Richard Nixon Quotes


I really need a son of a bitch like Huston who will work his butt off and do it dishonorably..


Context

While not evidence of a crime, in some ways this quotation is more damaging to the Nixon legacy. This may be the most remarkable statement about staff qualifications to serve a President that a Chief Executive of America ever articulated.


Citations

Richard M. Nixon, 1913-1994, 37th President of the United States (Republican, CA), Discussion with his key staff, The Nixon Secret Recordings of the Oval Office

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Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
  • Born: January 9, 1913
  • Died: April 22, 1994
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to national prominence as a representative and senator from California. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency, he became the only president to resign from the office, following the Watergate scandal.