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The seventh in a series on presidential libraries focused on Richard M. Nixon’s life and career through rarely seen film and sound recordings, as well as letters, documents and artifacts collected from the…

John Dean talked about the Watergate scandal, some of his early assignments as counsel to the president, how the idea for the Watergate break in came to be, and who was involved in the planning.…

Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) talked about the impeachment of President Nixon from her perspective as a freshman in Congress and described the impeachment hearing process. In 1973 she became…

In 1968, William Ruckelshaus began his career in the Nixon administration as the assistant attorney general. He was later appointed the first administrator of the Environmental Protection…

John Lehman, former National Security Council member during the Nixon administration, talked about joining the foreign policy team under Henry Kissinger as well as President Nixon’s policies toward…

In 1969 Jeb Magruder began working as a special assistant to President Nixon. After doing some work on the midterm elections of 1970, he became the deputy campaign director with the Committee for…

Dwight Chapin first worked for Richard Nixon on his 1962 California gubernatorial campaign. After the 1968 presidential election, Mr. Chapin became President Nixon’s appointments secretary. He…

Former Secretary of Commerce Barbara Franklin talked about her work as a staff assistant to President Nixon from 1971 to 1973. During her time in the Nixon administration she led the effort…

Senator John Kerry (D-MA) talked about being a veteran who was a vocal opponent to the war in Vietnam during the Nixon years and his reaction to finding out that administration officials…

Dwight Chapin first worked for Richard Nixon on his 1962 California gubernatorial campaign. After the 1968 presidential election, Mr. Chapin became President Nixon’s appointments secretary. He…

Former President Richard Nixon’s younger sibling, Edward, talked about their extended family, President Nixon’s political opponents, his own work on the Apollo project for NASA, and a…

A panel of presidential biographers discussed the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson, Gerald Ford, and Calvin Coolidge. They discussed how these presidents are understood in contemporary…

Herbert Klein worked on every one of Richard Nixon’s election campaigns from 1946 to 1968 and was later appointed communications director of the executive branch from 1969 to 1973. He talked about the…

Elizabeth Drew was interviewed on stage by Timothy Naftali about her book, Richard M. Nixon, published by Times Books as part of the American Presidents series. She talked about writing the book and…

Herbert Klein worked on every one of Richard Nixon’s election campaigns from 1946 to 1968 and was later appointed communications director of the executive branch from 1969 to 1973. He talked about how he met…

In 1968, William Ruckelshaus began his career in the Nixon administration as the assistant attorney general. He was later appointed the first administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,…

Sir David Frost talked about his book Frost/Nixon: Behind the Scenes of the Nixon Interviews, published by Harper Perennial. In 1977 former President Richard Nixon sat down for a series of interviews with David Frost.…

Dwight Chapin first worked for Richard Nixon on his 1962 California gubernatorial campaign. After the 1968 presidential election, Mr. Chapin became President Nixon’s appointments secretary.…

Herbert Klein worked on every one of Richard Nixon’s campaigns from 1946 to 1968 and was later appointed communications director of the executive branch from 1969 to 1973. He reflected on…

Egil “Bud” Krogh talked about his service to President Richard Nixon as deputy counsel to the president and as deputy assistant to the president for domestic affairs between 1969 and 1974.…