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I said that s not what the story about, it s about the two guys. that s right. and what they did that nobody knew about. and you said it was a detective story. detective story that but the main thing, and i think you felt the same way, was the alchemy of the two guys, considering their differences. and one of the tough story points for me was how to deal with nixon. how do you portray someone so twisted on the inside and so straight-laced on the outside? richard nixon is now the guy who when you see photos of him even at his prime you cannot believe he was ever president of the united states. he seemed to me to be the kid in the schoolyard whom all the other kids picked on, and i identified with that. who was nixon? nixon. nixon was a party guy, an animal. you know, to me nixon was a ....
About using troops, directly facing the demonstrators, which i felt could lead to direct confrontations and conflicts. and so it came to me, why don t we do what john wayne did, let s just circle the white house. with buses. not wagons but with buses. which is what we did. so did you want to be on the side of jane fonda or john wayne? my parents chose john wayne. and therefore, they were for nixon and nixon was on the side of law and order. nixon now more than ever nixon now more than ever more than ever we need nixon now nixon now more than ever nixon s law and order platform was very popular. in the coming election he seemed a shoo-in for a second term. i again proudly accept your nomination for president of the united states. ....
You know, to me nixon was a caricature, unfortunately. and man, i had my nixon down. you know, 10 years old, walking around the house, you know, just b-b-b-b-b, i am not a crook. now i have a much more complex view of the man and his presidency. president nixon created a brand new federal department, the environmental protection agency. the question of who is richard nixon is almost imponderable. i looked at him as one of really the great minds that has ever really been in the presidency. he had achieved some extraordinary breakthroughs. i mean, his opening to china. detente with the soviet union. the sad truth is i think nixon would, by today s standards, be considered maybe a conservative democrat. maybe at some levels a radical leftist. [ phone ringing ] ....
that s right. and what they did that nobody knew about. and you said it was a detective story. detective story that but the main thing, and i think you felt the same way, was the alchemy of the two guys, considering their differences. and one of the tough story points for me was how to deal with nixon. how do you portray someone so twisted on the inside and so straight-laced on the outside? richard nixon is now the guy who when you see photos of him even at his prime you cannot believe he was ever president of the united states. he seemed to me to be the kid in the schoolyard whom all the other kids picked on, and i identified with that. who was nixon? nixon. nixon was a party guy, an animal. you know, to me nixon was a caricature, unfortunately. ....
About using troops, directly facing the demonstrators, which i felt could lead to direct confrontations and conflicts. and so it came to me, why don t we do what john wayne did, let s just circle the white house. with buses. not wagons but with buses. which is what we did. so did you want to be on the side of jane fonda or john wayne? my parents chose john wayne. and therefore, they were for nixon and nixon was on the side of law and order. nixon now more than ever nixon now more than ever more than ever we need nixon now nixon now more than ever nixon s law and order platform was very popular. in the coming election he seemed a shoo-in for a second term. i again proudly accept your nomination for president of the united states. ....