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Richard Nixon

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Richard Nixon

  • Born: 9 January 1913, Yorba Linda, California, USA

Richard Nixon is best known as the 37th President of the United States, but he also appeared in documentaries and films. His most recognized roles include his involvement in the Watergate scandal and his foreign policy initiatives. Nixon's reputation is…

About Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon is best known as the 37th President of the United States, but he also appeared in documentaries and films. His most recognized roles include his involvement in the Watergate scandal and his foreign policy initiatives. Nixon's reputation is marked by controversy and resilience, with a distinctive speaking style that resonates in historical accounts.

Born
9 January 1913, Yorba Linda, California, USA
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Spouses
Pat Nixon (1940-1993)
Children
3 (Tricia Nixon, Julie Nixon)
Parents
Frank Nixon, Hannah Milhous Nixon

Fun facts about Richard Nixon

  • Nixon was a skilled musician and played the piano and violin.
  • He was the first sitting president to visit China in 1972.

Famous Richard Nixon quotes

“I am not a crook.”
N/A, 1973
“The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker.”
N/A, 1974
“You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
N/A, 1960

Richard Nixon filmography

Cast (285)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2026The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream Movie(archive footage)
2026Mao vs Nixon: Game Theory MovieSelf
2026The Unelected Statesman MovieSelf (archive footage)
2026Spartamerika MovieSelf (archive footage)7.0
2026Houston, We Have A War MovieRichard Nixon
2026Europa Too MovieThe Duck
2026Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia TVSelf
2025Cover-Up MovieSelf - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)7.1
2025Breakdown: 1975 MovieSelf (archive footage)6.9
2025Breakdown: 1975 MovieSelf - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)6.9
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YearTitleCharacterRating
2025Kissinger TVSelf (archival footage)8.0
2025Duck and Cover MovieUnknown character
2025Hard Hat Riot MovieSelf7.0
2025Clearing the Air: The War on Smog MovieSelf
2025Amérique Latine, un continent sous influences MovieUnknown character
2025Turning Point: The Vietnam War TVSelf (Archive Footage)7.2
2025One to One: John & Yoko MovieSelf (archive footage)7.1
2025David Frost Vs TVself (archive footage)6.9
2024Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae TVSelf (archive footage)8.7
2024Jim Henson Idea Man MovieSelf (archive footage)7.8
2024Portugal: Carnations Against Dictatorship MovieSelf (archive footage)6.5
2024Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War TVSelf - Vice President of the United States 1953 -1961 (archive footage)8.0
2024Apollo 13: Survival MovieSelf (archive footage)7.1
2023Året var 1974 MovieSelf (archive footage)5.0
2023The Great Heisman Race of 1997 MovieSelf (archive footage)
2023Comrade: The Making, Glory and Unmaking of a Dictator TVSelf (archive footage)8.2
2023Tovarășu': facerea, gloria și desfacerea unui dictator MovieUnknown character
2023Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia MovieSelf (archive footage)7.5
2023The Kennedy Dynasty MovieSelf - Politician (archive footage)7.0
2023The Lost Weekend: A Love Story MovieSelf (archive footage)7.0
2023Prins Bernhard TVSelf (archive footage)8.0
2023Birthgap - Childless World MovieSelf (archive footage)8.0
2022The Century of Icons TVSelf (archive footage)7.0
2022Say Hey, Willie Mays! MovieSelf6.0
2022Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL MovieSelf (archive footage)
2022O Grande Irmão: O Dia que Durou 21 Anos 2 MovieSelf (archive footage)9.0
2022Watergate: High Crimes in the White House MovieSelf
2022Lakota Nation vs. United States MovieSelf (archive footage)6.6
2022The Martha Mitchell Effect MovieSelf (archive footage)6.4
2021Fiasco TVSelf (archive footage)
2021Attica MovieSelf (archive footage)6.8
2021Mondo Hollywoodland MovieSelf (archive footage)6.2
2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) MovieSelf - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)7.6
20211971: The Year That Music Changed Everything TVSelf (archive footage)7.5
2021Under the spell of the bomb MovieSelf (archive footage)
2020Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon MovieSelf (archive footage)6.0
2020FACE OF FIRE Movie(voice)
2020Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President MovieSelf (archive footage)6.9
2020Citizen Jane Fonda MovieSelf (archive footage)7.2
2020Da 5 Bloods MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)6.4
2020Killing John F. Kennedy MovieSelf (archive footage)6.0
2020History 101 TVSelf (archive footage)7.1
2020Stalin and the Katyn Massacre MovieSelf (archive footage)7.2
2020Public Trust MovieSelf (archive footage)10.0
2020Året var 1970 MovieSelf (archive footage)5.0
2020Camp Century: The Hidden City Beneath the Ice MovieSelf - Politician (archive footage)7.5
2020Decolonisation TVSelf - Politician (archive footage)8.7
2019Generalísimo, la vida de Franco en color MovieSelf (archive footage)
2019Where's My Roy Cohn? MovieSelf (archive footage)5.6
2019Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator MovieSelf (archive footage)6.3
2019Coup 53 MovieSelf - Politician (archive footage)7.7
2019Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind MovieSelf (archive footage)6.8
2019The Family TVSelf (archive footage)6.7
2019Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark MovieSelf (archive footage)6.5
2019Mike Wallace Is Here MovieSelf (archive footage)6.5
2019Hesburgh MovieSelf (archive footage)7.3
2019Tricky Dick TVSelf (archive footage)7.7
2019American Youth MovieSelf (archive footage)10.0
2019The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley MovieSelf (archive footage)7.0
2019Man and the Moon TVSelf (archive footage)8.0
2019The Shah's Funeral Ceremony MovieSelf (archive footage)
2018Vice MovieSelf (archival footage) (uncredited)7.0
2018ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black MovieSelf (archive footage)6.6
2018Bad Times at the El Royale MovieSelf (archive footage)6.8
2018Basketball: A Love Story TVSelf (archive footage)7.3
20181968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond MovieSelf (archive footage)8.0
2018The Road to Mass Incarceration MovieSelf (archive footage)
2018Explained TVSelf (archive footage)7.4
2018Flying Supersonic MovieSelf (archive footage)8.0
2018Bobby Kennedy for President TVSelf (archive footage)7.8
2017This Is Bob Hope... MovieSelf (archive footage)7.7
2017A Dying King: The Shah of Iran MovieSelf (archive footage)6.3
2017Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)6.2
2017The Vietnam War TVSelf - Politician (archive footage)8.2
2017Get Me Roger Stone MovieSelf (archive footage)7.1
2017Dolores MovieSelf (archive footage)6.0
2016Shadow World MovieSelf - Politician (voice) (archive footage)7.6
201613th MovieSelf (archive footage)7.8
2016Cuba, l'histoire secrète MovieUnknown character
2016O.J.: Made in America TVSelf (archive footage)8.1
2016Great Literary Tour TVSelf (archive footage)
2016O.J.: Made in America MovieSelf (archive footage)8.4
2016Houston, We Have a Problem! MovieSelf (archive footage)7.7
2016Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape MovieSelf (archive footage)
2016Race for the White House TVSelf (archive footage)7.9
2016Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974) MovieSelf10.0
2015400 Days MovieSelf (archive footage)4.4
2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead MovieSelf - Former President USA / Actor (archive footage)6.7
2015In Their Own Words TVSelf (archive footage)
2015Listen to Me Marlon MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)7.5
2015The Seventies TVSelf (archive footage)7.4
2015All Eyes and Ears MovieSelf (archive footage)6.0
2015Vietnam: Secret Negotiations that Ended the War MovieUnknown character
2015Laissez-faire MovieSelf (archive footage)10.0
2014ESPN Films: Nixon's National Champs MovieSelf
2014JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick MovieSelf (archive footage)7.6
2014Led Zeppelin Played Here MovieSelf (archive footage)8.0
2014Last Days in Vietnam MovieSelf (archive footage)7.3
2014A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story MovieSelf (archive footage)
2014Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words MovieSelf (archive footage)7.2
20141971 MovieSelf (archive footage)6.7
2013Loose Lips - Her Last Interview MovieUnknown character4.5
2013The Kennedy Half Century MovieSelf (archive footage)
2013The Presidents' Gatekeepers MovieSelf (archive footage)8.3
2013War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State MovieSelf (archive footage)7.8
2013Our Nixon MovieSelf (archive footage)6.4
2013The World According to Dick Cheney MovieSelf (archive footage)6.7
2012Cuba, Batista et la mafia MovieRichard Nixon
2012Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States TVSelf7.7
2012The Untold History Of The United States MovieSelf (archive footage)8.2
2012The House I Live In MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)7.6
2012Palme MovieSelf (archive footage)7.6
2012A Home Far Away MovieSelf7.0
2012Nixon in China MovieSelf
2012Secret Service Secrets TVRichard Nixon
2012Ethel MovieSelf (archive footage)6.9
2011Taking the Oath: America's History From Oval Office TVSelf (archive footage)
2011J. Edgar MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)6.2
2011Mentiras verdaderas TVSelf (archive footage)5.5
2011Santiago Files MovieSelf (archive footage)6.0
2011The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby MovieSelf (archive footage)6.2
2011Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories TVSelf (archive footage)10.0
2011Gloria: In Her Own Words MovieSelf (archive footage)6.7
2011Breaking the Taboo MovieSelf (archive footage)7.1
2011The Kennedys TVSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)6.5
2011Reagan MovieSelf (archive footage)6.1
2011From Tehran to Cairo MovieSelf (archive footage)
2010The President's Book of Secrets MovieSelf (archive footage)5.8
2010Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics MovieSelf (archive footage)7.0
2010How to Win the TV Debate MovieSelf (archive footage)
2010When You're Strange MovieSelf (archive footage)7.3
2010Gasland MovieSelf (archive footage)7.1
2010The Inconclusive Independence MovieSelf (archive footage)6.5
2010Korea: The Forgotten War in Colour TVSelf
2009The Most Dangerous Man in America MovieSelf - President (archive footage)7.4
2009It Came from Kuchar MovieSelf (archive footage)7.2
2009It Felt Like a Kiss MovieUnknown character6.5
2009Picturing the Presidents MovieSelf (archive footage)7.0
2008Hype: The Obama Effect MovieSelf (archive footage)
2008Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House MovieSelf (archive footage)7.0
2008Man on Wire MovieSelf (archive footage)7.4
2008Starz Inside: In the Gutter MovieSelf (archive)4.5
2008All the Presidents' Wives MovieSelf (archive footage)1.0
2008The Judge and the General MovieSelf (archive footage)6.0
2008James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston MovieSelf (archive footage)6.7
2007RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy MovieSelf (archive footage)7.0
2007Dawn of the Space Age MovieSelf (archive recording)5.0
2007Oswald's Ghost MovieSelf (archive footage)6.0
2007Nixon: A Presidency Revealed MovieSelf (archive footage)
2007The War on Democracy MovieSelf (archive footage)7.5
2007Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens MovieSelf (archive footage)7.7
2007Sicko MovieSelf (archive footage)7.4
2006Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride MovieSelf (archival)7.2
2006...So Goes the Nation MovieSelf (archive footage)6.9
2006This Film Is Not Yet Rated MovieSelf (archive footage)7.1
2006The Dark Side MovieSelf (archive footage)10.0
2006Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate MovieSelf (Archive footage)
2006The Dark Side of Porn: Hunting Emmanuelle MovieUnknown character4.8
2005Elvis by the Presleys MovieSelf (archive footage)5.6
2005Inside Deep Throat MovieSelf (archive footage)6.4
2005The Presidents TVSelf (archive footage)6.5
2004Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema MovieUnknown character5.0
2004Celsius 41.11 MovieSelf (archive footage)5.5
2004Deadline MovieSelf (archive footage)8.8
2004The Assassination of Richard Nixon MovieSelf (archive footage)6.5
2004The Hunting of the President MovieSelf (archive footage)5.7
2004Heir To An Execution MovieSelf - Vice President (archive footage)7.0
2003Jack Paar: Smart Television MovieSelf8.0
2003The Fog of War MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)7.7
2003Comandante MovieSelf (archive footage)6.6
2002Dark Side of the Moon MovieSelf (archive footage)7.1
2002Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)8.0
2002The Year That Trembled MovieSelf (archive footage)3.7
2002The American Friend MovieSelf (archival footage)10.0
2002The Cockettes MovieSelf (archive footage)6.9
2002Monday Night Mayhem MovieSelf (archive footage)6.2
2001Dear Fidel: Marita's Story MovieSelf (archive footage)6.5
2001The Secret Rulers of the World TVSelf (archive footage)8.3
2000The American Nightmare MovieSelf6.8
1999Grass MovieSelf (archive footage)6.6
1999Detroit Rock City MovieSelf - in Resignation Speech (archive footage) (uncredited)6.8
1999Presidential Bloopers MovieSelf (archive footage)7.5
1999Television: The First Fifty Years MovieSelf (archive footage)
1998Futuro - A New Stance for Tomorrow MovieSelf6.3
1998Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas MovieSelf (archive footage)7.2
1998Secrets of the CIA MovieSelf (archive footage)7.3
1997Rogues Gallery TVSelf (archive footage)
1997Sports on the Silver Screen MovieSelf (archive footage)9.0
1997Devils Don't Dream! MovieSelf (archive footage)8.0
1996All Power to the People! MovieSelf (archive footage)6.3
1996Inside the White House MovieSelf (archive footage)7.3
1996The Great Debates (Kennedy-Nixon) MovieSelf
1995Nixon Movie(Archive footage)6.8
1994Shanks for the Memory MovieUnknown character
1994Watergate TVSelf (archive footage)7.5
1992The JFK Conspiracy MovieSelf7.3
1992Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time MovieSelf (archive footage)5.2
1991Ceausescu: Behind the Myth MovieSelf (archive footage)3.0
1991The Doors MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)7.1
1991Within These Walls: A Tour of the White House MovieSelf (archive footage)
1991Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents MovieSelf (archive footage)8.0
1990Nixon MovieSelf (archive footage)
1990The Rise and Fall of Richard Nixon MovieSelf
1988American Expose: Who Murdered JFK? MovieSelf (archive footage)
1988American Experience TVSelf6.5
1988American Experience TVSelf (archive footage)6.5
1988Jackie Gleason: The Great One MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)8.0
1986Rockin' Ronnie MovieSelf (archive footage)
1986American Masters TVSelf7.0
1985Backstage at the White House MovieSelf (archive footage)
1985Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements MovieUnknown character4.6
1984The Killing Fields MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)7.5
1983Vietnam: A Television History TVSelf (archive footage)9.5
1983James Bond: The First 21 Years MovieSelf (archive footage)6.7
1983Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon on Camera MovieSelf (archive footage)
1982Kamikaze '89 MovieSelf (voice) (archive footage)5.4
1982Big Lever MovieSelf
1980On Company Business MovieSelf - US President (archive footage)6.7
1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's MovieSelf (archive footage)4.0
1979The War at Home MovieSelf (archive footage)7.4
1978Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)7.0
1977A Grin Without a Cat MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)8.0
1977Frost/Nixon The Watergate Interview TVSelf10.0
1977Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews MovieSelf7.1
1977Forza Italia! MovieSelf (archive footage)8.0
1976Nixon: Checkers to Watergate MovieUnknown character
1976Deus Pátria Autoridade MovieSelf - Politician7.0
1975The Rocky Horror Picture Show MovieSelf (archive sound) (uncredited)7.4
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? MovieSelf (archive footage)6.3
1974Hearts and Minds MovieSelf (archive footage)7.6
1974The Parallax View MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)6.8
1974The Society of the Spectacle MovieSelf (archive footage)6.7
1974Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)7.2
1974History of Brazil MovieSelf (archive)7.2
1973Sleeper MovieSelf - Checkers Speech, Discloses His Personal Finances (archive footage) (uncredited)6.9
1973The Sordid Affair MovieSelf
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... TVSelf6.3
1973A Time For Peace MovieSelf
1973Global Groove MovieSelf (archive footage)7.7
1972Moonwalk One MovieSelf6.3
1972Another Nice Mess MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)4.0
1971Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)6.0
1971Millhouse MovieSelf (archive footage)6.9
1971Career MovieSelf (archive footage)
1971Make No Mistake About It: The President Came to Iowa MovieHimself
1971Cold Turkey MovieSelf (archive footage)6.3
1970A Place in History MovieSelf (archive footage)
1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis MovieSelf (archive footage)7.3
1970Ted Stevens and Richard Nixon in D.C. MovieUnknown character
1970The Infinite Journey MovieSelf
1970A Private Decision MovieSelf
1969The Happy Ending MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)6.1
1969Royal Family MovieSelf6.8
1969Law and Order MovieSelf - president7.0
1969The Angel Was Born Movieself (archive footage)6.8
1969The Devil's Joint MovieUnknown character9.0
196860 Minutes TVSelf (archive footage)6.5
196860 Minutes TVSelf6.5
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TVSelf (uncredited)6.8
1968The Movie Orgy MovieSelf (archive footage)6.8
1963The Making of the President 1960 MovieSelf
1963World in Action TVUnknown character7.0
1962Holiday Time at Disneyland MovieSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TVSelf7.6
1962The Merv Griffin Show TVSelf6.8
1961The Mike Douglas Show TVSelf5.8
1960Gala Day at Disneyland MovieSelf8.0
1959Startime TVSelf6.8
1959Disneyland '59 MovieSelf7.3
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar TVSelf7.5
1953Panorama TVUnknown character6.3
1953Ein Mann wirbt für sein Volk MovieSelf
1950The Hollywood Ten MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)6.8
TBAAgent Number 9 MovieSelf (archive footage)
TBAEasy Money MovieSelf (Archive Footage)

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Questions about Richard Nixon

What were Richard Nixon's major accomplishments?

Nixon's major accomplishments include the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and the signing of arms control agreements with the Soviet Union. His foreign policy achievements, especially the opening of relations with China, are also highly regarded.

Did Richard Nixon win any awards during his career?

Richard Nixon did not win an Academy Award, but he received numerous honors and accolades for his service, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously.

What was Nixon's first political position?

Nixon's first political position was as a U.S. Representative for California's 12th District, elected in 1946. He quickly gained national attention during the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings.

What is Richard Nixon's most famous speech?

Nixon's most famous speech is likely the 'Checkers' speech from 1952, where he defended himself against accusations of corruption while running for vice president. The speech was pivotal in saving his political career.

How did Richard Nixon's presidency end?

Nixon's presidency ended in resignation on 9 August 1974 due to the Watergate scandal, making him the first U.S. president to resign from office. His resignation followed intense pressure from Congress and public discontent.

What was Nixon's estimated net worth at the time of his death?

Richard Nixon's estimated net worth at the time of his death in 1994 was around $15 million, primarily from his books, speeches, and other ventures after leaving office.

What movies and documentaries feature Richard Nixon?

Richard Nixon has been featured in numerous documentaries and films, including 'Frost/Nixon' (2008) and 'The Butler' (2013), which depict key moments of his presidency and personal life.

What was Richard Nixon's legacy?

Richard Nixon's legacy is complex, marked by significant foreign policy achievements but overshadowed by the Watergate scandal. His impact on U.S. politics and governance continues to be studied and debated.