking great responsibility; he studied hard and read the Great Books in school and thereafter, he ran a successful business (which eventually failed), and he was tested by war as Captain of an artillery company - and never lost a man, despite participating in major battles. He was a successful politician from the beginning, and he gave a crap, never shirked his responsibility. Christ, we need men like him now...

Truman was the best of us. He never compromised himself.

In one sense, I can see how Nixon could appreciate Truman, despite their political differences. Both came from fairly humble backgrounds to be elected to the highest office in the land.

If Nixon hadn't gone down the Watergate path he would have gone down as one of America's greatest President's. So damn bright yet so damn unsure of himself. I was still a very young boy but was captivated with him.

Anyone who can speak as well as this deserves respect

RMN was very gracious with his comments on HST - especially given the absolute scathing things Truman would (later, on record) say about Nixon. Richard Nixon was not nearly as thin-skinned as "historians" today say he was.

My IQ is raised every minute I listen to Nixon speak. I think I need a Nixon audio book.

Jesus Christ, imagine a president nowadays speaking like this.

Nixon got what he deserved but these interviews showed he was a very bright man who could communicate his ideas very well

You really don't appreciate what a Great President Richard Nixon was until he's gone. In retrospect; he's one of our Greatest Presidents ever. Truly remarkable individual.

A very smart man.

Listening to this great man speak is cathartic for me. The antidote to the bizarre times in which we live today.