Synopsis
Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
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Cast
- Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)
- John EhrlichmanSelf
- Dwight L. ChapinSelf
- Lawrence HigbySelf
- John DenverSelf
- John KerrySelf
- Tricia Nixon CoxSelf
- Edward F. CoxSelf
- Pat NixonSelf
- Daniel EllsbergSelf
Recommendations
- 91
The Playlist
An illuminating and often hilarious portrayal of the man and his myth, and those who surrounded him. - 80
Los Angeles Times
It's a haunting, thoroughly evocative ride. - 80
Time Out
Having a backstage view of the momentous trip to China adds color, but the real takeaway here is a tone of dawning tragedy, sourness sneaking into even the most innocuous of visual records. - 75
The A.V. Club
The results are akin to seeing the Nixon presidency through the eyes of his top aides; it’s as much a portrait of innocence lost as a behind-closed-doors exposé. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
At its best moments, Our Nixon captures the split-personality of the times, and the apparently innocent face of corruption. - 70
Variety
A brisk, eye-opening documentary about the Nixon White House as seen from the inside, this triumph of editing is composed of home movies shot by the president’s staff, accompanied by later TV interviews and priceless audio from the secret tapes, making it a must-see for anyone interested in Americana. - 70
Village Voice
In the end, though, Our Nixon is an elusive piece of work. It doesn't add much to our understanding of the man himself, though admittedly, there may not be much more that we want or need to know, anyway. - 70
The Dissolve
It isn’t a terribly intimate portrait of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Chapin, or Nixon, but it is revealing in its own right, as a fascinatingly warped and aged Polaroid of an epic life that’s grown more compelling with the passage of time.