Award-winning author and former Boston Globe correspondent John A. Farrell will discuss his new book, Richard Nixon: The Life with Brian McGrory, editor of The Boston Globe.
Watching this in 2020, Mr. Farrell's editor probably has a crystal ball, he got both Trump and Corona-virus right! Enjoyed the talk very much, thank you!
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 - April 22, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974, when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office. He had previously served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California. After completing his undergraduate studies at Whittier College, he graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law. He and his wife Pat moved to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government. He subsequently served on active duty in the U.S. Navy Reserve during World War II. Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950. His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-communist, and elevated him to national prominence. He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1952 election. Nixon served for eight years as vice president. He waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1960, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy, and lost a race for Governor of California to Pat Brown in 1962. In 1968, he ran for the presidency again and was elected by defeating Incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Nixon ended American involvement in the war in Vietnam in 1973 and brought the American POWs home, and ended the military draft. Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations, and he initiated détente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year. His administration generally transferred power from Washington to the states. He imposed wage and price controls for a period of ninety days, enforced desegregation of Southern schools and established the Environmental Protection Agency. Nixon also presided over the Apollo 11 moon landing, which signaled the end of the moon race. He was reelected in one of the largest electoral landslides in U.S. history in 1972, when he defeated George McGovern. The year 1973 saw an Arab oil embargo, gasoline rationing, and a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate scandal. The scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support, and on August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office. After his resignation, he was issued a pardon by his successor, Gerald Ford. In retirement, Nixon's work writing several books and undertaking of many foreign trips helped to rehabilitate his image. He suffered a debilitating stroke on April 18, 1994, and died four days later at the age of 81.
In the last few minutes, his prediction on Trump's future couldn't be more wrong. He doesn't believe Trump will be interested in a 2nd term and that Trumps health/age is starting to show. This week Trump has only stopped short of naming himself as both Superman and Lex Luthor,
Nixon often would eat cottage cheese and pineapple , then put a pineapple over his shaft and force rosemary woods to eat eat without touching his shaft. He was a card!
Farrell speaks from his deep-seated bias against Trump (who was not his subject), assuming his audience agrees with him entirely, and sits in judgement of his subject. No complexity. Only confirming the old demonizations, to get a laugh. I say this as someone who has most voted democrat or third party, only once republican.
The left always goes for the easy path of demonizing the conservatives. One can either hate Nixon or admire him, it is the historian’s task to understand the man. This must be done without dragging in your own ideological baggage to fall back on.
This is a very interesting conversation (I recently read Mr. Farrell's book and very much enjoyed it). However, could you *please* do something to bring up the volume? I had every outlet on my PC turned up to full volume and could barely hear anything.
i dont mean to be so offtopic but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an instagram account?? I was stupid lost the password. I would love any tips you can offer me!
Anyone who still thinks that Nixon was a misunderstood and scapegoated individual, should listen to the tapes. They will be quickly disabused of that notion
Watching this in 2020, Mr. Farrell's editor probably has a crystal ball, he got both Trump and Corona-virus right! Enjoyed the talk very much, thank you!
I need details of the books of Mr Farell on President Nixon and Clarence Darrow
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 - April 22, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974, when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office.
He had previously served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California.
After completing his undergraduate studies at Whittier College, he graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law.
He and his wife Pat moved to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government.
He subsequently served on active duty in the U.S. Navy Reserve during World War II.
Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950.
His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-communist, and elevated him to national prominence.
He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1952 election.
Nixon served for eight years as vice president.
He waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1960, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy, and lost a race for Governor of California to Pat Brown in 1962.
In 1968, he ran for the presidency again and was elected by defeating Incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey.
Nixon ended American involvement in the war in Vietnam in 1973 and brought the American POWs home, and ended the military draft.
Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations, and he initiated détente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year.
His administration generally transferred power from Washington to the states.
He imposed wage and price controls for a period of ninety days, enforced desegregation of Southern schools and established the Environmental Protection Agency.
Nixon also presided over the Apollo 11 moon landing, which signaled the end of the moon race.
He was reelected in one of the largest electoral landslides in U.S. history in 1972, when he defeated George McGovern.
The year 1973 saw an Arab oil embargo, gasoline rationing, and a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate scandal.
The scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support, and on August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office.
After his resignation, he was issued a pardon by his successor, Gerald Ford.
In retirement, Nixon's work writing several books and undertaking of many foreign trips helped to rehabilitate his image.
He suffered a debilitating stroke on April 18, 1994, and died four days later at the age of 81.
Excellent detailed overview! Articulate and concise. Thanks
In the last few minutes, his prediction on Trump's future couldn't be more wrong. He doesn't believe Trump will be interested in a 2nd term and that Trumps health/age is starting to show. This week Trump has only stopped short of naming himself as both Superman and Lex Luthor,
Weird about the Spanish flu comment. Wonder what the editor assigned next
After I visited the 'extremely biased' Nixon Library in California, I doubt they would even consider having a panel on a book on JFK....
Nixon often would eat cottage cheese and pineapple , then put a pineapple over his shaft and force rosemary woods to eat eat without touching his shaft. He was a card!
Lmao, there's no way this is true.
How did you like it?!?
That's really weird...how was the gawk? Did you gag?
Enjoyed the conversation and insight.
Farrell speaks from his deep-seated bias against Trump (who was not his subject), assuming his audience agrees with him entirely, and sits in judgement of his subject. No complexity. Only confirming the old demonizations, to get a laugh. I say this as someone who has most voted democrat or third party, only once republican.
The left always goes for the easy path of demonizing the conservatives. One can either hate Nixon or admire him, it is the historian’s task to understand the man. This must be done without dragging in your own ideological baggage to fall back on.
This is a very interesting conversation (I recently read Mr. Farrell's book and very much enjoyed it). However, could you *please* do something to bring up the volume? I had every outlet on my PC turned up to full volume and could barely hear anything.
i dont mean to be so offtopic but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an instagram account??
I was stupid lost the password. I would love any tips you can offer me!
@Daniel Lance Instablaster :)
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Anyone who still thinks that Nixon was a misunderstood and scapegoated individual, should listen to the tapes. They will be quickly disabused of that notion
I have and I don't care lol
I've heard worse on Xbox Live