They’re building Nixon up to be the Prince of Darkness so they can pat themselves on the back for being so intrepid, so brave, so bold as to step into the ring with him.
He was a human being, and one they’ll never understand.
His flaws as president are flaws they won’t recognize, and his strengths likewise they can’t see and won’t. He isn’t the man they’ve made him out to be, he’s much more interesting than that. And they aren’t the valiant dragon-fighters they think they are.
You won’t be able to be honest about Nixon unless you’re willing to be similarly honest about the presidents who preceded him. And the politicians he was up against. And that they can’t do.
This might win best picture since its shaping up to be a really weak year at the movies.