I was six years old at the time. I was very impressed by Nixon’s appearance in the newsletter and his big nose, and I remembered Nixon’s name, so when the adults opened their mouths and closed "Nixon", I would always correct them in time. , Shouting "No, it's not Nixon, it should be Richard Nixon, and there is an M". The adults were surprised, because a six-year-old nasal child remembered Nixon's full name, which was obviously an incredible thing at the time. This matter will still be mentioned to me by some elderly people with relish. The old people imitated the tone of the six-year-old child and said, "You were so smart when you were a kid." But I don't remember what they said at all.
However, what is certain is that the reason why I became interested in Nixon later was that the issue of the Newsletter I saw in 1972 should have played a little role, because Nixon’s nose gave me such an impression. It was so profound that when I became interested in history, politics, and news, the first thing I ran towards was Nixon, Dr. Kissinger, and of course Watergate. Without him, his face is familiar.
No matter what others think of Nixon, I always think that Nixon is still a great president in American history and a reliable American politician. Although the Watergate incident made him the first president to resign in U.S. history, he was disgraced for a while and panicked like a bereaved dog, but he made a comeback later and kept on writing books and speaking, and he was an authority on diplomatic strategy. Being active again in the United States and on the international political scene often reminds me of Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea"—what did the old fisherman Santiago say? "A person is not born to be defeated. You can eliminate him as much as possible, but you can't defeat him." In my opinion, Nixon has the energy of Santiago.
From the exposure of the Watergate Incident in June 1972 to the resignation of Nixon in August 1974, there was a tumult for more than two years. Unfortunately, Nixon, but many people benefited or became famous or fame and fortune. For example, the successor President Ford, For example, "Washington Post" reporter Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, such as "Deep Throat." The Watergate Incident itself also had a significant impact on the direction of American politics and history. With the outbreak of the Watergate Incident and Nixon’s resignation, the declining power of Congress in American politics since the 1930s has regained its due. The status, the previously swelling and lack of restraint of the president’s administrative privileges, has since been effectively checked and balanced, thus ending the era of the "imperial president" in which the president has the greatest power since Nixon's administration.
To this day, the Watergate Incident still has an impact and is still an event of interest. The film "Dialogue Nixon" directed by Ron Howard won the 81st Oscar for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best in 2009 A lot of nominations for director, best adapted screenplay, and best editing speak for themselves. Although "Dialogue Nixon" did not get a Golden Man, I still think it is a very good movie. After all, Golden Man is not the only criterion for testing the film's excellence, but a reference factor.
Some people describe this movie as "cat and mouse", but I think it is more accurate to use "the old fox meets the little fox". "Fighting wits" is a matter of a needle that looks good at Maimang,-Avanti to Silly Bayi, A Qing's wife to the straw bag commander Hu Chuankui, it is not called "fighting wits", it is called "dun borer", so A Qing My sister-in-law has to confront Diao De and Diao Chief of Staff for this tea to have a taste. Therefore, the old fox Nixon vs the little fox Frost, this is called evenly matched, and the film also has tension.
In 1977, three years have passed since Nixon’s resignation, and five years have passed since the Watergate Incident. However, at that time, the Watergate Incident was still a thing that attracted people’s attention. After all, Nixon remained silent in the past few years. , Neither commented on the Watergate incident nor expressed repentance. Therefore, people still have great interest in the ins and outs of the Watergate Incident and Nixon's role in it. People really want to know what Nixon thinks and how to say.
It is worth noting that the interview lines used in the film itself completely copy the content of the interviews and dialogues of the year. Therefore, in this sense, for those of us who did not personally experience the interview that year, this film can even be regarded as The work is a documentary.
It was a TV interview that could be included in the history of news and politics. To be honest, as a media practitioner, I am envious of Frost's opportunity to face Nixon, and appreciate his wisdom, his intelligence and his skills. In the face of an old politician like Nixon who has been on the battlefield, there are not many tricks like a sunflower treasure, and he can't catch his fox tail at all. Similarly, when you don’t know the results of this interview in advance, you will sweat for Frost, because when the climax comes, he is always on the suppressed side. The entire interview seems to have been completely dominated by Nixon, and That hard-won interview opportunity seems to be wasted in this way and becomes Nixon's one-man show.
However, if this is the case, there really isn't much drama to watch. Frost’s skill lies in first suppressing and then raising, focusing only on the key points and not considering the rest. Therefore, he indulged Nixon to show off his past glory, such as the historic handshake with Zhou Enlai, the realization of the moon landing plan, and the end of the US Vietnam War. Nightmare, wait. This is of course Nixon’s indelible achievements. Without the Watergate incident, he could even become one of the great presidents in the history of the United States. Unfortunately, he was tripped by the Watergate incident after all, and the truth about the Watergate incident and Nixon My evaluation and attitude towards this incident is exactly what Frost needs and what the American political circle, the international community, and the American people expect.
So, Frost's indulgence in the first three days, and the carelessness he showed, let Nixon relax, and this is precisely a hole that the little fox dug for the old fox. Only in this way, when Frost suddenly sharpened and touched his real goal, Nixon could blurt it out. Then, the climax came. Nixon not only admitted that "I let the American people down", but also unexpectedly said "Once the president Eavesdropping means that eavesdropping is no longer illegal." At that moment, Frost's expression was really interesting, with surprises, surprises, and puzzles. I once put myself in my place and thought about how I would react if I watched this scene while sitting in front of the TV. I think it should be exclaim, then shock, then anger, and then Qi Qin’s lyrics, -"I have a kind of exhaustion after being deceived."
When the old fox finally loses to the little fox, you will find that Frost's previous indulgence and inattention to Nixon are actually both a hidden opportunity and a gamble. And the winning or losing of this gambling all depends on who can be less influenced by human nature. After all, Nixon was not a perfect man without gaps to take advantage of. At the most critical moment, after all, he did not control or defeat the weakness of other people's nature, so Frost won. As the screenwriter Peter Morgan said, his entry point is "everyone is a social person, and the natural attributes of this person will restrict his social attributes." As a politician, Nixon's "negative, introverted, The suspicious character contained himself", so the Watergate incident would happen; and therefore, he would lose the battle against Frost. At that moment, it was probably the darkest moment since Nixon's resignation.
The story of the movie ends here. However, the reason why I say that Nixon has the strength of the old fisherman Santiago is because after these things, Nixon did it with great patience and a penitent attitude. One thing that is almost impossible to achieve is to change one's bad image in the eyes of the American people and restore one's reputation. Twenty years later, he really did it. On April 21, 1994, 81-year-old Nixon died in New York. The then President Clinton and former Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr., as well as political and opposition officials attended the grand funeral. "The creator of world peace", "unparalleled strategist", "the most outstanding foreign policy president of the twentieth century", these evaluations let Nixon enjoy the glory behind him.
And the wonderful interview that year, in the film "Dialogue Nixon", is neither the search for historical truth nor the restoration of the historical situation of the year, but the appreciation of the dialogue between the two sides from the perspective of human nature and the exploration of the relationship between people. So human. Therefore, it is not difficult for us to understand why the drunken Nixon called Frost late at night and said so many things that he would never say on weekdays.
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