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265: Nixon Beyond Watergate: A History of the Presidency Before the Scandal

265: Nixon Beyond Watergate: A History of the Presidency Before the Scandal

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265: Nixon Beyond Watergate: A History of the Presidency Before the Scandal

FromBackStory

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today the Presidency of Richard Nixon is mostly remembered for how it ended - with the Watergate scandal, impeachment and resignation. But what about early Nixon, the man sworn into office in January 1969? As Nathan, Ed and Brian discover, Nixon ran a more imaginative and ideologically flexible administration than its ignominious ending might suggest. 
Released:
Jan 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes history engaging and fun.