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Comic actor Harry Shearer takes on real Nixon dialogue in web series 'Nixon's the One'

By Take Two Staff
Published Oct 21, 2014
YouTube series "Nixon's the One" is made up of recreations from the Nixon White House tapes. As Nixon, Harry Shearer recites and reenacts the exact dialogue captured on the tapes right before the former President resigned.
YouTube series "Nixon's the One" is made up of recreations from the Nixon White House tapes. As Nixon, Harry Shearer recites and reenacts the exact dialogue captured on the tapes right before the former President resigned.
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screengrab from YouTube's "Nixon's the One"
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Comic actor Harry Shearer takes on real Nixon dialogue in web series 'Nixon's the One'

Forty years ago, Richard Nixon made history by becoming the first U.S. President to resign.

On Aug. 8, 1974, he delivered this televised message.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEOGJJ7UKFM

Harry Shearer, the actor most known for his turn in “This is Spinal Tap” and “The Simpsons,” talks about his latest project, "Nixon's the One," in which he plays the former president. The YouTube series is made up of recreations from the Nixon White House tapes. As Nixon, Shearer recites the exact dialogue captured on the tapes.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD46pHpRVzo