President Nixon Breaks Down the The Middle East Situation | Yom Kippur War | October 26, 1973
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Its amazing how I grew up with Nixon being portrayed by the media as a joke but when I hear him speak or read his words he seems more articulate and well reasoned than any american president of my lifetime (the last 30 years)
There isn't a republican president who didn't get slandered by the media
Honestly, I think most people talked like this at that time. He was probably considered a joke in comparison to how others spoke at the time.
Different objectives? It was all about oil. What the hell else did the middle east have. Sand? Sorry, but almost everybody in the World had enough of that.
But I'll give Nixon credit. He was very well spoken. I miss that.
@@buckyc.9069no it was not about oil. It was about the petrodollar and Israel
Without a doubt the smartest foreign policy President this country ever had..
other than the pakistan debacle.. sure
When was the last time you heard a president extemporaneously speak so clearly and articulately about a difficult and complicated subject? What makes this press conference even more amazing is the fact that Nixon was fully preoccupied with the Watergate affair at this time.
What's not shown in this clip are the subsequent questions from the press - all except one were questions regarding Watergate.
Listen to Barack Obama discussing it on a recent podcast. He and Nixon are cut from the same cloth. Both excellent administrators and statesman who’ve been maligned by the “other” sides while doing amazing work internationally.
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Nope. I don’t think so. Nixon’s accomplishments in office far overshadow anything Obama ever did.
Nixon’s performance in office in terms of effectiveness and important accomplishments of lasting positive value was truly exceptional. He was the most consequential US president of the last half of the 20th century. His accomplishments included:
-Fairly resolving an acrimonious US Postal worker’s strike with the US Post Office Department reorganized into the US Postal Service (USPS) which became a self-funding entity. There have been no significant labor problems with the USPS ever since.
-Peacefully desegregating the Public School system in the South almost completely and effectively. Up to that time, the 1954 Brown v.Board of Education SCOTUS decision was not effectively enforced.
-Forcing the US Government to honor its treaties with Native Americans and ending the odious “Termination” policy whereby the US Government confiscated Native American land and sold it to developers.
-Establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency
-Establishment of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
-Establishment of the National Cancer Institute
-Clean Air and Clean Water Acts
-Revenue sharing with municipalities
-Liquidating a heretofore intractable Vietnam War on honorable terms (until a pusillanimous Congress refused to enforce the treaty in 1975).
-Rapprochement with the Peoples Republic of China over the strong and vigorous objection of the US Foreign Policy and Republican Establishments. The PRC was clearly the legitimate government of China and had to be recognized in order to deal with other world problems. However, the Republican and Foreign Policy Establishment fought Nixon every step of the way.
-Rapprochement with the Soviet Union and the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) which kept the peace for 30 years until Bush the Stupid abrogated it in 2004.
-Title IX (women’s rights)
-Restructuring of the Bretton-Woods monetary system into the current floating rate exchange system. Before that, France, Germany and Switzerland were rapidly depleting the US gold supply in FT Knox and the NY Fed. This system worked reasonably well for the past 50 years until the US Congress went crazy with sanctions.
-Nixon saved Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur War with Egypt by resupplying Israel with the second largest airlift in history (after the Berlin Airlift).
Nixon almost succeeded in passing National Universal Healthcare legislation. He was thwarted by Ted Kennedy who insisted that any such plan had to be single payer run by the US Government. Kennedy later said that not compromising with Nixon on this matter was his greatest regret in public service.
Nixon assembled an “A” team for his administration. Not only did he pick Kissinger, who was an ally of one of his rivals (Nelson Rockefeller), but also people as George P. Schultz, James Schlesinger, Elliot Richardson, Paul Volcker, Pete Peterson, George HW Bush, George Romney (Mitt’s dad), Daniel P. Moynahan, William Rehnquist, and many other outstanding individuals. Whether you like it or not, H.R. Haldeman set the standard for a US president’s Chief of Staff. The methods that he developed are efficient, effective and still in use today. Any president who does not have a chief of staff who does not incorporate at least part of Haldeman’s methodology is at a major disadvantage. My point is this: Even though Nixon was preoccupied with Watergate, his policies were sound and his team was strong enough to run the country well even with him incapacitated. That is as it should be. Such is definitely not the case with Biden’s team.
Nixon was ultimately hounded out of office because he was too progressive for the conservative Republicans and too conservative for the Democrats. The Watergate affair seems quaint by today’s standards. More laws were broken and more serious crimes were committed during the Iran-Contra scandal than Watergate. But because the economy was going strong, Reagan was not punished for it.
@@dkii21Barack Obama was one of the worst presidents on the Israel issue. Even in his post-presidency he is weak on the issue, since October 7th he has made numerous questionable statements about the situation.
@@TheLocalLtOctober 7 is the biggest Israeli security failure since the 1973 war. Netanyahu’s hubris and misguided priorities led to a complete underestimation of the scale and intensity of the Hamas threat. This is tied into Trump’s gloating that he brought peace to the Middle East. Trying to blame Obama and everyone else but Netanyahu for this security failure just risks it happening again.
When leaders were bright and had vision
What a great articulate President who can manage world crises. Oh how far we have fallen...
tell me about it.
Very interesting watching 50 years later, considering a very similar predicament is going on in the Mideast right now…
You don't see such diplomacy these days.
This man was a MASTER of foreign relations and policy. Every single statement of his posted here on YT, is literally...SPOT ON.
Is it possible for the Nixon Foundation to release these press conferences in full? It’s a wonderful historical peek into The President’s thinking on so many pressing and relevant issues. Thank you for the content!
Definitely something we'll consider!
I strongly suspect that the reason that this press conference was not presented in its entirety is that there was another crisis called “Watergate” going on at the same time which probably dominated the questioning. I would still like to see the entire press conference though.
@@NixonFoundationyes, please!
@@NixonFoundation yes, please!
Very nicely articulated by President Nixon. Hard to even imagine such a clear statement from any new politicians (no matter how good they are diplomatically and intellectually). We live in a deeply polarised world. Can you think of another American president talking about Russia as a rival all right but also as another superpower country you could negotiate and talk to?
Interestingly, JFK's and Nixon's thoughts on foreign policy were similar; they had different mindsets domestically. If Kennedy had not been assassinated and thus survived the election of 1964, getting a second term. JFK might have created an atmosphere of detente with the Soviet government under Khrushchev within his second term. A deal could have been made diplomatically with influences by the US and the USSR to bring forward a ceasefire, if not a permanent one, in Vietnam. If it was not for JFK's secret dialogues with Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis that led to an under-the-table deal where the US would remove missiles from Turkey and Italy and the Soviets, in exchange, would remove its missiles from Cuba, if such didn't take place, human civilization as we know it would be totally different.
If not for watergate he'd have been a top 10 president.
Yeah, he's the only crook ... right? It helps when journalists aren't carrying water for POS Presidents.
He should still be considered one based on what he accomplished. He was the last Republican who wasn't an ideologue or a zealot. Reagan, as much as many of us love him, built a coalition that really has led the GOP down a dark road. It's no longer about leader or governing.....they aren't FOR anything really. They have become as bad as the Democrats.
a great one
Trump cannot be compared to Nixon, even in verbal articulation and communication.
Trump is more entertaining
Or intellect, or moral character, or wisdom, or ... I can go on.
And you think Biden can😂
@@that_heretic Except one he is not a war criminal like nixon
A very underestimated and most unfairly treated president.
He was the biggest PoS possibly out of all the american presidents. Committed literal war crimes
a true American president instead of a party hack
My goodness Biden couldn’t express himself so well when he was 35! RMN was at his best when discussing foreign policy!
Biden couldn’t because everything that came out of his mouth was a lie, and still is
I Love President Nixon
If only he were here for us today. God rest his soul. Our greatest president.
? 😮😮😮😮? But what about Saint Ronnie? You know, the guy who defeated U.S.S.R.! Leaving us the only super power? Able to just make everybody behave and just get along?
Just compare Nixon's way of speaking (sharp & clear) and breaking down the issue to Biden & how he speaks & or breaks down an issue!?!
(Biden looks lost & confused) R.i.p. President Nixon (1 of the best presidents this country has had)
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It is too bad Mr Nixon had such significant personal problems.
He did nothing more than some previous presidents have done. Check out that POS LBJ.
The best US president ever
Best modern for sure!
Except being a crook and spying on opponents illegally and trying to stop investigations. Apart from being a crook he is okay I guess 😅
@@Test67457 This is exactly what you should do when you are president. Protect the nation against the democrats who are the cancer of our society. I supported him when I was in Nam and I still support him.
I think the same way too but the Nixon tapes aren't helpful
@@Test67457His spying was justified. Now, tell us about your boys Obama and Biden.
The greatest president this country ever had
Hallo, se pasaron 50 anos yo continuo viendo a Mr Nixon, porque el y lá fundacion tienen acompanamiento en todos los sentidos por eso United States of América tiene que através del tiempo tiene que ensenar y hablar siempre claro, ok shalom
I almost forgot presidents could be articulate, could elucidate policy.
Nixon in 2024!
Nixon for president!
Could use this thinking and reasoning right about now...
Nixon was always certain a military superpower would want to be part in an arab conflict. The resolve was because it would only end worst ; when a superpower gets involved there.
I was in Egypt. MFO 48.
He’s so much more intelligent than the current occupant of the White House.
He would have beaten McGovern soundly in 1972 without Watergate. That is his tragedy.
51 years later. Still no peace.
The Holy Land, Trade across West and East, oil, weapons in the strategic location, all keep tensions high.
4:21, We all in America want peace not war🙏President Biden and the United States of America want peace and will support peace for all sides. We don't support terrorism or violence of ANY kind from either side. We want peace🙏Let's pray to the Lord for peace. We support our friends and allies in Israel, as well as ALL the innocent people in the Middle East who want peace and not terrorism. And President Nixon has left us some good guidance and options for everyone to look at to keep the peace🙏
Yes ,,, but the incumbent does’nt know how to do it
We have been scheming and plotting against each other since the dawn of mankind. Absolutely nothing will ever change in the world as long as we see with eyes that say I'm American, Russian, Chinese, etc. Until we can realize we are all in this together these endless, pointless discussions will go on for all of eternity as will the conflicts, dramas and wars.
Sounded real tired.
Ahhh President Nixon was on top of it. He spoke of a permanent peace in the mid-east and then it happened! Oh, wait a min.ute...
Maybe the permanent solution wasn't to place Israel on land surrounded by enemies, even though it would've meant no Jerusalem nearby. Maybe Montana would've been better? Fifty years later and the Mid-east is more on fire than ever 😢
The Egyptian-Syrian plan was excellent, and almost succeeded. Golda Meir had directed the use of their few atomic weapons to stop Israel's destruction. Nixon ordered large shipments of weapons and supplies sent to Israel which helped greatly stopping Plan B.
Syrian battlefield commanders squandered their initial advance, costing them dearly. Sadat directed Egyptian forces to advance to help Syria which resulted in their defeat. That was why Russia was going to send their forces to bolster their clients. Nixon warned Brezhnev to pull back, and directed our 82nd Airborne be flown into Israel! After what Nixon had done to NVN the year before, the Russians knew he was not bluffing and they backed down which stopped a Superpower fight. In the background, vital ally the Shah of Iran prevented Iraq from joining the war. Those extra forces would have destroyed Israel!! See my work FATAL FLAWS BOOK 2 1945-1975 B&N
…from Nixon to Biden. What a decline in intellect.
Solving the middle east crisis:
Educating muslims about freedom and working for themselves so they can have abundance like they see
Just, stay away from Muslims and they will be fine as they used to be before colonization starts!!
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The current president can't walk & chew gum at the same time.
God helps us
Now they have clowns sitting as presidents …. Where is the era of Nixon, Kennedy and even Clinton. These presidents where true commanders in chief not just puppets in a Sesame Street show. 😢
Carter - Nixon 2024
I miss the 1970s when men were manly and spoke like men. Trump is the only politician that speaks like this nowadays and the media hates him for it.
Trump speaks nothing like this.
Trump speaks like a thug that thinks he's funny.
Trump can't string two sentences together unless one is to say how "intelligent" he is. I would love to see him give an unscripted, intelligent news conference on any subject - sadly that isn't possible because Trump is simply incapable of such a feat.
I love President Nixon