Richard Nixon: He made to the top of the political the heap was a miracle. Some people particularly liked him, he was himself too suspicious to have a close friend. He came up short in the superficial qualities thought essential to success in American politics. He was not physically attractive and his manner was seldom furtive. He was shy, he disguised his discomfort in front of a crowd only by a mighty act of will and suspicious he did not like people in general or in masses. Democrats called him “Tricky Dicky”.