Millhouse: A White Comedy is a 1971 documentary

Documentary film

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 by Emile de Antonio

Emile de Antonio

Emile de Antonio was a director and producer of documentary films, usually detailing political or social events circa 1960s–1980s...

 following Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...

's political career from his election to the House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 in 1946 to his election as President of the United States

President of the United States

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 in 1968. It begins with Nixon's "last press conference" in 1962 after his loss in the race for Governor of California

Governor of California

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 in which he famously said, "You won't have Dick Nixon to kick around anymore." Then a collage

Collage

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 of videos show Nixon's trajectory from his House campaign to his involvement in the Alger Hiss

Alger Hiss

Alger Hiss was an American lawyer, government official, author, and lecturer. He was involved in the establishment of the United Nations both as a U.S. State Department and U.N. official...

 case, election the Senate

United States Senate

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 in 1950, election as Vice President

Vice President of the United States

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 in 1952 including the full Checkers speech

Checkers speech

The Checkers speech or Fund speech was an address made by Richard Nixon, the Republican vice presidential candidate and junior United States Senator from California, on television and radio on September 23, 1952. Senator Nixon had been accused of improprieties relating to a fund established by his...

, campaign for the presidency in 1960, campaign for Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater

Barry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr...

's presidential candidacy in 1964, and his triumphant election as President in 1968 as the "New Nixon". The film featured interviews

Interviews

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 but no voice-over

Voice-over

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.