From modest beginnings in California, Richard Milhous Nixon rises to become a young star of the Republican Party -- first as a Congressman, then a Senator, then Vice President, and finally the nominee for President in 1960.
Following political defeats in 1960 and 1962, Richard Nixon emerges at the height of the turbulent 1960s as the Republican Party's nominee for President in 1968.
Tensions boil over in a deeply divided nation, as President Richard Nixon commits to victory in Vietnam and grows increasingly paranoid about political enemies during his first term in office.
Following a landslide re-election in 1972, President Richard Nixon works to cover up his personal involvement in the Watergate Affair and stymie the congressional investigation that could threaten his very presidency.