Frost And Nixon Film Analysis

Frost/ Nixon Only one man in the history of the United States has ever resigned his presidential position, Richard M. Nixon. The 37th president was facing impeachment due to involvement in the Watergate scandal, but before facing a trial he resigned and was granted full pardon by the 38th president also known as his former vice president Gerald R. Ford. The American people were outraged that Nixon had dodged the judicial system and wanted answers about his participation in the cover up and one man, David Frost, interviewed the former President. The film Frost/Nixon directed by Ron Howard demonstrates the 1977 post-Watergate interviews between the British talk-show host David Frost, played by Michael Sheen, and former president Nixon, played by Frank Langella. The film ties in material learned in class by

Chapter 9 “Political Parties” describes the term as “organized groups that attempt to influence the government by electing their members to important government offices” (Ginsberg, Lowi, Weir, and Tolbert 341). The Republican Party nominated Nixon for presidency and won in 1968 and when the 1972 election grew closer the Republicans nominated the incumbent again for the position. In 1972 “Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern by one of the widest margins on record” (Freidel and Sidey, “Richard M. Nixon”). The film depicts a scene where political parties are discussed in the media with connection to the Watergate Scandal (Howard, Frost/ Nixon). Political parties are known for helping their candidate win elections however, the Watergate scandal dealt with illegal spying to win reelection and whether or not the former president had knowledge over what was occurring. The 37th President was facing impeachment over the wrongdoing but before being voted out of office he officially resigned on the 9th of August in