Richard Nixon - Life Without Purpose

President Richard Nixon discusses a life without a purpose. From the Frost/Nixon interviews.

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[truthslap]

I see here a more salient, humbled and well-thought man than he was during presidency. I respect him for his reflection and maturity, it's partly because he comes from a better time in America, a time where everybody was held to a much higher standard. I long for those days.

[UnitedBritannia]

@truthslap Interesting perspective, and I agree with much of what you say. I've always felt quite sympathetic towards Nixon because he was genuinely an 'outsider', and he was loathed by the Liberal establishment. In the end he let paranoia and bitterness get the better of him, when in fact he was winning all the key arguments of his day, had just been re-elected by a huge majority and was actually beating the Left into submission. A complex figure who verged on greatness, but ended in tragedy.

[openroad88]

Inspires me.

[badnewswade]

Actually make that "a self-pitying asshole". The only good thing is that he got caught, unfortunately the culture of impunity generated by his pardoning ensured that his sucessors, especially Reagan and Bush II could get away with a lot worse - and they didn't even suffer mild rebuke, let alone lose their jobs, never mind actually paying for it with jail time.

If you're one of the rich & powerful you can get away with pretty much anything - except getting a blow job of course!

[badnewswade]

An asshole, the first of the modern cultural conservatives that have ruined our world.

[ejayarts]

The interviewer couldnt believe he's hearing this from the president.

He's the Buddha of the presidents.

[OSTARAEB4]

Intelligent man who won the 1972 election by a landslide that succumbed to his own paranoia and folly. There was always a sadness about him as he tried to rehabilitate his image after four decades in politics. I think back on how hated he was by many at that time yet a fascinating figure who ended up broken like his predecessor LBJ. He's right about so many wealthy have bankrupt, unhappy souls to contend with.

[buddhabunny1]

@SUpersaiyajinjerkbag Lot of Newports in the world but he was referring to Newport, Rhode Island. Newport, California is also nice, but not the place to which he was referring.

[SUpersaiyajinjerkbag]

Did he just refer to Newport, New Jersey as a watering place?

[seppsters]

lol, he should try living in southern France.

[filthyphd]

Wonderful insights from Dick;

David Frost appears to be close to passing out

[mwhite148]

I have never seen the meaning of life articulated better or more accurately. Cynics claim the meaning of life is to propegate, the loutish will say it is to have fun, but in the end, the only way to assign meaning, purpose and fulfillment to one's life is to have something to work for, be it a career, a relationship, a reward, respect from others or anything really. He made a few mistakes as President, but in terms of humanity, Richard Nixon was a GIANT.