"[to John Dean] John, sooner or later, sooner, I think, you're gonna learn a lesson that's been learned by everyone who's ever gotten close to Richard Nixon. That he's the darkness reaching out for the darkness. And eventually, it's either you or him. Your grave's already been dug, John."

"Can you imagine what this man would be like had anyone ever loved him?"

"Why do you think Kissinger is taping your calls? For history. His word against yours — and right now he's got the records."

"It took me a long time to fall in love with you, Dick. But it doesn't make you happy. You want them to love you. But they never will, Dick. No matter how many elections you win."

"[saying farewell to his staff] There are many fine careers. This country needs good farmers, good businessmen, good plumbers, good carpenters. I remember my old man. I think that they would have called him sort of a, sort of a little man, common man. Well, he didn't consider himself that way. You know what he was? He was a streetcar motorman first. Then he was a farmer, and then he had a lemon ranch. It was the poorest lemon ranch in California, I can assure you. He sold it before they found oil on it. And then he was a grocer. But he was a great man because he did his job, and every job counts, up to the hilt, regardless of what happened. Nobody will ever write a book, probably, about my mother. Well, I guess all of you would say this about your mother. But my mother was a saint. When I think of her two boys dying of tuberculosis, and seeing each of them die, and when they died. Yes, she will have no books written about her. But, she was a saint. Now, however, we look to the future. I remember something, uh, Theodore Roosevelt wrote when his first wife died in his twenties. He thought the light had gone from his life forever. But he went on and he not only became President, but as an ex-President he served his country, always in the arena, tempestuous, strong, sometimes right, sometimes wrong, but he was a man."

"I believe Governor Brown has a heart, even though he believes I do not. I believe he's a good American, even though he feels I am not. I'm proud of the fact that I defended my opponent's patriotism. You gentlemen didn't report it, but I'm proud that I did that. And I would appreciate it for once, gentlemen, if you would just print what I say. For sixteen years, ever since the Hiss case, you've had a lot of fun - a lot of fun. But recognize you have a responsibility, if you're against the candidate, to give him the shaft, but if you do that, at least put one lonely reporter on the campaign who will report what the candidate says now and then. I think, all-in-all, I've given as good as I've taken. But as I leave you I-I want you to know—just think what you're gonna be missing. You won't have Nixon to kick around any more [echoes] - uh, uh, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference. Thank you and good day."

"Always remember: others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself."

"This is about me. Why can't you understand that, you of all people? It's not the war—it's Nixon! They want to destroy Nixon! And if I expose myself even the slightest bit they'll tear my insides out. Do you want that? Do you want to see that, Buddy? It's not pretty."

"[to a portrait of John F. Kennedy] When they look at you, they see who they want to be. They look at me and they see what they are."

"Buddy, before you join the jubilation at my being beaten again, you should remember: people vote not out of love, but fear. They don't teach that at Sunday School or the Whittier Community Playhouse!"

"Bob Hoskins - J. Edgar Hoover"

"Ed Harris - E. Howard Hunt"

"Powers Boothe - Alexander Haig"

"Paul Sorvino - Henry Kissinger"

"John Diehl - G. Gordon Liddy"

"J. T. Walsh - John Ehrlichman"

"James Woods - H. R. Haldeman"

"Joan Allen - Pat Nixon"

"Anthony Hopkins - Richard Nixon"

"Shattered by a dangerous web of conspiracy, betrayal and intrigue!"

"There is no such thing as a bad boy."

"Addison Richards - The Judge"

"Edward Norris - Joe Marsh"

"Gene Reynolds - Tony Ponessa"

"Leslie Fenton - Dan Farrow"

"Henry Hull - Dave Morris"

"I know that a mother can take a whip to the toughest boy in the world, and he forgets it because he knows that she loves him."

"Mickey Rooney - Whitey Marsh"

"Spencer Tracy - Father Flanagan"

"The greatest heart drama of the year."

"The life story of a boy who was "born to be hung"!"

"Greater than the imagination of the best writers!"

"Minor Watson - The Bishop"

"You tell anyone I said this, I'll have to kill you, cause everyone knows I'm the toughest man in this town. But you are one terrifying son of a bitch with them guns."

"Muse Watson - Burly Detective"

"Joe Stevens - Loni Packwood"

"Ty O'Neal - Clell Miller"

"Nathaniel Arcand - Comanche Tom"

"Terry O'Quinn - Rollin Parker"

"Ronny Cox - Doc Mimms"

"Timothy Dalton - Allan Pinkerton"

"Kathy Bates - Ma James"

"Will McCormack - Bob Younger"

"Harris Yulin - Thaddeus Rains"

"Gregory Smith - Jim Younger"

"Gabriel Macht - Frank James"

"Ali Larter - Zee Mimms"

"Scott Caan - Cole Younger"