Professor Nicole Hemmer

Absolut. Und er war so eine große Figur in der US-Politik für so lange, von den frühen 1950er-Jahren bis in die Mitte der 1970er-Jahre. Es war wirklich, du weißt, Richard Nixon's Quarter Century.

Absolut. Und er war so eine große Figur in der US-Politik für so lange, von den frühen 1950er-Jahren bis in die Mitte der 1970er-Jahre. Es war wirklich, du weißt, Richard Nixon's Quarter Century.

And that arc, right, from that tiny little place in Yorba Linda to the final ignominy of his resignation from office. He grew up in poverty. He was raised by his two parents. His mom was a stay-at-home mom. He was raised as a Quaker and was deeply steeped in religion when he was growing up. But he was somebody who was scrapping from the very beginning.

And that arc, right, from that tiny little place in Yorba Linda to the final ignominy of his resignation from office. He grew up in poverty. He was raised by his two parents. His mom was a stay-at-home mom. He was raised as a Quaker and was deeply steeped in religion when he was growing up. But he was somebody who was scrapping from the very beginning.

And that arc, right, from that tiny little place in Yorba Linda to the final ignominy of his resignation from office. He grew up in poverty. He was raised by his two parents. His mom was a stay-at-home mom. He was raised as a Quaker and was deeply steeped in religion when he was growing up. But he was somebody who was scrapping from the very beginning.

Who believed that he was destined for bigger things and who couldn't necessarily immediately see a path out. And so he was intent on making a path out of Yorba Linda onto a bigger stage.

Who believed that he was destined for bigger things and who couldn't necessarily immediately see a path out. And so he was intent on making a path out of Yorba Linda onto a bigger stage.

Who believed that he was destined for bigger things and who couldn't necessarily immediately see a path out. And so he was intent on making a path out of Yorba Linda onto a bigger stage.

Very much so. And that's the thing that he's always struggling against. When he enters that East Coast world, when he starts to become part of that East Coast elite, he thinks about Whittier and where he came from and how much he has to prove himself. And that sort of metastasizes into something more than just a drive.

Very much so. And that's the thing that he's always struggling against. When he enters that East Coast world, when he starts to become part of that East Coast elite, he thinks about Whittier and where he came from and how much he has to prove himself. And that sort of metastasizes into something more than just a drive.

Very much so. And that's the thing that he's always struggling against. When he enters that East Coast world, when he starts to become part of that East Coast elite, he thinks about Whittier and where he came from and how much he has to prove himself. And that sort of metastasizes into something more than just a drive.

It definitely gains some edges of paranoia and vengeance by the time he becomes president. But Whittier is always with him.

It definitely gains some edges of paranoia and vengeance by the time he becomes president. But Whittier is always with him.

It definitely gains some edges of paranoia and vengeance by the time he becomes president. But Whittier is always with him.

Which is a very Nixonian thing to do, right? If I can't be accepted, I'm going to make my own way. And you'll see that throughout his career. But even as he's making his own way, because the thing is, you look at his career and he's inordinately successful.

Which is a very Nixonian thing to do, right? If I can't be accepted, I'm going to make my own way. And you'll see that throughout his career. But even as he's making his own way, because the thing is, you look at his career and he's inordinately successful.

Which is a very Nixonian thing to do, right? If I can't be accepted, I'm going to make my own way. And you'll see that throughout his career. But even as he's making his own way, because the thing is, you look at his career and he's inordinately successful.

Er hat es absolut gemacht. Und deshalb ist es so wichtig, nicht nur alle Erfolge, die er durch die Zeit hatte, zu behalten, sondern auch die Schmerzen und das Verzweifeln, die er mit ihm verbracht hat, als er aufwuchs.

Er hat es absolut gemacht. Und deshalb ist es so wichtig, nicht nur alle Erfolge, die er durch die Zeit hatte, zu behalten, sondern auch die Schmerzen und das Verzweifeln, die er mit ihm verbracht hat, als er aufwuchs.

Er hat es absolut gemacht. Und deshalb ist es so wichtig, nicht nur alle Erfolge, die er durch die Zeit hatte, zu behalten, sondern auch die Schmerzen und das Verzweifeln, die er mit ihm verbracht hat, als er aufwuchs.