Our Nixon

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Our Nixon

Released Aug 30, 2013

1h 24m

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Home movies of Richard Nixon filmed by his closest aides offer an intimate new look into his presidency.

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Our Nixon offers a privileged personal perspective on a White House soon to be derailed by scandal, giving viewers an intimate look at the people behind the political legend.

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Stanley Kauffmann

The New Republic

A capably done account of a presidential career that was wrecked by a crime that was unnecessary.

Oct 9, 2013

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

The result is maudlin beyond belief, especially Nixon's farewell to the aides he's in the process of firing, but other moments simply register as shockingly out of touch.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 26, 2013

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David Denby

The New Yorker

[A] shrewdly edited collection of news footage and "home movies" taken by members of the Nixon White House staff ...

Sep 16, 2013

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Ben Nicholson

CineVue

Rather than a typical by-the-numbers doc, it gives an unconventional slant on an endlessly intriguing figure.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 5, 2019

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

Portraying Nixon as the same anxious, fearful man that's become his rep, the film never fails to add an extra dimension to that image.

Dec 4, 2018

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Sarah Gopaul

Digital Journal

It's interesting to see and hear the raw recordings, but many may require further context to fully appreciate what is presented.

Oct 25, 2018

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Alain E

Informative documentary. Talking about bravery, it shows the vocal group The Ray Conniff singers invited to perform at the White House and before they started they unfolded a sign against the war in Vietnam. Then the concert took place like any other event. Today, they would have been shot. Nixon also reveals that homosexuality destroyed Greece. “The last six Roman emperors were fags”. But also when there are demonstrations against the war converses with Erlichman and decide not to call any troops. Nixon: “No! God! No!” And you thought history progresses linearly.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/30/25

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Audience Member

This was outstanding and worth a re-watch consistently as contemporary events make Nixon always relevant.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

incredibly interesting. private, behind the scenes films of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, et. al. queued to contemporaneous audio from the tapes... and post-facto interviews with them in various degrees of introspection. really strange and compelling. really well done. hated when it ended.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

tricky dicky with his pants down!!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Excellent archive film!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

An entertaining film with a unique (if not entirely groundbreaking) perspective on the Nixon White House and Watergate.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Penny Lane

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Jenny Raskin

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Rebecca Ritchie Brower

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Synopsis

Home movies of Richard Nixon filmed by his closest aides offer an intimate new look into his presidency.

Director: Penny Lane
Producer: Penny Lane, Brian L. Frye
Distributor: Cinedigm
Production Co: CoPilot Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 30, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.2K
Runtime: 1h 24m

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