The Presidency
Covert Diplomacy
2019-01-20T19:59:34-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMmE2XC8yMDE5MDEyMDIwMTIyNTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Richard Moss talked about how presidents have used covert means to conduct sensitive diplomacy. Mr. Moss is the author of Nixon’s Back Channel to Moscow: Confidential Diplomacy and Détente. He explained diplomatic efforts by Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon -- as well as a Soviet overture of help to 1968 Democratic presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey, which he declined. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library hosted this event.
Richard Moss talked about how presidents have used covert means to conduct sensitive diplomacy. Mr. Moss is the author of Nixon’s Back Chann…
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Richard Moss talked about how presidents have used covert means to conduct sensitive diplomacy. Mr. Moss is the author of Nixon’s Back Channel to Moscow: Confidential Diplomacy and Détente. He explained diplomatic efforts by Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon -- as well as a Soviet overture of help to 1968 Democratic presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey, which he declined. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library hosted this event. close
Richard Moss talked about how presidents have used covert means to conduct sensitive diplomacy. Mr. Moss is the author of Nixon’s Back Chann… read more
Richard Moss talked about how presidents have used covert means to conduct sensitive diplomacy. Mr. Moss is the author of Nixon’s Back Channel to Moscow: Confidential Diplomacy and Détente. He explained diplomatic efforts by Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon -- as well as a Soviet overture of help to 1968 Democratic presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey, which he declined. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library hosted this event. close
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