Richard Nixon and Emperor Tiberius compared as paranoid leaders undone by scandal

Richard Nixon and Emperor Tiberius compared as paranoid leaders undone by scandal. Nixon emerged in the shadow of the wildly popular Eisenhower and resigned in 1974 after the Watergate scandal Emperor Tiberius spent much of his adulthood as the neglected stepson of Augustus Both Nixon and Tiberius were described as almost morbidly suspicious

Both Nixon and Emperor Tiberius were described as morbidly suspicious. Tiberius conducted murderous treason trials; Nixon had an enemies list. Tiberius withdrew to Capri, effectively exiled; Nixon resigned before impeachment. Both dealt themselves the fatal blows that ended their political careers.

Key Facts

• Nixon emerged in the shadow of the wildly popular Eisenhower and resigned in 1974 after the Watergate scandal
• Emperor Tiberius spent much of his adulthood as the neglected stepson of Augustus
• Both Nixon and Tiberius were described as almost morbidly suspicious
• Tiberius conducted murderous treason trials; Nixon had an enemies list
• Tiberius withdrew to Capri, effectively exiled from Rome; Nixon resigned before impeachment
• Both men dealt themselves the fatal blows that ended their political careers

Source: Comparing US Presidents and Roman Emperors by toldinstone