“I firmly believed throughout 1971 that the major hurdle to winning the presidency was winning the Democratic nomination. I believed that any reasonable Democrat would defeat President Nixon. I now think that no one could have defeated him in 1972.” ThinkingWinningPresidentMajorsDemocraticDemocratDefeatReasonableDefeatedPresidencyNominationsHurdlePresident Nixon Book:An American Journey: The Presidential Campaign Speeches of George McGovern Source: An American Journey: The Presidential Campaign Speeches of George McGovern
“Being on President Nixon's enemies list was the highest single honor I've ever received. Who knows who's listening to me now and what government list I'm on?” KnowsGovernmentPresidentEnemyListeningHonorHighestListsPresident Nixon Author:Paul Newman
“(President Nixon,) in the face of a vote to impeach he might try, as "commander-in-chief", to use military forces to keep himself in power.” TryingUseMightFacesForcePresidentMilitaryVoteChiefsCommandersCommander In ChiefMilitary ForcePresident Nixon Author:Carl T. Rowan
“So far as Im concerned, Ronald Reagan was the best president. Nixon was the worst. Some of his policies were okay, but he disgraced the office.” PresidentWorstPolicyOfficeConcernedOkayPresident Nixon Author:Charles Krauthammer
“I think I understand the Constitution a little bit because in 1971 we went off the gold standard under President Nixon into the Federal Reserve notes because we were a worldwide currency.” ThinkingLittlesBitsPresidentLittle BitStandardsGoldConstitutionNotesCurrencyReservesFederal ReserveGold StandardPresident Nixon Author:Bill O'Reilly
“I have never talked publicly or privately about the Jewish people, including conversations with President Nixon, except in the most positive terms.” PeoplePresidentTermConversationIncludingScaryPresident Nixon Author:Billy Graham
“I think the Republicans and conservatives generally were alienated by America's unsuccessful effort in Vietnam, and a lot of them, as Henry Kissinger admitted the other day, never got over President Nixon's impeachment, and didn't think, even though there was a pattern of illegal conduct there, sanctioned by the White House and proved by the tapes and other documentary evidence and testimony, they didn't believe that the impeachment was justified, and they didn't think he should have resigned.” ThinkingShouldBelieveAmericaHousePresidentWhiteEffortRepublicanEvidenceShould HavePatternsIllegalWhite HouseVietnamTapeDocumentariesTestimonyJustifiedUnsuccessfulResignedImpeachmentKissingerHenry KissingerPresident Nixon Author:William J. Clinton
“Newly released transcripts reveal that President Nixon was drunk during the Arab-Israeli crisis of 1973. After hearing this, President Bush said, 'Hey, so was I!'” SaidPresidentCrisisHearingDrunkHeyIsraeliPresident BushPresident Nixon Author:Conan O'Brien