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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* Birthplace
* Electoral history
* Depictions

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Pre-vice presidency

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

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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

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* "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

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* 18½, a 2021 comedy thriller about the 18½-minute gap in the Nixon White House tapes, portrayed by Bruce Campbell
* The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared, a 2016 Swedish comedy, portrayed by Darrell Duffy
* All the President's Men, a 1976 political thriller about the Watergate scandal
* Black Dynamite, a 2009 American blaxploitation action comedy film, portrayed by James McManus
* The Butler, a 2013 biopic about White House butler Eugene Allen, portrayed by John Cusack
* Dick, a 1999 comedy film that parodies the Watergate scandal, portrayed by Dan Hedaya
* Elvis & Nixon, a 2016 comedy-drama film that focuses on the December 21, 1970, meeting between the two men at the White House, portrayed by Kevin Spacey
* Elvis Meets Nixon, a Canadian mockumentary film, portrayed by Bob Gunton
* Forrest Gump, a 1994 film, portrayed by Joe Alaskey
* Frost/Nixon, 2008 film based on the eponymous play, portrayed by Frank Langella
* J. Edgar, a 2011 biopic about J. Edgar Hoover, portrayed by Christopher Shyer
* J. Edgar Hoover, a 1987 made-for-television film about Hoover, portrayed by Anthony Palmer
* Millhouse, a 1971 documentary
* Nixon, a 1995 biopic, portrayed by Anthony Hopkins
* Pawn Sacrifice, a 2014 biopic of Bobby Fischer, portrayed by Edward Yankie
* The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, a 1977 film
* Secret Honor, a 1984 film, portrayed by Philip Baker Hall
* Transformers: Dark of the Moon, portrayed by John Tobin
* Watchmen, a 2009 super-hero movie, portrayed by Robert Wisden
* The Werewolf of Washington, a 1973 satire of Nixon's presidency
* X-Men Days of Future Past, a 2014 super-hero movie, portrayed by Mark Camacho
* Born Again, a 1978 movie, based on Charles Colson's book, portrayed by Harry Spillman
* Million Dollar Duck, a 1971 Disney comedy, and uncredited Nixon impersonator has one line.

## Television

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* Futurama featured a fictionalized version of Nixon as a recurring character, President of Earth. A headless Spiro Agnew is his vice president, Portrayed by Billy West.
* In 1979, Nixon was portrayed by Rip Torn in the miniseries Blind Ambition.
* 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]
* Nixon makes a guest appearance in the 2018 television series Trust.
* Slow Burn, an Epix documentary
* White House Plumbers (miniseries), an HBOMax limited series.
* Agent Elvis features a fictionalized meeting between Nixon and Elvis Presley. Nixon is voiced by Gary Cole.[3]
* Paul Wilson plays Nixon in the anthology series The First Lady.
* Nixon is portrayed by Danny Winn in the Starz limited series Gaslit.

## Music and stage production

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Hundreds of songs have been released about or referencing Richard Nixon, with a significant portion focused on the Watergate scandal.[4][deprecated source] 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.[5]

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

## Others

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### Twitter parody account

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Main article: Richard Nixon (parody)

Since 2008, a popular parody account on Twitter, run by playwright Justin Sherin, has been imitating Nixon's mannerisms and commenting on politics and current events.[6]

### Video games

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Richard Nixon is a playable character in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies map "Five", which takes place in The Pentagon, alongside John F. Kennedy, Robert McNamara, and Fidel Castro. He is voiced by Dave Mallow.

A fictionalized version of Richard Nixon appears in the main campaign of Tropico 4 and it's 'Modern Times' expansion as the character 'Nicholas "Nick" Richards'.

## References

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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. ^ "Maximum Density". Agent Elvis. Season 1. Episode 5. March 17, 2023.
4. ^ Brummer, Justin. "Richard Nixon and Watergate Songs". RYM. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
5. ^ Brummer, Justin. "The Vietnam War: A History in Song". History Today.
6. ^ Zak, Dan (July 29, 2015). "My God. Richard Nixon on Twitter is exactly what we need today". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

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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)

Presidency|

* Transition
* First inauguration
* Second inauguration
* Nixon Doctrine
* "Bring Us Together"
* Economic policies
* Nixon shock
* Tar Baby Option
* Environmental Protection Agency
* creation
* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
* Space exploration
* 1971 National Cancer Act
* Vietnam War
* Cambodian bombing
* Paris Peace Accords
* "Peace with Honor"
* Vietnamization
* Silent majority
* Cold War period
* Linkage policy
* Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
* 1970 Lincoln Memorial visit
* 1972 visit to China
* Shanghai Communiqué
* Détente
* 1972 Moscow Summit
* Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
* SALT I Treaty
* Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement
* Threshold Test Ban Treaty
* Endangered Species Act
* National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse
* War on drugs
* Drug Enforcement Administration
* Cannabis policy
* Enemies List
* list of opponents
* Operation CHAOS
* Watergate
* timeline
* White House tapes
* United States v. Nixon
* Senate Watergate Committee
* impeachment process
* "I am not a crook"
* Resignation
* speech
* Pardon
* State of the Union Address
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* Wilson desk
* Judicial appointments
* Supreme Court
* controversies
* Executive Orders
* Presidential Proclamations

Life and
politics|

* Richard Nixon Foundation
* Presidential Library and Museum
* Birthplace and boyhood home
* Checkers speech
* 1958 motorcade attack
* Kitchen Debate
* Operation 40
* "Last press conference"
* Florida White House
* "La Casa Pacifica"
* Nixon Center
* Nixon v. General Services Administration
* 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
* campaign
* 1968
* campaign
* 1972
* campaign
* Presidential elections: 1952
* transition
* 1956
* 1960
* debates
* Kennedy transition
* 1968
* 1972

Popular
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* "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
* Nixon diamond

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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