JFK's White House Tapes
University of Virginia presidential recordings expert Ken Hughes talked about President Kennedy’s mystique and his White House tapes with Martin Di Caro, host of the Washington Times' “Histo…
429 viewsUniversity of Virginia presidential recordings expert Ken Hughes talked about President Kennedy’s mystique and his White House tapes with Martin Di Caro, host of the Washington Times' “Histo…
429 viewsAre President Nixon’s arms control efforts overlooked? Presidential scholars convened by the University of Virginia’s Miller Center reviewed his record on nuclear, biological and chemical we…
265 viewsWhite House Chief of Staff Bob Haldeman’s audio diary entries on President Richard Nixon’s May 1972 Moscow summit. He talked about the infighting among high level administration officials. K…
113 viewsHistorians analyzed the secret White House tapes of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. This was an inside look into how presidents conducted their day-to-day b…
1,410 viewsPresident Richard Nixon’s phone calls about his possible nominees and Chief of Staff Bob Haldeman’s audio diary entries on filling two Supreme Court vacancies in 1971. Ken Hughes talked abou…
330 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Pat Oliphant and his work were the subjects of discussion at the University of Virginia, which had just acquired his cartoon collection. Speakers included p…
1,125 viewsPresident Richard Nixon’s Chief of Staff H.R. “Bob” Haldeman’s audio diaries from September 1972. Mr. Halderman talked about campaign strategy, analyze the polls and how to attack the media.…
442 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked about halting the bombing of North Vietnam and its effect on the pending presidential election and his address to the nation. Ken Hughes provided an insight i…
489 viewsPresident Richard Nixon spoke with advisors about filling two Supreme Court vacancies. H.R. Haldeman made diary entries about the openings. Historian Ken Hughes spoke about the dual openings…
607 viewsH.R. “Bob” Haldeman’s diary recordings covering President Richard Nixon’s trip to the People’s Republic of China in February of 1972. Historian Ken Hughes talked about the trip.
147 viewsPresident Lyndon Johnson talked about the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, sending ground troops to Vietnam and Congressional hearings on the war. Participants included Defense Secretary Robert Mc…
638 viewsKen Hughes talked about the anniversary of the Watergate break-in, which took place 45 years ago, and its impact on American politics.
494 viewsKen Hughes talked about the history of past presidents secretly recording conversations in the Oval Office.
438 viewsKen Hughes talked about his book, Fatal Politics: The Nixon Tapes, the Vietnam War, and the Casualties of Reelection. This interview was held at the 38th annual National Press Club Book Fair…
366 viewsPresident Nixon’s Chief of Staff H.R. “Bob” Haldeman, as he dictated entries to his diary about the 1972 and 1973 negotiations to end the Vietnam War. You heard our interview with Nixon hist…
197 viewsPresident Nixon’s Chief of Staff H.R. “Bob” Haldeman, as he dictated entries to his diary about the Moscow Summit of May, 1972. You’ll also hear our interview with Nixon historian Ken Hughes…
154 viewsCarl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, and others marked the 40th anniversary of the resignation of President Richard Nixon. They talked about the fall of the president and the declassified White Hou…
1,018 viewsKen Hughes of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center spoke by phone about President Nixon’s white house recordings.
408 viewsA panel discussion on President Richard Nixon focused on his policy toward Vietnam. Topics included the partnership between Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, the president’s approach as com…
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