Cultural depictions of Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, has inspired or been portrayed in numerous cultural works.

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Pre-vice presidency

* House of Representatives
* 1946 election
* Senate
* 1950 election

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36th Vice President of the United States

* Eisenhower administration
* 1st inauguration
* 2nd inauguration
* Motorcade attack
* Kitchen Debate

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Post-vice presidency

* 1962 California gubernatorial bid
* "Last press conference"

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37th President of the United States

* Presidency
* Timeline
* Transition
* Inaugurations
* first
* second

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Judicial appointments

* Appointed federal judges
* Supreme Court candidates
* Appointment controversies

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Policies

* Economic
* Nixon shock
* Foreign
* International trips
* Nixon Doctrine
* Vietnamization
* Environmental
* EPA
* Clean Water
* NOAA
* Legacy of Parks
* Cannabis
* war on drugs
* Native American

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First term

* End of the draft
* Visit to China
* Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
* War on cancer
* Philadelphia Plan
* Minority Business Enterprise
* OSHA
* Apollo program

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Second term

* Paris Peace Accords
* decent interval
* 1973 Chilean coup d'état
* Yom Kippur War
* airlift
* Mideast Peace Process
* Marine Mammal Protection Act
* Endangered Species Act

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Impeachment process

* Watergate scandal
* timeline
* Tapes
* United States v. Nixon
* Resignation speech
* Pardon

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Post-presidency

* Nixon interviews
* Foundation
* Presidential Library and Museum
* Center for the National Interest
* Bibliography
* Six Crises
* Death and state funeral

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Presidential campaigns

* 1960 election
* primaries
* convention
* debates
* 1968
* election
* primaries
* convention
* "Bring Us Together"
* 1972 election
* primaries
* convention

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Vice presidential campaigns

* 1952
* selection
* convention
* election
* 1956
* convention
* election

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## Literature[edit]

* "What the Dead Men Say", a 1964 short story by Philip K. Dick predicting the election of Nixon in 1968
* Our Gang, a 1971 novel by Philip Roth
* The Public Burning, a 1977 novel by Robert Coover
* Watchmen, a 1986 comic book by Alan Moore
* The Two Georges, a 1996 alternate history book by Harry Turtledove and Richard Dreyfuss
* Transmetropolitan, a 1997–2004 series of comics, where one of US presidents 'The Beast' looks like Richard Nixon.

## Film[edit]

* 18½, a 2021 comedy thriller about the 18½-minute gap in the Nixon White House tapes
* All the President's Men, a 1976 political thriller about the Watergate scandal
* Black Dynamite, a 2009 American blaxploitation action comedy film
* The Butler, a 2013 biopic about White House butler Eugene Allen
* Dick, a 1999 comedy film that parodies the Watergate scandal
* Elvis & Nixon, a 2016 comedy-drama film that focuses on the December 21, 1970, meeting between the two men at the White House
* Forrest Gump, a 1994 film
* Frost/Nixon, 2008 film based on the eponymous play
* J. Edgar, a 2011 biopic about J. Edgar Hoover
* J. Edgar Hoover, a 1987 made-for-television film about Hoover
* Millhouse, a 1971 documentary
* Nixon, a 1995 biopic
* Pawn Sacrifice, a 2014 biopic of Bobby Fischer
* The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, a 1977 film
* Secret Honor, a 1984 film
* Watchmen, a 2009 super-hero movie
* The Werewolf of Washington, a 1973 satire of Nixon's presidency
* X-Men Days of Future Past, a 2014 super-hero movie

## Television[edit]

* Futurama featured a fictionalized version of Nixon as a recurring character, President of Earth. A headless Spiro Agnew is his vice president.
* Nixon, as portrayed by Stuart Milligan, appeared in the Doctor Who sixth series episodes "The Impossible Astronaut" and "Day of the Moon".[1]
* Nixon appears in the season 1 episode "The Watergate Tape" of the NBC series Timeless, where he is portrayed by Sheldon Landry. In the episode, Lucy, Wyatt, and Rufus travel to June 7, 1972, to stop Flynn from using the Nixon tape with the 18 1/2-minute gap and someone called the "Doc" to reveal Nixon's involvement with Rittenhouse.
* Nixon, as portrayed by Paul Ganus, appeared in the Legends of Tomorrow fourth series episode "The Getaway".
* Nixon was portrayed by Lane Smith, in the television movie The Final Days based on a book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. The television movie was released in 1989 and nominated for four Primetime Emmy awards.[2]

* Slow Burn, an Epix documentary
* White House Plumbers (miniseries), an HBOMax limited series.

## Music and stage production[edit]

Hundreds of songs have been released about or referencing Richard Nixon, with a significant portion focused on the Watergate scandal.[3] Many songs also focus on the Vietnam War, as identified by the Vietnam War Song Project. Music historian Justin Brummer writes that in 1968 "Richard Nixon won the election and soon became the focus of protest". This included songs about the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, the Kent State shootings, the Pentagon Papers, and the Silent majority.[4]

Stage productions include:

* Frost/Nixon, a 2006 play about The Nixon Interviews
* Nixon in China, a 1987 opera about Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China

## References[edit]

1. ^ Mulkern, Patrick (October 23, 2013). "Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon". Radio Times. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
2. ^ "The Final Days". IMDb. 29 October 1989.
3. ^ Brummer, Justin. "Richard Nixon and Watergate Songs". RYM. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
4. ^ Brummer, Justin. "The Vietnam War: A History in Song". History Today.

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Richard Nixon

* 37th President of the United States (1969–1974)
* 36th Vice President of the United States (1953–1961)
* U.S. Senator from California (1950–1953)
* U.S. Representative for CA–12 (1947–1950)

Pre-presidency|

* Checkers speech
* Vice presidency
* Eisenhower transition
* 1958 motorcade attack
* Kitchen Debate
* Operation 40
* Kennedy transition

Presidency
(timeline)|

* Transition
* First inauguration
* Second inauguration
* "Bring Us Together"
* Silent majority
* 1970 Lincoln Memorial visit
* State of the Union Address (1970
* 1973
* 1974)
* VP confirmation of Gerald Ford
* Wilson desk
* Judicial appointments
* Supreme Court
* controversies
* Executive Orders
* Presidential Proclamations

| Foreign policy|

* International trips
* Nixon Doctrine
* Vietnam War
* Cambodian bombing
* Paris Peace Accords
* "Peace with Honor"
* Vietnamization
* Cold War period
* Linkage policy
* Tar Baby Option
* 1972 visit to China
* Shanghai Communiqué
* 1973 Chilean coup d'état
* Détente
* 1972 Moscow Summit
* Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
* SALT I Treaty
* Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement
* Threshold Test Ban Treaty
* Operation CHAOS
* Space exploration

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Domestic policy|

* Family Assistance Plan
* Revised Philadelphia Plan
* Minority Business Development Agency
* Native American policy
* Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
* Education Amendments of 1972
* Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
* Title IX
* Rehabilitation Act of 1973
* Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974
* Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
* National Cancer Act of 1971
* End Stage Renal Disease Program
* Supplemental Security Income
* Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973
* Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
* Shafer Commission
* War on Drugs
* Drug Enforcement Administration
* Cannabis policy
* Federal Contested Elections Act
* Federal Election Campaign Act
* 1970 VRA Amendments
* District of Columbia Home Rule Act
* Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
* Congressional Research Service

Economic policy|

* Bank Secrecy Act
* Fair Credit Reporting Act
* National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
* Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1970
* Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973
* Nixon shock
* Economic Stabilization Act of 1970
* Smithsonian Agreement
* Occupational Safety and Health Act
* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
* Occupational Safety and Health Administration
* Permissible exposure limit
* U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
* Consumer Product Safety Act
* Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act
* Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970
* Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act
* Securities Investor Protection Act
* Securities Investor Protection Corporation
* Tax Reform Act of 1969
* Alternative minimum tax
* Revenue Act of 1971
* Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
* Agricultural Act of 1970
* Farm Credit Act of 1971
* Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972
* Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973
* Federal Energy Administration
* Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act
* Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act
* Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act

Environmental
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* Council on Environmental Quality
* Environmental Quality Improvement Act
* National Environmental Policy Act
* Environmental Protection Agency
* Clean Air Amendments of 1970
* Clean Water Act
* Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
* National Ambient Air Quality Standards
* National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
* New Source Performance Standards
* Noise Control Act
* Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970
* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
* Coastal Zone Management Act
* Coastal Zone Management Program
* Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
* Marine Mammal Protection Act
* Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
* Endangered Species Act of 1969
* Endangered Species Act of 1973
* Oil Pollution Act of 1973
* Water Resources Development Act of 1974

Watergate|

* Timeline
* Operation Sandwedge
* Operation Gemstone
* Saturday Night Massacre
* CRP
* White House Plumbers
* Watergate Seven
* Enemies List
* list of opponents
* White House tapes
* United States v. Nixon (1974)
* Senate Watergate Committee
* impeachment process
* "I am not a crook"
* Resignation
* Pardon

Life and
politics|

* Richard Nixon Foundation
* Presidential Library and Museum
* Birthplace and boyhood home
* "Last press conference"
* Florida White House
* "La Casa Pacifica"
* Nixon Center
* Nixon v. General Services Administration (1977)
* Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982)
* Death and state funeral

Books|

* Six Crises (1962)
* Bibliography

Elections|

* U.S. House of Representatives: 1946
* 1948
* U.S. Senate: 1950
* California gubernatorial election: 1962
* GOP presidential primaries: 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* GOP national conventions: 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1968
* campaign
* 1972
* Presidential elections: 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* debates
* 1968
* 1972

Popular
culture|

* "Nixon goes to China"
* Millhouse (1971 film)
* An Evening with Richard Nixon (1972 play)
* Richard (1972 film)
* Another Nice Mess (1972 film)
* Four More Years (1972 film)
* Impeach the President (1973 song)
* The Werewolf of Washington (1973 film)
* White House Madness (1975 film)
* All the President's Men (1976 film)
* The Public Burning (1977 novel)
* Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977 miniseries)
* Secret Honor (1984 film)
* Nixon in China (1987 opera)
* The Final Days (1989 film)
* Nixon (1995 film)
* Elvis Meets Nixon (1997 film)
* Futurama (1999 TV series)
* Dick (1999 film)
* Nixon's China Game (2000 film)
* Dark Side of the Moon (2002 film)
* The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004 film)
* Frost–Nixon interviews (2006 play, 2008 film)
* Black Dynamite (2009 film)
* "The Impossible Astronaut" (2011 TV episode)
* Our Nixon (2013 film)
* X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014 film)
* Crooked (2015 novel)
* Elvis & Nixon (2016 film)
* The Post (2017 film)
* Watergate (2019 board game)
* U.S. postage stamp

Related|

* Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act
* Presidential Townhouse
* Richard Nixon mask

Staff|

* Jack Brennan (aide de camp)
* Murray Chotiner (early campaign manager)
* Manolo Sanchez (valet)
* Rose Mary Woods (secretary)

Family|

* Thelma "Pat" Ryan Nixon (wife)
* Tricia Nixon Cox (daughter)
* Julie Nixon Eisenhower (daughter)
* Christopher Nixon Cox (grandson)
* Jennie Eisenhower (granddaughter)
* Francis A. Nixon (father)
* Hannah Milhous Nixon (mother)
* Donald Nixon (brother)
* Edward Nixon (brother)

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