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Jill Wine-Banks was an assistant special prosecutor for the Watergate investigation in 1974 and 1975. She talked about the prosecution’s strategy, the events surrounding the Saturday Night…

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…

Next . . . An oral history interview that provides a new look into the Nixon impeachment inquiry. To mark the 40th anniversary of the Watergate break-in on June 17th, the Richard Nixon…

George Elsey talked about highlights of his public service career, which began with his World War II assignment to the White House Map Room President Roosevelt’s intelligence and communications center. Mr. Elsey…

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.…

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 consultant to the White…

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 consultant to the White…

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…

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 privilege,…

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…

Charles Colson, who served as special counsel to President Richard Nixon, spoke with Timothy Naftali of the Nixon Presidential Library in 2007 and 2008 for two extended oral history…

Michael Conway, who served as counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee during their impeachment inquiry of President Richard Nixon, talked about meeting Bill and Hillary Clinton and John Doar…

Sir David Frost talked about the famous interviews he conducted with former President Richard Nixon three years after his resignation. The interviews, which aired in May 1977, covered…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Robert Sack, who served as senior associate special counsel for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee from 1973 to 1974, talked about President Nixon and the Watergate investigation. He…

Dorothy Landsberg, a former researcher for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee from 1973-74, talked about President Nixon and the Watergate scandal. She spoke about the Nixon tape transcripts and the…

Jeffrey Banchero, who transcribed the Nixon Watergate tapes as a research assistant for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee during their impeachment inquiry, talked about transcribing tapes of the…