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Lot. and i am sure that much of what you hear youve never heard before. >> what are the parallels that you see of nixon and the trump administration? >> well, lets make it clear that in this film, there is no narrator telling you this is a parallel. i think that viewers will see parallels in nixons dislike for the press, in nixons private thoughts about his opponents, his anger, his bitterness, and yes, his hate. >> even some word choice. >> his word choice. also, youll see the tensions in ameri...

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You see it over and over again. thats something that is true and real, but its also used against people who point it out. >> pretty terrible, too, because its a sign that so many people universally use. now this is helping to promote a whole lot more confusion. >> yes. >> sara sidner, thank you so much. >> sure. all right. still ahead, a sneak peek at the cnn original series "tricky dick" and why youll get an inside view of richard nixons presidency like never before. ♪

>> all right. joining us right now is cnn presidential historian and former director of the nixon presidential library and was a consultant on the series "tricky dick." good to see you again. so this series, i mean, were all looking so much forward to this. weve heard from so many viewers. it really lets us hear richard nixon in his own voice from media interviews to candid moments caught on camera to this secret recording. so how impactful is it to hear him, to hear his thoughts? >> well, fred,...

Happened to nixon was over time the fact that the public caught on to the lack of credibility and to his lies hurt him politically. though until the end of his days he would have a strong group of supporters, they werent enough to keep him in power. thats why he resigned. so one lesson prance the president might draw from this if he took the time to watch it is that over time lies corrode political bases. >> tim naftali, thank you so much. always appreciate it. be sure to watch "tricky dick" pre...

Calibrate his language, or its going look like he condones and agrees with brazils president language which is deeply unsettling. >> thank you very much. voices raised from all corners of the globe with one unified message. save our planet. its a worldwide battle and the most passionate fighters are not old enough to drive. i dont give a goddamn what the story is. >> richard m. nixon lied repeatedly. >> no reporter from the "washington post" should ever be in the white house again. you under...

Presidential historian of the nixon public library. the president has an incredible platform in twitter to reach millions of americans in the blink of an eye and could be condemning hatred, sending messages of unity, but instead is attacking a late war hero. tim, whats the rationale here? >> im not in the presidents mind, but i feel that the president has made his decision to have a big tent philosophy and wants his republican party to include folks who are moved by white nationalism. up know, m...

Hear a coming wave. >> we are going to win. we are going to win fast! >> reporter: any political analysts have noted similarities between president nixon and president trump in their populous calls to white voters and pledges to the working class and how they spoke about military mite. >> i would bomb the [ bleep ] out of them! >> reporter: but it goes much farther. the two men knew and admire each other and nixon sending a letter after trump was on tv in 1987 predicting whenever you decide to r...

Events taking place during the trump administration today. here now is a preview. >> i dont give a god damn what the story is. >> richard m. nixon has lied repeatedly. >> no reporter from "the washington post" should ever be in the white house again. do you understand? >> the tougher it gets, the cooler i get. i have what it takes. >> impeach nixon now! >> i want to say this to the television because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. well, im not a crook. >> this...

Nixon and getting an understanding of why he dominated our political imagination for nearly half a century. >> because i think when people hear the word nixon, their minds automatically go to watergate. youre here to share with us there is so much more to his political career. >> well, its a four-part series, and its not a four-part series about watergate. the team used oral histories that were made for the first nixon foundation in the 1970s by people who went to school with richard nixon, who ...