Nixon's The One
- TV comedy drama
- Sky Arts
- 2012 - 2014
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Comic series revealing the tragic and humourous reality of the White House during 'I am not a crook' Richard Nixon's time as President. Stars David Frost, Harry Shearer and Demetri Goritsas.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - Elites
Further details
Nixon declares Ivy League universities "finished", vowing never to let one of their presidents in the White House again or ever to employ another Harvard man in his office.
During the episode, he and HR 'Bob' Haldeman meet with new vice chief of staff of the army Alexander Haig. During the meeting, Nixon expresses his contempt for the American upper-class, deeming them worse than their British counterparts, "decadent, incestuous and homosexual".
He also meets with Frank Shakespeare and James Keogh, the outgoing and incoming heads of the US overseas radio service Voice of America. With them, he talks about the elitist attitude of Life Magazine, condemns the "horrible modern art" on display at The John F Kennedy Centre and expresses his disgust at a musical he recently saw at the theatre.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 20th February 2014
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| David Frost (as Sir David Frost) | Host / Presenter |
| Harry Shearer | President Richard Nixon |
| Demetri Goritsas | H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman |
| Henry Goodman | Henry Kissinger |
| Eben Young | Alexander Haig |
| Morgan Deare | Frank Shakespeare |
| Dominic Mafham | James Keogh |
| Harry Shearer | Writer |
| Stanley Kutler | Writer |
| Sasha Ransome | Director |
| Alex Walsh-Taylor | Producer |
| Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
| Jimmy Mulville | Executive Producer |
| Harry Shearer | Executive Producer |
| Jon Mountague | Executive Producer |
| Mark Lawrence | Editor |
| Mark Williams | Editor |
| Graeme Story | Production Designer |
| Judith Owen | Composer |