In 2011, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California opened a new permanent exhibit about Watergate. 

Library Director Timothy Naftali gave American History TV a tour of the exhibit, which chronicles events beginning in 1971 that led up to the break-in at the Watergate offices of the Democratic National Committee on June 17, 1972. 

Mr. Naftali also discussed the aftermath of the scandal, the resignation of President Nixon on August 9, 1974, and the lasting impact that Watergate had on our system of government. 

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To mark the 100^th anniversary of First Lady Pat Nixon’s birth, the Richard Nixon Foundation and the National Archives hosted a discussion of her diplomatic work as an "Ambassador of Goodwill."  She traveled to more than 75 countries during her time in the White House. Her daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, offers her own recollections at the event.

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Salisbury University history professor Dean Kotlowski looks at President Richard Nixon’s Civil Rights policies. Professor Kotlowski discusses the dichotomy of President Nixon’s conservative speeches and his liberal-leaning policies. 

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This is a discussion on President Nixon's secret White House tapes and the historical significance of the Watergate scandal. A former Nixon White House aide and Senate Watergate Committee investigator discuss their roles and memories from that period and the overall impact of the Watergate scandal. The Chapman University School of Law hosted this event.

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June 17th marked the 40th anniversary of the Watergate break-in that ultimately resulted in President Nixon's resignation. To commemorate the anniversary, the Chapman University School of Law held a symposium about Watergate's lasting impact. All this month American History TV is airing highlights of that symposium. This is a discussion on Watergate's constitutional impact and legacy in the context of recent presidential administrations and subsequent political scandals.

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Declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1995, Little Tokyo near downtown Los Angeles has been the center of Japanese culture in Southern California since the early 1900’s. We tour the Japanese American National Museum with docent Bill Shishima. He was born in Little Tokyo in 1930 and during World War II spent three years in Wyoming at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, a Japanese American internment camp.

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C-SPAN's "First Ladies: Influence & Image" follows the life of Lucretia Garfield and her influence on the 20th president, James A. Garfield.

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In this program from our 1999 "American Presidents: Life Portraits" series we focused on James Garfield's life and career. Historians discussed Garfield's military service, his election as president and assassination shortly after his inauguration. Suzanne Miller, the site manager at Garfield's home in Mentor, Ohio, talked about several of the artifacts and documents that Garfield left behind. 

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C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles take American History TV on the road. Throughout the weekend of May 18-20 we feature the history of Columbia, South Carolina.

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Thousands of colonists rejected the War for American Independence and many fled to the British stronghold of New York City. San Jose State University History Professor Ruma Chopra discusses the situation in the city and the perspective of those who looked upon the British as natural allies in religion, language and blood and thought the violence of rebellion was unnecessary and unlawful.

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