1960s Quote by Rick Perlstein

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if…

— Harry S Truman

“What? -- RICHARD M NIXON”

— Thomas Pynchon

“But I had learned deceptions could be uttered with a straight face, a warm smile might conceal malice, and that the most dangerous lies…

— Sue Lynn Tan

[On Richard M. Nixon:] Americans began with a president who couldn't tell a lie and now they have one who can't tell the truth.

— Benazir Bhutto

“The vice president (Nixon) seems like a man who is acting like a nice man rather than being one.”

— Ann Whitman

“It was a classic Nixon move: goad an opponent into attacking, then ride a wave of sympathy s you defend your honour.”

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“Dissembling was so large a part of middle-class life that honesty and frankness seemed the most devious stratagem of all. The most outright lie…

— J.G. Ballard

“Understanding clearly that what they were doing was illegal, Nixon and Kissinger did it anyway.”

— Gary J. Bass

“Truth is the sharpest knife with which to cut and it only cuts deep.”

— Avery Camden

“He was like a knife, all harsh angles and violent promises.”

— Katherine Pine

“Richard Nixon was a serial collector of resentments.”

— Rick Perlstein

Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues…

— Barry Goldwater