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Former Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) talked about his experiences as a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives and member of the Judiciary Committee in the early 1970s, focusing on the i…

Timothy Naftali talked about the Nixon Library release of more tapes and documents.

Former Judge Robert Bork talked about how he got the job as President Nixon’s solicitor general, how Nixon lectured him at Camp David about the role of a judge, the issue of executive privil…

Barbara Franklin talked about her work as a staff assistant to President Nixon from 1971 to 1973 leading the effort to recruit women for high-level government jobs and her relationship with …

Alexander Butterfield recalled his time working with President Nixon and described his daily duties in the White House. He was responsible for providing President Nixon with briefing papers,…

Alexander Butterfield recalled his time working with President Nixon and described his daily duties in the White House. He was responsible for providing President Nixon with briefing papers,…

Daniel Ellsberg talked about the reasons he chose to leak the Pentagon Papers and his opinions on the Vietnam War. While working at the RAND Corporation in 1967, Mr. Ellsberg became a consul…

Daniel Ellsberg talked about the reasons he chose to leak the Pentagon Papers and his opinions on the Vietnam War. While working at the RAND Corporation in 1967, Mr. Ellsberg became a consul…

David Goodman talked about people who have protested the loss of civil liberties, including librarians fighting the loss of privacy in libraries due to the Patriot Act and conscientious obje…

William Safire reflected on his relationship with President Nixon and his work as one of his speechwriters. This is an interview conducted by Timothy Naftali on March 27, 2008, in Washington…

Former U.S. Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), the 1996 Republican presidential nominee, talked about his political career during the Nixon years. He recalled his time as Republican National Committee…

California journalist and Ronald Reagan biographer Lou Cannon worked for the Washington Post from 1972 to 1998, covering many political campaigns and figures, including President Nixon. Mr. …

Journalist Lou Cannon talked about covering the Nixon administration, getting to know Richard Nixon and covering his first campaigns, and the relationship between President Nixon and Preside…

Photographer David Hume Kennerly recalled his coverage of Richard Nixon from his 1968 presidential campaign through his 1974 resignation. President Ford then asked him to join his White Hous…

Timothy Naftali profiled the presidency of George H.W. Bush in the monthly Bradley Lecture at the American Enterprise Institute, titled “The Reluctant Realism of George H. W. Bush.” Mr. Naft…