History vs. Richard Nixon - Alex Gendler

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    The president of the United States of America is often said to be one of the most powerful positions in the world. But of all the US presidents accused of abusing that power, only one has left office as a result. Does Richard Nixon deserve to be remembered for more than the scandal that ended his presidency? Alex Gendler puts this disgraced president’s legacy on trial.
    Lesson by Alex Gendler, animation by Brett Underhill.

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  • @TheseNuts2
    @TheseNuts2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8001

    "isn't that treason?"
    "eh, let's change subject"
    this is so nuanced

    • @Ultizer
      @Ultizer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      It's not, Obama admin has been telling Iran to hold out until Trump is out of office, but Republicans are held to different standards.

    • @smileandlaughs
      @smileandlaughs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +601

      @@Ultizer Do you even listen to what you're saying? How is it an Obama administration when Trump is in office?🤦‍♂️

    • @khabbad
      @khabbad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Nixon never personally reached out to anyone during those talks however it was floated, just as then candidate Obama floated to Afghanistan during the Bush Presidency. No they are not good things but they do happen. Like Watergate.....all of these campaigns spy on each other, Nixon’s people just got caught

    • @pengfeidong5268
      @pengfeidong5268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      @@Ultizer That makes no sense wtf

    • @raymondkim6508
      @raymondkim6508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      nixon shouldve been put to jail and humiliated

  • @chrisdhespollari4815
    @chrisdhespollari4815 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11455

    You forget that Nixon started the War on Drugs, which actually increased drug use.

    • @when7573
      @when7573 7 ปีที่แล้ว +585

      ben dover Did you happen to get that from Adam Ruins Everything?
      Because they forgot about to mention it also treats those who take drugs like scum, and isolates them. That, as you might imagine, causes stress. Which makes people return to taking drugs

    • @chrisdhespollari4815
      @chrisdhespollari4815 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      AWildAdventurerAppeared, High Memefather Well, sorry. I still kind of agree to this.

    • @jordonwiersema2807
      @jordonwiersema2807 7 ปีที่แล้ว +414

      Not only ramped up drug use, it caused many more to die from gangs fighting over drugs, trying to gain a monopoly on a portion of land.

    • @when7573
      @when7573 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      ben dover I know.
      I'm agreeing.

    • @ev12353
      @ev12353 7 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      ben dover his aid also later said that the war on drugs was a to raid black communities.

  • @theobamiumchronicles2838
    @theobamiumchronicles2838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3532

    This is the kind of thing that my teacher would show and it would be boring. But since I'm watching it myself it isn't so boring.

    • @ramnsesallen4375
      @ramnsesallen4375 2 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      Why am I so offended by something I agree with?

    • @theobamiumchronicles2838
      @theobamiumchronicles2838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@swaggerdagger8976 that’s literally what I said
      Kinda obvious tbh

    • @ramnsesallen4375
      @ramnsesallen4375 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@swaggerdagger8976 bro you you think we didn't understand, also you used intuition incorrectly, think you mean initiative
      kinda obvious tbh

    • @swaggerdagger8976
      @swaggerdagger8976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ramnsesallen4375 ok im sorry i get it

    • @captainsquids2792
      @captainsquids2792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Man, if you didn't appreciate Ted Talks put on by the teacher then that's your problem lol

  • @markanthony4546
    @markanthony4546 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1109

    “I’m not a Crook!”
    :Richard Nixon proceeds to be a Crook

    • @caseyrayharris.esquire489
      @caseyrayharris.esquire489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Perception is everything, Someone taught us, showed us. & there for we must share this with others. Create full pictures by exposing operation northwoods, project mk ultra, the Gulf of Tonkin incident, mcarthyism, JFK files withheld by Russian backed president. He had a trump tower moscow presidential sweet to give putin for free. Signed letter of intent during campaign. This is ted talks here. It's for real you all. Watch the internet's own boy. About Reddit creator, Epsteined for sharing open domain. documents to educate the public instead of charging millions to have internet access. or the corporation to learn how they are legally people.

    • @caseyrayharris.esquire489
      @caseyrayharris.esquire489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He actually got rid of the gold standard which is why bubbles can exist in our economy and eventually burst because they can write blank checks and blow up the bubble

    • @caseyrayharris.esquire489
      @caseyrayharris.esquire489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just by speculating and giving an opinion rather than having a physical gold there to represent well. We have built completely automated Farms using Hydroponics greenhouses with the interior volume of multiple Olympic swimming pools that are 3D laser scanned and go from germination to shipping without ever touching a human hand and would completely cut down on polluting the rivers by runoff as well as the diesel fumes and process of making tractors. This would run on electricity and we have Charities all over the world but people are still starving so why not start building these

    • @caseyrayharris.esquire489
      @caseyrayharris.esquire489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Improudofyou37 emphasize progressive, liberal. Party lines because generally people genuinely don't know

    • @91dodgespiritrt
      @91dodgespiritrt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      PROVE IT. Tell us what Nixon "stole" and don't use fake news weaselly metaphors while doing it.

  • @thechicken5939
    @thechicken5939 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7018

    I know he started the war on drugs, prolonged the war in Vietnam, and installed a brutal dictator but think of the animals!

    • @mewsingsbynatk
      @mewsingsbynatk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +310

      I know, animals are precious, but try to balance the scale!

    • @Ultizer
      @Ultizer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      He pulled out of Nam, the Kennedy's prolonged the war.

    • @khabbad
      @khabbad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      He ended the war in Vietnam

    • @smileandlaughs
      @smileandlaughs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +267

      @@khabbad He screwed the Vietnamese over and shook hands with the Chinese afterwards. The guy is a scumbag.

    • @V1nce_man
      @V1nce_man 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Natalie Kelemen He normalized ties with China seeing the Chinese and the Russians weren’t getting along that well anymore and plus Nixon is the only president that actually got the job done during his visit to China being nice and happy making others laugh and he didn’t mean to throw off the Vietnamese he just wanted better terms but of course the communist took Saigon before they could get those terms

  • @thalespro9995
    @thalespro9995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2552

    The defender keeps on saying “it was for the good of the country”

    • @smaklilu90
      @smaklilu90 4 ปีที่แล้ว +346

      lol that's pretty much how every dictator in the world justifies his mistakes

    • @arro2546
      @arro2546 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Alexander Crack-ilton That’s how it was back then. Some people didn’t view women fit as monarchs.

    • @arro2546
      @arro2546 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      A male heir would ensure the succession and legitimacy of the crown.

    • @pranavkankal5604
      @pranavkankal5604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Sounds like trump's supporter

    • @thukim9293
      @thukim9293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pranav Kankal not some china supporters from the Democratic Party , American for United States not for china , trump still better than that foolish obama

  • @error-null
    @error-null 3 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    I love how the judge is supposed to represent the questions we might have as an audience, great cinematic choice there

  • @mawaddahjamaluddin5094
    @mawaddahjamaluddin5094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +349

    History on trial needs to be longer. I would love to hear an hour of it in any topics. Even short ones like these are amazing enough.

  • @agreen182
    @agreen182 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5957

    It's almost like humans are complex figures and can't be broken down along black and white lines, huh?

    • @AKNeal81
      @AKNeal81 8 ปีที่แล้ว +495

      but these pitchforks are so sharp!

    • @deval97
      @deval97 7 ปีที่แล้ว +537

      That's kind of the point of this whole video series if you hadnt noticed. It provides the facts and leaves the conclusion open for the audience to make on their own.

    • @MrStrawberryfields4
      @MrStrawberryfields4 7 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Anarcho DeJesus Exactly. And their videos were a lot nicer to Lenin and a lot more critical of Andrew Jackson. They do in fact come to conclusions, and whatever side of the aisle you may be on, it's important to know when this occurs.

    • @simonlewis1560
      @simonlewis1560 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Totally.

    • @luizalbano2014
      @luizalbano2014 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      agreen182 that's the point of the show

  • @lordofdarkdudes
    @lordofdarkdudes 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2957

    Dont worry nixon will be back in the year 3000

    • @XoxeroThePoet
      @XoxeroThePoet 8 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Nixon's back!!!

    • @davidoke3909
      @davidoke3909 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +XoxeroThePoet You watch too much TV

    • @lordofdarkdudes
      @lordofdarkdudes 8 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      David O Futurama is not tv its a way of life

    • @WillyTheComposerOfficial
      @WillyTheComposerOfficial 8 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      +lordofdarkdudes NIXON ALWAYS WINS!! BARRRRROOO!!

    • @cristianluna6908
      @cristianluna6908 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      once I read this comment.the futurama theme song popped into my head.

  • @gamerstheater1187
    @gamerstheater1187 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    "And if you don't hold people accountable I'll be out of the job"
    best quote in the series

    • @centurionzen1005
      @centurionzen1005 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think that's actually the first time this series gave a clearly implied answer of who's guilty. I love it - it shows that even with plenty of admissions, some people are just wrong.

    • @gamerstheater1187
      @gamerstheater1187 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@centurionzen1005 They did the same with Augustus and Christopher Columbus

    • @centurionzen1005
      @centurionzen1005 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gamerstheater1187 indeed. Some people are just bad guys.

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not really. Judges were in short supply under much Mao, Stalin, ans Lenins careers protecting the commented and condemning the leaders enemies or anyone they could scapegoat. I forget which gulag but had at its peak an executioner killing hundreds per day of condemned criminals.

    • @jeffreygao3956
      @jeffreygao3956 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@gamerstheater1187 Augustus?! He's not so bad!

  • @Plastixc
    @Plastixc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Gotta love how the defender changed the subject after the judge said “isn’t that treason”

  • @WinstonKillDeath
    @WinstonKillDeath 7 ปีที่แล้ว +815

    "Nixon committed treason!"
    *ignores the accusation*

    • @claribelapedro9147
      @claribelapedro9147 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Winston_KillDeath has

    • @Super165i
      @Super165i 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The problem that he wasn’t charged

    • @laddeedaa8610
      @laddeedaa8610 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It assumes that the “Chennault affair” was the sole reason Saigon didn’t participate in the peace talks, as opposed to the South Vietnamese already being hesitant to go to Paris under a Humphrey administration. President Johnson was also sort of playing politics with the war effort, exaggerating the progress in negotiations with the likely goal of boosting Humphrey’s electoral prospects. A lot of that time was spent by the incumbent administration on determining the scope of the talks rather than already being engaged in a diplomatic thrall. Suffice to say, the Logan Act has never really been legally invoked since its passage over two centuries ago. At this rate, I don’t think any executive will do so.

    • @kingace6186
      @kingace6186 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There is no reasonable defense for treason. So the defender did a "Yes, And"

  • @onlookerofthings6029
    @onlookerofthings6029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1329

    I like how the prosecutor is the same throughout the whole series and ends up going against the American war on communism, after being for it in History vs. Ché Guevara and Lenin. It's like a character arc

    • @capncake8837
      @capncake8837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Wasn’t he different for Lenin?

    • @darthbricksempire3606
      @darthbricksempire3606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Hydra and realised they weren’t that good

    • @williamhe1967
      @williamhe1967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      He literally attacks cleopatra and takes a 180 turn defending her in history v Augustus

    • @RogueGhost24
      @RogueGhost24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lol I like how the defense lawyer is Gordon Liddy rofl no conflict of interest there hahaha

    • @YouMakeMyMotorRun
      @YouMakeMyMotorRun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Actually he seems to be against certain parts of communism... mainly the violent enforcing of it and forceful/dictatorial measures to redistribute the property. In every instance, he is completely for the idea of giving power to oppressed populations and equality to all. Basically, communism tended to preach on equality, but failed to apply it. Capitalism tends to preach on self-worth, but fail to create a favorable eco-system where that self-worth is always useful and profitable: i. e. most of the genius-level entrepreneurs having an already favorable background while masses of worthy individuals die in anonimity for not having a good enough access to education, economic background or support to exercise their ideals.

  • @dootboi4120
    @dootboi4120 3 ปีที่แล้ว +501

    "Sure, he supported a coup... or three (operation condor) but what was the damage compared to all the good?"
    Huge. The damage was huge. There's no excuse.

    • @blitzowl666
      @blitzowl666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Operation Condor was a gigantic homicide

    • @blitzowl666
      @blitzowl666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@night6724 huge torture across latin America by the militar dictatorship

    • @blitzowl666
      @blitzowl666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@night6724 no. Not like einsenhower, the dictatorships were backfired by the CIA, imagine reactionary soldiers invading the capital and installing a dictatorship

    • @blitzowl666
      @blitzowl666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@night6724 yes

    • @iansucholicki128
      @iansucholicki128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@night6724 So, basically it's a little to much for me to just sum up the whole intervesionism in Latin America. Operation condor was one of the many things USA did, that operation affected Argentina, Brasil, Uruguay, Perú, Ecuador and so on. All of the governments at that time were overthrown. However, I can only speak for Argentina as I'm Argentine. It was an operation with the idea of desmantling industrial competition, so to let American companies grow without any difficulties. A lot of industries in my country were completely abolished (that's one of the many reason we have a massive inflation in my country for starters). In addition, a lot of people who were suspected of being communists were perssecutued, captured, tortured and so on. In my country alone more than 17000 thousand people are still missing.

  • @dontrefertome6581
    @dontrefertome6581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    "Who's the defendant today? Some kind of crook?"
    I am not a crook.

    • @ultimatebishoujo29
      @ultimatebishoujo29 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @kittyfleaDM
      @kittyfleaDM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      “The Americans are starving, President Nixon.”
      “I am not a cook”

  • @Umirua
    @Umirua 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3791

    How about History vs Hitler?
    Why? Because I want to see them make something uncomfortable

    • @shariffmanzur8580
      @shariffmanzur8580 7 ปีที่แล้ว +240

      Well i wouldn't say everything, he did have a campaign that was based mainly on extreme nationalism and as a totalitarian leader was ruthless in power.
      Although the situation in germany was clearly just waiting to explode and being a leader on times of war is not a position to be "nice".
      He is indeed an overly demonized figure but not for that we can go to the other extreme and admire him.

    • @Mnecrafter99
      @Mnecrafter99 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      truuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

    • @MikhaelAhava
      @MikhaelAhava 7 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      He didn't like smoking, at least, except for the Jews doing it.

    • @jhfridhem
      @jhfridhem 7 ปีที่แล้ว +273

      "overly demonized" he killed 11 million because they where "inferior"

    • @jhfridhem
      @jhfridhem 7 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      The_Pyromancer no he knew about it and wanted it

  • @bigdingus2887
    @bigdingus2887 7 ปีที่แล้ว +521

    at 5:16 the pilot is batman

    • @OlaftheGreat
      @OlaftheGreat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ... Richard Nixon is Batman...

  • @nguyenmungphan3701
    @nguyenmungphan3701 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I died when he said "Hold on" and then counted his fingers. God I love this format of Ted-ed. Keep on the brilliant work!

  • @beissed
    @beissed ปีที่แล้ว +155

    I am glad to see a mention of the overthrow of Allende, as a Chilean it’s of great importance to me since this action has divided my country to this day. Good video!

    • @Rayitolaser569
      @Rayitolaser569 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Solo en chile? El enfermo puso dictaduras por todo Latinoamérica, Argentina, Brazil, etc... Y los estadounidenses lloran por la guerra de las drogas... Nuestros antepasados la tuvieron peor que solo "el ploblema de las drogas"

    • @s.chuang4469
      @s.chuang4469 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought Allende’s popularity had dropped dramatically right before the coup

    • @salildeshpande7
      @salildeshpande7 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It changed your country for the better. A tyrant through democratic means is not different than a tyrant through dictatorial means.

    • @beissed
      @beissed 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@salildeshpande7 Allende was not a tyrant, he never killed anyone and never violated the constitution, his approval rating was over 50% 1 year before the coup, at the start of the US intervention. Who he really was is the dictator who stayed 20 years right after. The US must learn that the fact that a country has a different political idea does not mean a threat to its national security.

    • @salildeshpande7
      @salildeshpande7 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@beissed oh sure sure, Marxists are just so peace loving and non violent amirite. Lmao.

  • @kenzofinucane4057
    @kenzofinucane4057 7 ปีที่แล้ว +933

    starting the war on drugs is one of the worst things that ever happened

    • @ufukcangencoglu2279
      @ufukcangencoglu2279 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Along with Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty which had reduced poverty for about %1 by dumping TRILLIONS of dollars.

    • @carmelopearman5721
      @carmelopearman5721 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      On the other hand, as the vp, Nixon was the one pushing to give blacks people more rights

    • @NAVEMAN3
      @NAVEMAN3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Especially since there's a rumor that the government were secretly destributing the drugs. I'm not a believer of the rumor but it was possible he did crack the door for it.

    • @nicholasgraham4402
      @nicholasgraham4402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's not really on the level of genocides, though, is it?

    • @NAVEMAN3
      @NAVEMAN3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@nicholasgraham4402 Depending on who you ask and if you do be careful.

  • @poocrafter2
    @poocrafter2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +765

    "He may have violated a law or two". Oh you know the casual breaking of the law. Because clearly laws exist solely to be broken right? Right?

    • @BeaverChainsaw
      @BeaverChainsaw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      -Donald Trump

    • @8is
      @8is 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@BeaverChainsaw What laws has he broken?

    • @Mii.2.0
      @Mii.2.0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@BeaverChainsaw YOU DIDN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION.

    • @AshGreen359
      @AshGreen359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      It's only illegal if you get caught

    • @nickniehaus1763
      @nickniehaus1763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I bet you love Obama tho 😬

  • @tn4243
    @tn4243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    0:20 obama's smile made me lmao

  • @hawkeye18100
    @hawkeye18100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Anyone else love how they highlight his accomplishments and include the picture of him and Elvis?

  • @heitordiogobraga1234
    @heitordiogobraga1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    Like sokka would say :
    At least we don't add mistreatment of animals to his cruelty list

    • @dereklee796
      @dereklee796 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Einstein

    • @alexandersage967
      @alexandersage967 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We do if you count all species (cows, pigs, chickens ...)

    • @imsickoflifeanditstactics5063
      @imsickoflifeanditstactics5063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Katara: let's give him a medal. The Not-as-big-of-a-jerk-as-you-could've-been award.

  • @kruzerblade4740
    @kruzerblade4740 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3907

    In about 20-30 years.
    History v/s Donald J Trump. I can feel it coming.

    • @JH-wi2xr
      @JH-wi2xr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      Kruzer Blade yeah I wonder what Trumps legacy will look like

    • @kruzerblade4740
      @kruzerblade4740 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Crooks n brooks yea

    • @sahilhassan8538
      @sahilhassan8538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +257

      No matter bad or good....Trump will be a consequential president.

    • @mewsingsbynatk
      @mewsingsbynatk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      I'm bringing popcorn! 🍿🍿🍿
      Who wants some?

    • @DrillEntertainmentNetwork
      @DrillEntertainmentNetwork 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      GUILTY

  • @ameliaschwarz1595
    @ameliaschwarz1595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I really like the concept of this series being a debate. Obviously, a less than six minute video doesn't cover the whole of Nixon's campaign, both good or bad, but this is a pretty decent overview with a great foundation to dive deeper.

  • @MsRoz316
    @MsRoz316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    As of today this is one of the most relevant TEDs I've watched.....

  • @bravmon
    @bravmon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +925

    Ted ED should do a history vs Margaret Thatcher.

    • @arya6085
      @arya6085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      They spent £3,000,000 on a state funeral. With that money you could give everyone in Scotland a shovel and just handed her over to Satan in person.

    • @Sheena1234ization
      @Sheena1234ization 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      it wasn't a state funeral

    • @AshGreen359
      @AshGreen359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      They should have put her ashes into a bunch of small vials and sold them on eBay. Thus scattering her ashes on the free market

    • @c.i.a.932
      @c.i.a.932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Arya Khonsari I mean, she did help the economy of England in bad times.

    • @c.i.a.932
      @c.i.a.932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ryder Tom I’m not sure.

  • @Vision_Voyagers
    @Vision_Voyagers 6 ปีที่แล้ว +664

    Sounds like the defender was trying to say that if you do some good things it's alright do the wrong

    • @hiyyu3945
      @hiyyu3945 5 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      raj shah more like doing wrong things shouldn’t obliterate the good things you’ve done

    • @curranfrank2854
      @curranfrank2854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      "A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad the good"

    • @avelplayz4734
      @avelplayz4734 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Everyone does there good and bad. Nobody is perfect

    • @duhocsinh6745
      @duhocsinh6745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Isaac Dweck 2020 and you are still petty about their and there

    • @duhocsinh6745
      @duhocsinh6745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Isaac Dweck not really no

  • @quangtuan2378
    @quangtuan2378 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Fun fact, here in Vietnam, the people used to name their dogs "Nixon" or "Henry".

  • @williamcosta470
    @williamcosta470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Loving this series!!! Would like to fast forward 30 years to see what History vs. will be saying about today's hero-scoundrels.

  • @elliotlemon8402
    @elliotlemon8402 7 ปีที่แล้ว +518

    You should keep making these, beacause they are amazing.

  • @ontherowe4549
    @ontherowe4549 7 ปีที่แล้ว +746

    Nixson will always be my favorite presdent..... in Futurama

    • @sleezy4you
      @sleezy4you 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Kade Rowe lol

    • @yoyobanana9183
      @yoyobanana9183 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      The mars landing was faked

    • @peterpepa3041
      @peterpepa3041 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Droop Snoot it's a joke

    • @ThZuao
      @ThZuao 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

    • @gallibon1319
      @gallibon1319 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      AROO!

  • @tod3msn
    @tod3msn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    As a Democrat who voted for Dem candidates for President, I think President Nixon gets a bum deal in society but history will show him to be a good President. I would urge people who enjoy history to visit the Nixon Presidential Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif. Very professionally run and welcoming. Great staff. I've been there a few times and learned a lot.

  • @capncake8837
    @capncake8837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The defense lawyer usually offers pretty decent arguments, but he was really scraping the bottom with this one.

  • @NoahSpurrier
    @NoahSpurrier 6 ปีที่แล้ว +700

    I'd like to see one of these on Henry Kissinger.
    I liked this one on Nixon. It was short, yet provided some interesting starting places for more reading. It represented both sides. It seemed unbiased. It puts his presidency in perspective when considering the character of our current president. It reminds us that he accomplished good things, but it doesn't let him off the hook if only for the damage he did to the reputation of the office.

    • @dg8589
      @dg8589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      How does this represent both sides? Its purely a leftwing take through and through lmao

    • @knightflyer6593
      @knightflyer6593 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who is Kissinger?

    • @walkingligma6402
      @walkingligma6402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@knightflyer6593 he was the adviser and secretary under richard nixon.

    • @vampiregamingyt8754
      @vampiregamingyt8754 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If there will be one, it'll probably be long after he is dead, so it won't happen for a while

    • @ChannelyChannel
      @ChannelyChannel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@knightflyer6593 War Criminal

  • @jambob942
    @jambob942 7 ปีที่แล้ว +379

    Is accused of treason.
    Talks about china

    • @MikhaelAhava
      @MikhaelAhava 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He did sacrifice for what he thought was good. He was never perfect but he did his good acts.

    • @Brainwave99
      @Brainwave99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sounds familiar

    • @yaz2928
      @yaz2928 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      China played a critical role in the fall of the Soviet Union. Nixon's alliance with China was the greatest geopolitical victory of the Cold War, the "communist" world was basically divided into two overnight. But it created an enemy for another time, and that time is now. Stop looking at everything from a modern perspective.

    • @deprogramm
      @deprogramm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      china wasn't nearly as bad back then as it is now.

    • @gsacelm7753
      @gsacelm7753 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deprogramm They certainly didn't seem as bad as the Soviets, and was strategically probably the reason why the Cold War didn't continue until today

  • @ScottLucian
    @ScottLucian ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Richard Nixon's presidency is just like life, sometimes good, sometimes bad, but always a new story!

    • @seancotter9156
      @seancotter9156 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In the end .....pretty Damn Good!!

  • @ketenaguada4103
    @ketenaguada4103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Long Live the History Vs. Series....Just Amazing

  • @tonylouis4907
    @tonylouis4907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    "Uh, yes, but it was for the good of the country."
    Right... That can count for every ruler of every country through all history.

    • @sergiogarcia5593
      @sergiogarcia5593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He even said that he didn’t want to release the tapes because it would set precedent for future presidents to not be so corrupt. Nixon was ridiculous.

    • @plushiesdx
      @plushiesdx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They all claim it is good. The real questions are if it actually is and if the ends justify the means.

    • @lokensga
      @lokensga ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sergiogarcia5593 However, he informed us that "if the president does it, it's not illegal." Hmm. Haven't I heard that again recently?

  • @colbaltmind5696
    @colbaltmind5696 5 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    1:43 “He did it for the good of the country.”
    How does attempting to steal information and smear your political opposites names when they didn’t do anything and then lying about it for months do good for the country?

    • @eeveegaming4798
      @eeveegaming4798 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ColbaltMind ask the democrats

    • @jameskowanko7574
      @jameskowanko7574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      No the idea was that Nixon covered up the bad actions so that his re-election and presidency wouldn't be hampered by a scandal.

    • @monasarbaz1694
      @monasarbaz1694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@eeveegaming4798 Why ask the Democrats? This was done by Republicans. Ask the Republicans.

    • @BeaverChainsaw
      @BeaverChainsaw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      reminds me of trump

    • @mandarinsandclementines2997
      @mandarinsandclementines2997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ask the parties.

  • @tencorgmail4075
    @tencorgmail4075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I'm waiting for the day we get History vs Barack H. Obama and History vs Donald J. Trump.

    • @randomguyhere6061
      @randomguyhere6061 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder how that will go

    • @Tomato1342
      @Tomato1342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I like how you're not being one sided unlike that other guy in the comment section

    • @ispeakforthetrees69
      @ispeakforthetrees69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would love that.

    • @gamerstheater1187
      @gamerstheater1187 ปีที่แล้ว

      What did Obama do wrong in comparison to Trump?

  • @GrossBoyyvideos
    @GrossBoyyvideos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A prime example of how the odds don't always justify the means.

  • @iseven007
    @iseven007 8 ปีที่แล้ว +433

    Nixon helped Pakistan to kill 3 million people in Bangladesh (1971), even though the then US ambassador repetitively informed about the massacre . Nixon even sent the 7th fleet in December to assist Pakistan.
    His foreign policy is one of the worst all time. This guy never believed in peace. I find this History v. Nixon heavily biased. But then again, the whole series has a focus to talk against common 'belief', just in this case, those are, indeed, correct.

    • @jazzjj7665
      @jazzjj7665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Yep, every time I learn something about Nixon I just hate him even more

    • @shzd.pk-gazi
      @shzd.pk-gazi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yup, mfs in both WPak or US didn’t even attempt to stop the brutality of this murder on innocents. Very shameful moment for the west and Pakistan. Smfh

    • @asliaffan
      @asliaffan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      the 3 million figure is probably the cap of the century

    • @shzd.pk-gazi
      @shzd.pk-gazi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@asliaffan also yeah good point it’s actually 500K but still bruh even one person is too much

    • @nerdomatic2489
      @nerdomatic2489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@shzd.pk-gazi I agree that even one person is too much, let alone an injury on that one person. War and militarized conflict is so unnecessary.

  • @larrysundqvist3918
    @larrysundqvist3918 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    "and if you don't hold people accountable to the law, I'll be out of a job" - the most powerful sentence in this video

  • @LancerFan4109
    @LancerFan4109 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Legend has it that eisenhower is still staring into your soul.

  • @fluentvisions8087
    @fluentvisions8087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    idk why seeing the judge count with his fingers slayed me

  • @RK-ep8qy
    @RK-ep8qy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1831

    Get ready for a History Vs. Donald Trump

    • @GrayShark09
      @GrayShark09 7 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      In some decades!

    • @godzillavkk
      @godzillavkk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      He'll likely get impeached first. Besides, he's already off to an atrocious start with a cabinet filled with incompetents and corrupts.

    • @Fruzhin5483
      @Fruzhin5483 7 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      the american government has rarely been filled with competent people

    • @godzillavkk
      @godzillavkk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Vali Rusev
      But this one takes the cake.

    • @Fruzhin5483
      @Fruzhin5483 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      i am too lazy to write every corrupt america president and his government

  • @spaceinbetween6591
    @spaceinbetween6591 5 ปีที่แล้ว +506

    I love how all the "good" things that Nixon achieved were literally all progressive ideas: environmentalism, Title 9, proposed UBI, proposed healthcare reform.

    • @_frection_419
      @_frection_419 5 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      He didn't "achieve" those things so much as give in to pressure from most of the population to do them.
      The 70s were the high point of leftist protest in the USA, never matched before or since.

    • @Tony-tp8yz
      @Tony-tp8yz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      i guess thats why they call them "good" things

    • @BeaverChainsaw
      @BeaverChainsaw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      if I remember correctly these ideas didn't have a partisan stance on it until around 2000s

    • @anderseckstrand7033
      @anderseckstrand7033 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Wish more Republicans were like this. Maybe I’d become one.

    • @slimestoneexpert9804
      @slimestoneexpert9804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Anders Eckstrand don’t forget the republicans are the party of big business

  • @victoriaman117
    @victoriaman117 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    “The same people that got Kennedy got me”- Richard Milhouse Nixon

  • @matiasgil9430
    @matiasgil9430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Pinochet was stablished nearly 50 years ago, but the consequence of its actions still on game on today's Chile

  • @ethanthompson3198
    @ethanthompson3198 8 ปีที่แล้ว +374

    why the hell is he whispering lol

    • @TastySandwich100
      @TastySandwich100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Ethan Thompson It sounds like he has lost his voice or had a throat infection.

    • @eclectixx
      @eclectixx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Dramatic effect

    • @kennethsummers6857
      @kennethsummers6857 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He had to sound different for the Introduction and different as the Prosecutor, I guess.

    • @issacrudio989
      @issacrudio989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hail hydra

  • @ConsueloHigdon
    @ConsueloHigdon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    EXCUSE ME? Allende's communist attitudes were not in any way a good thing. The situation deteriorated greatly after Allende's death, but he was a very bad leader who made poor decisions regarding socialism and his rule was unconstitutional because of his going against the Chilean congress. The situation was too complicated to just be glossed over as "he was democratically elected so he's automatically good," because he wasn't even chosen by majority vote. There WAS no majority in the election in question, and he was essentially picked out of a hat.
    If there are any details I'm fuzzy on or have misrepresented, please let me know.

    • @Ignaciocalde
      @Ignaciocalde 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      USA was defending economics interests, as always. Stupid owners of USA you can burn in hell.

    • @LazyOtaku
      @LazyOtaku 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mkay sheep and slaves.
      What have you learned today?

    • @ConsueloHigdon
      @ConsueloHigdon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** My mother and I were both born in Chile. I will not pretend to know more about Chile than others do, but I will say my mother's opinion on Allende is very negative.

    • @Ignaciocalde
      @Ignaciocalde 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Soy Chileno, Allende hizo cosas a largo plazo, que desestabilizan al país en un principio como toda inversión. El boicot realizado por la derecha en conjunto con el gobierno de Nixon desestabilizaron aun mas al país y finalmente convencieron a los militares ha realizar el golpe un dia 11 de septiembre de 1973.

    • @ConsueloHigdon
      @ConsueloHigdon 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Caldesh94 Grácias por la información, te agradesco mucho. Siempre me gusta aprender más de la país de mi madre. Perdoname si mi ortografía es incorrecto, yo tengo más experiencia hablando que escribiendo.

  • @paddydoublems
    @paddydoublems ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice touch making the lawyer defending Nixon look like G. Gordon Liddy.

  • @justafrogwithahat355
    @justafrogwithahat355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Intro be like:
    Richard Nixon is [REDACTED]

  • @user-rm2lg5uz4o
    @user-rm2lg5uz4o 6 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Don't forget the 1971 Bangladesh War

  • @plankalkulcompiler9468
    @plankalkulcompiler9468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love how Ted isn't biased about history as PragerU and Infographic show are.

    • @somecuriosities
      @somecuriosities 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thats because Prager U is (literally) an alt right propaganda channel paid by big money interests to promote big money intetests...

    • @lukecacatian3245
      @lukecacatian3245 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@somecuriosities Prager U are not alt right. They are neocon at best

  • @brianstabile165
    @brianstabile165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Who wants TED ED to continue this series

  • @RTL2024
    @RTL2024 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    *0:14*
    US presidents expressions:
    - Calvin Coolidge: *-_-*
    - Herbert Hoovert: *- . -*
    - Franklin D. Roosevelt: 😁
    - Harry S. Truman: *:)*
    - Dwight Eisenhower: *>:)*
    - John F. Kennedy: *XD*
    - Lyndon B. Johnson: *:)*
    - Richard M. Nixon: 😠
    - Gerald R. Ford: 😤
    - James E. Carter: 😈
    - Ronald W. Reagan: 😌
    - George H. W. Bush: 🙂
    - William J. Clinton: 😁
    - George W. Bush: 😌
    - Barack H. Obama: 😁

  • @Umirua
    @Umirua 9 ปีที่แล้ว +686

    You know what we need? History vs. Andrew Carnegie

    • @clanwars5156
      @clanwars5156 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      IShallUseFire! aka History v. The Messiah of Wealth

    • @erich8082
      @erich8082 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      John d. Rockefeller - richest man in history

    • @scotcheggtheguyguy8009
      @scotcheggtheguyguy8009 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Eric Hill Not true - Matsa Munsa, King of Mali, was far more wealthy than anyone else

    • @btdpro752
      @btdpro752 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought it would stay Andrew Jackson

    • @viviannemj5310
      @viviannemj5310 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No, no, no, History vs. Ronald Reagan.

  • @loscopihues2343
    @loscopihues2343 8 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    i'm interested in see a history vs pinochet video now.

    • @jorgeapudortiz8007
      @jorgeapudortiz8007 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Me too but I liked that this video stated that pinochet was fighting against communism that had Chile in the shit or as we call it here: "estaba la cagada"

    • @loscopihues2343
      @loscopihues2343 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well yeah "estaba la cagada" but a video could give people more insight about that whole mess

    • @calhall4748
      @calhall4748 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      +Jorge apud ortiz You mean the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende? Chile was in the shit because of the United fruit company and other US companies literally stealing resources. Allende wanted to keep the resources and money in Chile, rather then give it to the Americans..

    • @zanesmith7727
      @zanesmith7727 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The series talks about polarizing figures within history. Anyone who knows Pinochet knows he was bad news. So that wouldn't work

    • @mickmickymick6927
      @mickmickymick6927 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They should do Reagen and/or Thatcher. Or Gerry Adams

  • @otesunki
    @otesunki ปีที่แล้ว

    0:29 this is still by far the best transition ive ever seen in my life

  • @jamesliston5693
    @jamesliston5693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It doesn't matter what he archived he abused his power

  • @billtalent1
    @billtalent1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    he's literally francis underwood from house of cards lol

    • @southparkfan9111
      @southparkfan9111 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Thats lyndon b johnson

    • @beemer9108
      @beemer9108 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      You mean that Francis Underwood is like Nixon.

    • @jeanicehoffing8935
      @jeanicehoffing8935 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your profile picture.

    • @gorgolyt
      @gorgolyt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      is francis interested in anything apart from his own power? does he care about any policies?

    • @Poglavnit_Pferdefuhrer
      @Poglavnit_Pferdefuhrer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The show's written by an ex-Clinton staffer, actually.

  • @chiar0scur0
    @chiar0scur0 9 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    You should really get more voice actors to differentiate the characters. It's hard to tell who's talking sometimes.

  • @jeffreygao3956
    @jeffreygao3956 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm thinking Ford's pardon defies justice.
    PS How about History vs...
    -Richard Lionheart
    -Oda Nobunaga
    -Pericles
    -Leonidas
    -Alexander the Great
    -Walt Disney

  • @faranqasim2886
    @faranqasim2886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel like History vs Abraham Lincoln is right around the corner.

  • @theonedog6272
    @theonedog6272 5 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    A guy murders and robs, Defendant:He may of violated a law or two but when he was five he helped a baby turtle to get to the ocean
    Judge:🤔...Good point 😑

    • @ihavenonameforyou1
      @ihavenonameforyou1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      -points at Obama-

    • @CommandoJenkins
      @CommandoJenkins 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A turtle has made it to the water.

    • @theonedog6272
      @theonedog6272 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ihavenonameforyou1 no

    • @ihavenonameforyou1
      @ihavenonameforyou1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@theonedog6272 I would say yes. Much worse.

    • @derek-64
      @derek-64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm sure the baby turtle was forever grateful

  • @alexbird2670
    @alexbird2670 7 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Now do History vs. Fidel Castro.

    • @johnnytopside9215
      @johnnytopside9215 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      but why nobody likes him

    • @connorthompson66
      @connorthompson66 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They do "History on Trial," episodes for controversial historical characters. Nearly everybody in the world dislikes Castro.

    • @schmeat6180
      @schmeat6180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@connorthompson66 Thats just not true. Cubans living in Cuba love Castro and communists around the world admire him.

    • @KingBullDogg
      @KingBullDogg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What? Castro is a badass!

    • @KingBullDogg
      @KingBullDogg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I look up to him not for communism but just the guy is a G same as che guerva

  • @platinipirate710
    @platinipirate710 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This series is amazing

  • @Miloreo18
    @Miloreo18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I don’t exactly see why some people are mad about stopping communism. Could someone explain?

    • @David22092001
      @David22092001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      because in the context of south america in the cold war, what actually happend is a socialist (not communist) leader was democratically elected by the people, and then america (fearing the leftist of this leader) deposed him and isntalled a right winged dictator, often bordering fascism in a miltiary coup

  • @magistrumartium
    @magistrumartium 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Your artist is really good. Those caricatures at the beginning--the line-up of presidents--is spot-on! So simple but accurate.

  • @ryandafforn
    @ryandafforn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This Chanel is only getting better. The community is amazing and the views to subs ratio is insane I love these kind of videos because it shows you both sides of the story instead of only one side like most news channels out there

  • @Syprone
    @Syprone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fun fact: LBJ did the exact same thing during the 1964 election against Barry Goldwater. If you hold Nixon accountable for Watergate (which you should), you must hold LBJ accountable as well. And if you believe Nixon’s state-sponsored coups we’re his worst doing, you better absolutely hate Kennedy (and most other modern presidents as well as most presidents post-Arthur, including Theodore Roosevelt. The thing that I find the most damning is his treason regarding LBJ’s peace talks, but once again, LBJ is at fault too. First of all, LBJ knew Nixon did this, but could not say anything about it because the reason he knew was because he illegally wire-tapped Nixon’s phone (LBJ had a thing for illegal wire-tapping). In addition, at first, LBJ played a big part in helping Nixon get elected as well as harming the peace talks. His VP, Humphrey, was running the peace talks on the American side, and since Humphrey was running against Nixon in 1968, it was in LBJ’s personal interest to prevent a peaceful outcome under his presidency, and we all know how the Vietnam War turned out. Finally, if you think the President should be punished for breaking the law, every President since Hoover should have went to jail.

  • @linacrocetti
    @linacrocetti 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love that Rowan and Martin cameo at 2:49

  • @310018918
    @310018918 9 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    I'm starting to reach a conclusion that in order to become president a person must play the political machine on such a level that they already are or end up becoming a sociopath.

    • @VinSad
      @VinSad 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yep. Pretty much.

    • @waldemarmichel
      @waldemarmichel 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jonathon Sweeney Basically true of any major leadership position.

    • @davidflores909
      @davidflores909 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jonathon Sweeney For some reason your comment reminds me of Michael De Santa.

    • @waldemarmichel
      @waldemarmichel 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'll take that as a complement. :)

    • @themessiahcensored882
      @themessiahcensored882 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jonathon Sweeney It requires the ability to evaluate at any moment whether your past promises are worth keeping anymore. It also means that you have the ability to sever any personal ties which may be detrimental to you or your image without a second thought since you always have a million other things to do. It also requires you to be a marvelous liar since you learn things on the daily which you cannot even tell your wife, shrink, lawyer, or priest because of how devastating they could be for the nation, all the while smiling, chatting, and appearing publicly in such a way that nobody knows that you were just forced to potentially kill children or something. Yeah, you definitely have to be a sociopath.

  • @dragonmb7
    @dragonmb7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    0:47 Nixon serves for 5 years, the judge holds up 6 fingers.

    • @liamgaine
      @liamgaine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      1969
      1970
      1971
      1972
      1973
      1974
      1969-74 is 6 years

    • @zacharyfelder6604
      @zacharyfelder6604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@liamgaine 1969 - 1974 = -5 and 1969 + 5 = 1974; so yes it is five years. Number can be hard!

    • @zacharyfelder6604
      @zacharyfelder6604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Nathaniel Medford yeah sorry I just realised that after posting the reply

    • @Daabcs
      @Daabcs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Zachary the cringe-guy Numbers can be hard!

    • @morgiewthelord8648
      @morgiewthelord8648 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Zachary the cringe-guy numbers are hard i guess

  • @thomasfoster4370
    @thomasfoster4370 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    someday those two lawyers are going to start throwing hands

  • @robynsegg
    @robynsegg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always learn more about history when it's in the form of a cartoon. 🤣👍

    • @talentless2048
      @talentless2048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      fax I've learned more in youtube since most films or all full of inaccuracies and in school history is all false, censored and made to make some nations look better than others.

  • @mohammedzoh3
    @mohammedzoh3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    i thought the title said " Hillary vs Richard nixon "

    • @victoriacruz9429
      @victoriacruz9429 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      same

    • @PussyDestroyer420
      @PussyDestroyer420 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      mohammedzoh3 like if you vote for trump dislike if you vote for hilts

    • @PussyDestroyer420
      @PussyDestroyer420 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      mohammedzoh3 I mean Crooked Hilary

    • @alexr6705
      @alexr6705 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      abc zyx Just don't vote. Donald trump may have stabbed us in the back, but Hilary is corrupt. She is the one who fucked it bill Clinton.

    • @doggocat4464
      @doggocat4464 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mon Mothma
      Hillary Clinton wasn't tech savvy, so the government bought her a blackberry off of eBay because that was all she knew how to use. The government secured her phone for her, which Donald Trump didn't do, so her phone was more secure than Trump's. But obviously getting emails was horrendously difficult with a blackberry, s she printed out some of the emails. After it was time for her to leave, she wanted to bring the papers home, but her assistants convinced her otherwise. So they emailed her the emails she needed to continue reading through a private server from the Clinton Foundation, or something. So after sending the emails, they deleted the ones sent. So she may have deleted them, but they weren't destroyed.

  • @johndavenport2847
    @johndavenport2847 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I chuckle at the idea of a lawyer explaining the Watergate scandal to someone who is way older than themselves

  • @priztucker
    @priztucker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow the closing lines are like prophecy based on what's happening now

  • @zongaaa6673
    @zongaaa6673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "I'm not a crook!"
    *proceeds to be a crook*

    • @91dodgespiritrt
      @91dodgespiritrt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      WHAT DID HE STEAL? Please be specific. And don't use fake metaphors either.

    • @zongaaa6673
      @zongaaa6673 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@91dodgespiritrt our hearts

  • @awesomeaustin7406
    @awesomeaustin7406 8 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Is the person speaking at the beginning of the video sick or something? That voice sounds awful

    • @somedaymaybeyt4048
      @somedaymaybeyt4048 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sounded like he was getting over something

    • @bakerhameed4640
      @bakerhameed4640 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I bet his parents were sleeping and he was whispering to not wake them up... that's what I do when I'm playing a GTA heist late at night

  • @tommonk7651
    @tommonk7651 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The point about the subverting of the Vietnam peace process should never be forgotten. So many additional lives lost for nothing....

    • @jorgizoran4340
      @jorgizoran4340 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you think the North Vietnamese would have actually sued for peace?Their strategy(an incredibly smart one) was to use peacetime and ceasefires to advance their position on the Field into better strategic locations,its called Fighting while talking

  • @tlacxztli_1
    @tlacxztli_1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We need one about Porfirio Díaz or Benito Juárez, please

  • @pugings2771
    @pugings2771 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Every time I think there isn’t anymore history vs videos they just appear lol.

  • @EliDEVITTSpeaks
    @EliDEVITTSpeaks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    (COUGH History V Reagan COUGH)

    • @GensDoneQuick
      @GensDoneQuick 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Did somebody say one of the greatest presidents ever?

    • @EliDEVITTSpeaks
      @EliDEVITTSpeaks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      SandmanCam
      Sure....in your Conservative Echo Chamber.

    • @razay95
      @razay95 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Eli DEVITT so in your opinion how isn't he a good or at the very least decent president that shaped our country?

    • @EliDEVITTSpeaks
      @EliDEVITTSpeaks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Razay 95​
      Tried to destroy neglected black communities, anti-womens rights homophobic, antiscience rhetoric, disastrous deregulation...

    • @razay95
      @razay95 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Eli DEVITT Do you have any evidence of this like perhaps some links or no?

  • @pengfeidong5268
    @pengfeidong5268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    TH-cam recommends because TED is going to have to make another one of these for Trump.

    • @judas925
      @judas925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ally with israel is a crime

    • @ryanjapan3113
      @ryanjapan3113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ghetto what?

    • @mewsingsbynatk
      @mewsingsbynatk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'll bring popcorn! 🍿🍿🍿
      Who wants any?

    • @masterofalltrades999
      @masterofalltrades999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Ghetto No, for those who are sane and moral, including many Jews.

    • @PC.NickRowan
      @PC.NickRowan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How?

  • @ganonisking6609
    @ganonisking6609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The last sentence is so true. Most the stuff he did during his presidency is all tainted by Watergate

  • @dinglesworld
    @dinglesworld 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The fact this video presents these events around a court process is enough to give some credibility to the authors. Not bad.

  • @Nimish204
    @Nimish204 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I want a videos on history vs Alexander the great, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Winston Churchill. Please do videos on all of the aforementioned topics.

  • @Mark-yb1sp
    @Mark-yb1sp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Very well done. I learned more here than from my own history that I lived through.

  • @mohanmungath4814
    @mohanmungath4814 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the episode history vs.
    Please make more episodes

  • @themuskratianempire
    @themuskratianempire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m gonna go out on a limb and say, whatever accent Alex Gendler is trying to pull off ain’t working

  • @alizanster
    @alizanster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    These are great videos! You should do more American presidents. I suggest Woodrow Wilson, FDR, and Thomas Jefferson.

  • @AlexandraGoddard
    @AlexandraGoddard 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Brought to you by the great taste of Charleston Chew"...

  • @hyojinlee
    @hyojinlee 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this video :)

  • @AZrakoon
    @AZrakoon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We are all heroes and villains in someone's story.