What Nixon Thought About Harry Truman

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

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

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

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.

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 last Democrat President that Reagan voted for, and supported enthusiastically

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Jesus Christ, imagine a president nowadays speaking like this.

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

Anyone who can speak as well as this deserves respect

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

"Education can strengthen the brain, but weaken the backbone.". That's quite a quote.

There was a time I could not stand Nixon when I was younger- We used to call him “Tricky Dicky” in 1968 when he ran for president- I was 18 years old then same year I went into the Navy- I am 74 now- When I was a kid I was wrong about him- This guy was one of the better presidents that we had in the 20th century- His knowledge of foreign policy was superior- His domestic policy did not run the country into the ground- I am an old fart 74 years old now like I said though when I was young I was wrong about President Nixon so I have no problem admitting that

These are outstanding historical clips.

He had a great knowledge. People weren't saying that 50 years ago, but it's true.