Nixon Now Podcast

"Known Unknowns: Watergate" is a nine-part video and podcast series hosted by Hugh Hewitt, president of the Richard Nixon Foundation, that provides an in-depth look at Watergate with leading expert and member of the Nixon Defense Team, Geoff Shepard.

"Known Unknowns: Watergate" is a nine-part video and podcast series hosted by Hugh Hewitt, president of the Richard Nixon Foundation, that provides an in-depth look at Watergate with leading expert and member of the Nixon Defense Team, Geoff Shepard.

"Known Unknowns: Watergate" is a nine-part video and podcast series hosted by Hugh Hewitt, president of the Richard Nixon Foundation, that provides an in-depth look at Watergate with leading expert and member of the Nixon Defense Team, Geoff Shepard.

"Known Unknowns: Watergate" is a nine-part video and podcast series hosted by Hugh Hewitt, president of the Richard Nixon Foundation, that provides an in-depth look at Watergate with leading expert and member of the Nixon Defense Team, Geoff Shepard.

Fifty years ago this week, President Nixon gave his address to the nation on the Vietnam War, popularly known as the "Silent Majority" Speech. On this edition of the Nixon Now Podcast, we explore this topic with Evan Thomas, former Newsweek editor, and best selling author of serious historical biographies including, “Being Nixon: A Man Divided.” Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Read transcript here: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/11/podcast-evan-thomas-great-silent-majority/ Photo: Press photographers in the White House Oval Office take photos of President Nixon on the evening of his address to the nation on the Vietnam War of November 3, 1969. (Richard Nixon Presidential Library)

On this edition of the Nixon Now Podcast, we explore the history and mission of the White House Communications Agency or WHCA, the presidential support staff responsible for the facilitation of all communication throughout the White House, Camp David, presidential transportation, sites of major trips, and retreats like the Western White House in San Clemente. Our guest in studio is Michael Ebbing, who worked for WHCA as the head switchboard operator at Camp David. Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Read transcript: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/10/podcast-michael-ebbing-role-white-house-communications-agency/ Photo: President Nixon in the Oval Office on June 23, 1972. (Richard Nixon Presidential Library)

This edition of the Nixon Now Podcast explores President Nixon’s view on the role and machinery of government, and the administrative state. Our guest is Dr. John Marini, professor of political science at the University of Nevada-Reno and a senior fellow of the Claremont Institute. He is co-editor of "The Imperial Congress: Crisis in the Separation of Powers," and author of The Politics of Budget Control, and "Unmasking the Administrative State: The Crisis of American Politics in the Twenty-First Century." Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Read transcript here: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/10/podcast-john-marini-president-nixon-administrative-state/ Photo: President Nixon in the Oval Office on June 23, 1972. (Richard Nixon Presidential Library)

Interview Date: October 7, 2019 October 6 marked the 47th anniversary of the beginning of the October 1973 War between Israel and Arab States Egypt and Syria. After over four years of a war of attrition between Israel and its Arab neighbors, and diplomatic efforts moving at an unhurried pace, President Nixon woke up on the morning of October 6, 1973 to a cable from Ken Keating, America’s Ambassador to Israel, reporting that Israel’s Prime Minister Golda Meir told him Egypt and Syria had launched a two-pronged surprise attack as Israel stood unprepared to defend itself on Yom Kippur (or Day of Atonement) the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. On this edition of the Nixon Now podcast, we explore this topic with William Quandt. He served as the Middle East hand on the National Security Councils during the Nixon and Carter administrations, and was actively involved in the negotiations that led to the Camp David Accords in 1978. Photo: President Nixon, National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, and Israel Pr

What are the details of the "Shanghai Communiqué," the joint diplomatic declaration by President Nixon and China's leadership, after the American President's historic trip to China in February 1972? And why is it relevant today? To examine this consequential document, we are joined by Martin B. Gold, author, attorney, lecturer at George Washington University, and floor advisor and counsel to the offices of senate majority leader Bill Frist and Howard Baker. He is the author of several books, including "Senate Procedure and Practice" and "A Legislative History of the Taiwan Relations Act." Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Read the Shanghai Communiqué: https://cdn.nixonlibrary.org/01/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/19110408/Joint-Communique.pdf Read the Transcript: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/10/podcast-martin-g…nghai-communique/

On this edition of the Nixon Now podcast, we’re in studio with Major Garrett, CBS News Chief Washington correspondent and host of “The Takeout Podcast.” He was previously CBS’ Chief White House correspondent, and is a veteran reporter of Congress and presidential campaigns. Major Garrett discussed how history informs a journalist's work, and his new book, “Mr. Trump’s Wild Ride: The Thrills: Chills, Screams and Occasional Blackouts of an Extraordinary Presidency.” Read the transcript: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/10/podcast-major-garrett-history-informs-journalism/ Photo: Major Garrett (CBS News)

Patrick J. Buchanan ran for president three times -- in 1992, 1996, and 2000. Some say his influence can still be felt in the modern political landscape. He worked in the Reagan administration as director of communications, but got his start under Richard Nixon first as an aide in the 1968 presidential campaign, and then as an advisor and speech writer to President Nixon. In her new book due out this October, “Advising Nixon: The White House Memos of Patrick J. Buchanan” Chapman University professor of political science and presidential expert Lori Cox Han judiciously selects and examines significant memos written by Buchanan that have impacted the Nixon Presidency. On this edition of the Nixon Now Podcast, Dr. Lori Cox Han joins us in studio. Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Read the transcript: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/09/podcast-lori-cox-han-pat-buchanan-advisor-president-nixon/ Photo: Pat Buchanan with presidential candidate Richard Nixon in September 1968. (Richard Nixon Presidential

2019 marks the 60th anniversary of the Cuban revolution and the take over of the island country by Communist leader Fidel Castro. In April 1959, Castro traveled to Washington and met with Vice President Nixon. On this edition of the Nixon Now Podcast, we explore this topic and the history of the American government’s Cuba policy with Dr. Irwin Gellman. Dr. Gellman is a historian and Nixon biographer. He’s author of “The Contender: Richard Nixon, the Congress Years, 1946­-1952,” and “The President and the Apprentice: Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952­-1961.” Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Read the transcript: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/09/irv-gellman-nixon-castro-cuban-revolution/ Photo: Fidel Castro and Richard Nixon on April 19, 1959 (Zuma Press).

On July 20 of this year the Nixon Foundation commemorated the 50th anniversary of America’s moon shot with AT&T at the Nixon Presidential Library with events all day on campus. The keynote was a discussion between three White House aides who witnessed President Nixon’s historic call from the Oval Office to the moon. On this edition of the Nixon Now podcast, we talk to a secret service agent detailed to President Nixon, who also witnessed the phone call. His name is David Noznesky. He was a career agent, with over 25 years of service to the country. Read the transcript: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/09/podcast-secret-service-agent-witnessing-president-nixons-phone-call-moon/ Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Photo: President Nixon made the longest long distance phone call in history, 240,000 miles to the Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon. (Nixon Presidential Library)

We are now about to begin football season. On an earlier podcast, we talked Nixon’s love for baseball ­­ what they call America’s past time. On this edition we’ll talk about Nixon’s love for America’s passion, football. On this edition, we’re back with Nicholas Evan Sarantakes, professor of history at U.S. Naval War College and author of a new book due out this October, “Fan in Chief: Richard Nixon and American Sports, 1969 – 1974. Read transcript here: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/09/podcast-nicholas-sarantakes-president-nixon-football/ Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Photo: Richard Nixon was a member of the Whittier College football team. (Richard Nixon Presidential Library)

Fifty years ago, President Nixon appointed Warren Burger as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. Nixon would go on to appoint three additional justices. Nixon believed these appointments to be one of the central pillars of his presidential legacy. On this edition of the Nixon Now Podcast, we explore this topic with Michael Bobelian, contributing writer for Forbes.com, and author of “Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court.” Read the transcript here: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/08/podcast-michael-bobelian-fortas-warren-johnson-nixon-shaping-modern-court/ Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Photo: President Nixon visited the Supreme Court on June 23, 1969. In this photo, he is accompanied by outgoing Chief Justice Earl Warren (left) and incoming Chief Justice Warren Burger (right). (Richard Nixon Presidential Library)

What was First Lady Pat Nixon’s relationship with the media during the Presidency? On this edition of the Nixon Now Podcast, we explore this subject with Linda Hobgood, director of the speech center at the University of Richmond, and instructor in their department of rhetoric and communications. She is a contributing author of a new book, "Media Relations and the Modern First Ladies: From Jacqueline Kennedy to Melania Trump" Read the transcript here: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/08/podcast-linda-hobgood-pat-nixon-press/ Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Photo: Pat Nixon sitting with ABC correspondent Virginia Sherwood in the White House Yellow Oval Room on October 13, 1971. (Richard Nixon Presidential Library)

This special edition of the Nixon Now Podcast features Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin in a Nixon Library discussion with Nixon Foundation President and CEO Hugh Hewitt. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the Nixon Foundation presented Aldrin with its "Greatest Comeback Award." The name of the award signifies President Nixon's ability to face challenges, always come back from setbacks and achieve victory throughout his life and career. Aldrin was being honored for his and fellow Apollo 11 astronauts' remarkable comeback to Earth -- that was one for the ages. Hosted by Jonathan Movroydis. Read transcript here: https://wp.me/p7XWKa-alk Photo: Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin in discussion with Hugh Hewitt in the Nixon Library East Room on July 23, 2019, as part of ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the astronauts' return to Earth. (Nixon Foundation)

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the historic moon landing. To commemorate this occasion, the Nixon Library has a new, exciting and interactive exhibit throughout the year. It’s called Apollo 11: One Giant Leap for Mankind. Our guest today on this edition of the Nixon Now podcast not only witnessed the Apollo 11 Splashdown in the South Pacific 50 years ago. He participated in it as a young U.S. Navy lieutenant aboard the nearby USS Arlington. His name is Jeryl Cordell. Mr. Cordell spent 21 years in the U.S. Navy. He took part in the all nuclear powered task force aboard the USS South Carolina; he was the tactical digital data links branch head for the US Commander in Chief of Pacific Command in Hawaii; and worked for the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon in the National Military Command Center — otherwise known as the “War Room. " He was on duty the day that President Reagan was shot. His story about the Apollo events was recently featured in The San Diego Union Tribune. Interview by Jonathan

On August 9, 1974, Richard Nixon became the first and only president to resign. A decade later, Nixon was back as a trusted advisor to presidents dispensing wisdom on campaign strategy, and shaping the course of national and world events. On this edition of the Nixon Now Podcast we're joined in studio with Kasey Pipes. He’s an author, speech writer, and former advisor to President George W. Bush. He’s the Norris Fellow at the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College, co-founder of the issues management firm Corley-Pipes, and partner at the public affairs firm High Water Strategies. He’s author of a newly released book, “After the Fall: The Remarkable Comeback of Richard Nixon.” Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Photo: A portrait of Richard Nixon during his post-presidential years. (Richard Nixon Foundation)

On July 22, 1969, President Nixon celebrated the 100th anniversary of baseball with a White House reception of over 400 baseball greats, officials, and media. Among those in attendance in the East Room were Pittsburgh Pirates all-star Roberto Clemente, New York Yankees greats Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, Cincinnati Reds’ Pete Rose, and other then current and future hall of famers. Washington’s RFK Stadium was the location for the all-star game the same day. President Nixon was planning to attend, but the game rained out and was postponed to the next day when Nixon was en-route to see the splash down of the Apollo 11 astronauts in the South Pacific. Nixon told his audience: "As far as I am concerned I just want you to know that I like the job I have, but if I had to live my life over again, I would have liked to have ended up as a sports writer." On this edition of the Nixon Now podcast, commemorating the 150th anniversary of baseball and President Nixon’s love for the game, we’re joined by Nicholas Eva