No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his...

My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his...

If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white...

If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white...

Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of...

Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of...

There will be no whitewash in the White House.

There will be no whitewash in the White House.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national...

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national...

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm...

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm...

I doubt if any of them would even intentionally double-park.

I doubt if any of them would even intentionally double-park.

Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis...

Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis...

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and...

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and...

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may...

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may...

The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored,...

The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored,...

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated....

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated....

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press...

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press...

I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.

I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home,...

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home,...

I am not a crook.

I am not a crook.

I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of...

I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of...

Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency.

Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency.