Richard M. Nixon Movies

Historians will long struggle to unravel the riddle of former President Richard M. Nixon's life. He was America's first commander in chief to resign in order to avoid going through the indignity of full impeachment hearings in 1974. This program offers viewers the opportunity to learn more about this man from in-depth interviews he granted over the years. Nixon's thoughts about Watergate, his resignation, the need to forcefully confront communism, and what he perceived as the media's agenda are all explored. He also shares a few insights into his personal life and what it was like trying to maintain a lengthy political career. Nixon even openly reveals his thoughts about such other world leaders as former President John F. Kennedy, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, former President Ronald Reagan, and others. Newly released footage from Nixon's own archives is included in different segments of this program. ~ Elizabeth Smith, Rovi

Produced by ABC News as part of their Great TV News Stories series, this episode presents the story of the Watergate scandal and the following impeachment proceeding which led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. ABC News covered events as they unfolded and has access to large amounts of archival footage. ~ Rob Ferrier, Rovi

About 400 known and unknown American communists were interviewed during this five-year documentary project, and the results culled down to an intriguing 100 minutes of screen time. As secretaries, factory workers, farmers, and intellectuals discuss the past, their insights provide both humor and pathos, but most of all, the interviewees emerge as human beings whose main interest has remained in lowering the gap between the haves and have nots. The documentary notes that as a result of leftist agitation, the United States adopted programs like Social Security and unemployment insurance faster than otherwise -- programs that were once labeled communist by American conservatives. Committed to defending human and civil rights, the 1,000,000-member American Communist Party lost more than half of its members when Stalin's inhuman purges were made public. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of these interviews, which also included people like Pete Seeger, is the change in attitudes during the 1960s and '70s and the fact that some members of the Communist Party refused to be interviewed because they were afraid of repercussions if their affiliation were made public. These repercussions had taken many forms in the past, including the loss of jobs as in the McCarthy era. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

This prescient satirical drama (it came out before Watergate) takes a harsh look at Richard Nixon. His rise to political power is chronicled from his boyhood to his first go at becoming a Congressional candidate to his involvement with three devilish advisers. Later after suffering a series of political failures, the young politician gets plastic surgery and emerges a new man. Unfortunately, he is still a rotten politician so this time a guardian angel is sent down to insure his success. His three advisers then brainwash him a la Clockwork Orange. The man is soon ready to become a famous, powerful political figure. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

This video contains a star-studded broadcast of the 1959 Emmy Awards Ceremony. It also contains a lively comedy short from 1931. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Although a television appearance may have caused Richard Nixon to lose the 1960 election, when a contributions scandal had threatened him nine years earlier, his televised "Checkers Speech" on September 23, 1952, saved his position as vice presidential candidate on the winning Eisenhower ticket. Highlights from this video include clips from that speech, and scenes of Ronald Reagan in his earlier guise as a WWII propaganda star, and as a spokesman for various consumer products on TV. ~ Steve Blackburn, Rovi