Richard Nixon was the second in command during the Eisenhower years, and while he lost to John F. Kennedy in 1960, he became president in 1968 and won re-election in 1972. American Presidents: Richard Nixon takes an unblinking look at the president who is remembered for the infamous line, "I am not a crook." The Watergate hearings brought national shame to the most exalted office in the country, and Nixon became a reviled figure; far from the cherished image of the "leader of the free world," he was known instead as "Tricky Dick." ~ Alice Day, All Movie Guide