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This American President

Cold War | Richard Nixon: His Own Worst Enemy Part 3

This American President

This American President

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.6698 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2021

⏱️ 116 minutes

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When Richard Nixon took office in 1969, he sought nothing less than to remake American foreign policy. He sought to forge a new balance of power and earn a place among history’s greatest peacemakers. He would go on to monumental achievements, opening...

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0:00.0

In our previous two episodes, we chronicled the rise of Richard Nixon from his humble

0:06.8

beginnings in California to the presidency of the United States. We also covered his realist-based

0:12.9

foreign policy views and the agonizing decisions he made to end the war in Vietnam. As his second

0:19.9

terms started, the Vietnam War was winding down,

0:23.6

and Nixon could now turn to grander ambitions.

0:26.9

He hoped for nothing less than to be the architect of a new world order.

0:31.8

That story is the subject of this episode of This American President.

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The Previously, I talked about Nixon and Kissinger's realism and their approach to the Cold War.

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