Nixon, with his mellifluous baritone, was a great politician for radio but creepy on TV.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
After 'Nikki' and 'Steve Harvey,' I had written on a show called 'The Oblongs,' which was pretty well respected and had a lot of 'Simpsons' writers on it. So I was a TV writer with an interesting voice at that moment.
Of course a lot of the journalists hated Nixon, but they were always blown away by how smart he was.
Nixon was kind of a loner, he had a cold personality.
Ronald Reagan is clearly to television what Franklin Roosevelt was to radio.
When you look at Kennedy and Nixon, TV played a crucial part in Kennedy's popularity. He was incredibly photogenic, while Nixon was this scowling figure. American viewers judged him on his appearance on TV.
Nixon probably was a nice guy.
Kennedy was a lot of fun, always. He had something going on. But not Nixon.
I liked Nixon fine, but Nixon was not a partier.
Richard Nixon was the best thing that ever happened to journalism. I mean this guy was wonderful. Just when you thought he could get no worse, he got worse.
Nobody understood how to use television for his own purposes better than Nixon, despite his poor showing against John F. Kennedy in the televised presidential debate.