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The Hollywood Smile That Lifted the Conservative Brand
Rick Perlstein looks at the tumultuous political and economic situations of the 1970s. In January 1973 Richard Nixon announced the end of the Vietnam War and prepared for a triumphant second term—until...
View ArticleIt Could Take Another Watergate to Get Secret Money Out of Politics
As Election Day approaches, voters have become inundated with expensive campaign ads and flyers, and outside political groups have spent more than $1 billion to sway citizens at the ballot box. But how...
View ArticleWhy Richard Nixon Declared October Country Music Month
Little remembered among the accomplishments of Richard Nixon's presidency is this proclamation: in October 1970, Nixon asked the American people to mark October as Country Music Month.As far as the...
View ArticleHarry Shearer vs. Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon's had a number of jokes made at his expense over the years, but is there comedic genius laying in his own words as well? Harry Shearer, comedian, author, host of Le Show and star of the...
View ArticleWhy Was Nixon So Paranoid?
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Tim Weiner talks about his new book on the Nixon presidency. Based largely on documents declassified only in the last few years, One Man Against the World:...
View ArticleNixon's Paranoia, Jesse Eisenberg's New Play, Understanding Free Music
Pulitzer and National Book Award-winner Tim Weiner on the tragedy of Richard Nixon. Jesse Eisenberg on writing and starring in the play, “The Spoils,” with fellow actor Michael Zegen. Playwright Rajiv...
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Biden sees politics of cancer as an obstacle to curing it
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (C) arrives in the House chamber prior to U.S. President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, D.C. Jan.12, 2016....
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Can environmentalism become a bipartisan movement again?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Last Friday, Earth Day was celebrated for the 47th time since its inception in 1970. From the beginning, the environmental movement had strong support...
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Hello, neighbor! #ItsABeautifulDay to pay tribute to Mister Rogers
Won’t you be my public media neighbor? Screen image of Fred McFeely Rogers, a.k.a. Mister RogersNeighborly folk took to social media Friday to pay tribute to Fred Rogers, a public media icon whose...
View ArticleFrank Langella Isn’t Scared of Epic Problems
Frank Langella’s career has been full of complex characters with very dark sides. In the 1970s, he starred in a production of “Dracula” that went from Broadway to the movies. And three decades later,...
View Article6 US Political Campaigns Set to Classical Music
Since the days of George Washington, who campaigned with the ditty "God Save Great Washington" set to the tune of "God Save the Queen," American candidates have harnessed the power of music to stir the...
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A history of the American war on weed
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJOE DOLCE, Author, “Brave New Weed: Adventures Into the Uncharted World of Cannabis”: When my mother was upset that I was writing a book on weed, I pulled this out,...
View ArticleTrump's Money Man, A New Look At Nixon, A Lost Arctic Expedition
The New Yorker's Jane Mayer details in her latest piece how a Long Island billionaire and hedge-fund manager fueled the populist wave that would lead to Donald Trump's presidency. Paul Watson's book...
View ArticleA New Look At Nixon
Journalist and biographer John A. Farrell joins us to talk about his new book Richard Nixon: The Life. Farrell follows Nixon from his time serving in the Navy to eventually becoming the 37th president...
View ArticleLies, Leaks, and Consequences, From Nixon to Trump
President Donald Trump has been vocal in attacking what he calls "criminal leaks" coming from his White House, but he is far from the only president who has fought against leaks.Ronald Reagan called...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Good Taxation Is Not an Oxymoron, Reverend Barber Wants...
In case you missed them, hear three of our favorite segments from the week:Good Taxation Is Not an Oxymoron (First) | Reverend Barber Wants to Audit America (Starts at 20:11) | The Feral Intensity of...
View ArticlePlaying the "Madman"
Despite months of isolationist rhetoric, President Trump launched a missile attack on a Syrian air force base. He also shelved promises to label China a currency manipulator and reversed his position...
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Nixon biographer recommends 8 other biographies you need to read
John A. Farrell, author of the new biography “Richard Nixon: The Life,” — which traces the former president’s life as a young and idealistic navy lieutenant to the leader of a divided nation and,...
View ArticleSmells Like Watergate
Elizabeth Holtzman, former US Congresswoman, Brooklyn DA, NYC comptroller, assistant to Mayor Lindsay, currently a lawyer in New York City and author ofJohn V. Lindsay 50th Anniversary Commemoration...
View ArticleWATCH: With Kissinger at his side, Trump delivers first in-person response to...
The same day President Donald Trump was meeting with Russia’s foreign minister at the White House — and less than a day after firing former FBI director James Comey — the press pool captured Trump...
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Kaine: Comey firing ‘clear attempt’ to block Russia probe
Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: On Capitol Hill, we have heard serious concerns raised by Republicans and calls from Democrats for a special counsel to investigate the Russia story.We get reaction now to Mr....
View ArticleRep. Schiff says firing special counsel Mueller would echo Watergate
President Donald Trump could be weighing the termination of special counsel Robert Mueller from his oversight of the federal Russia investigation, Christopher Ruddy, CEO of the conservative Newsmax...
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What we can learn from Nixon’s ‘Saturday Night Massacre’
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioWILLIAM BRANGHAM: Now for some political history, with a look back at a pivotal chapter from Watergate.Recently, Judy Woodruff sat down with a Nixon administration...
View ArticleWhat Watergate Can Teach Us About Today's Political Climate
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentDuring the Watergate era of the 1970s, the United States saw a White House under investigation for allegations of a cover-up that cast doubts on...
View ArticleA Night at Richard Nixon’s
Richard Nixon’s books, published by Michael Korda at Simon and Schuster, helped his reputation by establishing him as a foreign-policy guru. In 1989, Nixon planned to relive his glory days with a visit...
View ArticleA Political History of Country Music
Country music is frequently assumed to be the soundtrack of the Republican Party. But it wasn't always so. Bob talks to reporter J. Lester Feder about the political history of country music and how the...
View ArticleThe Eights | 1968 and the Democrats' Dysfunction
Lawrence O'Donnell, host of "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" on MSNBC and the author of Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics (Penguin Press , 2017),...
View ArticleThe Eights | 1968 Presidential Primaries and Nixon's Brand of Populism
Cokie Roberts, NPR commentator and the author of Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation (Harper Perennial, Reprint 2009), and Elizabeth Drew, the journalist, contributing editor to The New...
View ArticleThe Night Nixon Won ... and the Legacy He Left Us
The 1968 election was so close, it wasn't decided until the wee hours of the following day. When Richard Nixon finally did claim victory — at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Midtown Manhattan — he...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Papers: Secrets, lies and leaks
Our holiday gift to you is a story we first brought you back in May. It touches on corrupt politicians and keeping the public in the dark. Don’t worry, it has nothing to do with this year’s election....
View ArticleThe Pentagon Papers: Secrets, lies and leaks
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. elections seems to yield a new bombshell every week. Amid such high-profile revelations, we revisit a decades-old story...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Papers: Secrets, lies and leaks (rebroadcast)
In 1971, a 22-year-old journalist named Robert Rosenthal got a call from his boss at The New York Times. He told him to go to room 1111 of the Hilton Hotel, bring enough clothes for at least a month...
View ArticleWill Hong Kong Bring China to the Breaking Point?
For months, the streets of Hong Kong have been paralyzed by a broad-based protest movement with multiple demands, including democratic reforms. Will the Communist Party retaliate with military force,...
View ArticleA Night at Richard Nixon’s
Richard Nixon’s books, some published by Michael Korda at Simon & Schuster, built his reputation for being a foreign-policy guru. In 1989, Nixon planned to relive his glory days with a visit to...
View ArticleNew Yorker Writers on Hong Kong, and Nixon After Tiananmen Square
The months of protests in Hong Kong may be the biggest political crisis facing Chinese leadership since the Tiananmen Square massacre a generation ago. What began as objections to a proposed...
View ArticleTricky Dick and Dirty Don: How a Compelling Narrative Can Change the Fate of...
In 1972, Richard Nixon’s political future seemed assured. He was reëlected by one of the highest popular-vote margins in American history, his approval rating was near seventy per cent, and the public...
View ArticleJohn Dean On The Impeachment Comparisons
In 1973, former White House counsel John Dean testified about his first-hand knowledge in the Senate's Watergate hearings. On Wednesday, he told CNN that from his perspective there's already more...
View ArticleThomas Mallon on the Impeachment Process
As he opened public impeachment proceedings last week, Representative Adam Schiff invoked Watergate. That’s a positive precedent for Trump’s opponents: President Nixon had won his second term in a...
View ArticleThis Is William Cohen’s Third Impeachment
The current impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump are only the fourth in American history, and William Cohen has been near the center of power for three of them. First, he was a Republican...
View ArticleThis Is William Cohen’s Third Impeachment
The current impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump are only the fourth in American history, and William Cohen has been near the center of power for three of them. First, he was a Republican...
View ArticleThis Is William Cohen’s Third Impeachment
The current impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump are only the fourth in American history, and William Cohen has been near the center of power for three of them. First, he was a Republican...
View ArticleThe Makings of Modern Conservatism
In the 1930s, America experienced the Great Depression, the New Deal, and leadership from both Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt. California, meanwhile, witnessed a serious shift in the Republican...
View ArticleFederal Troops and Protests in 1971
Lawrence Roberts, investigative journalist and the author of Mayday 1971: A White House at War, a Revolt in the Streets, and the Untold History of America’s Biggest Mass Arrest (Houghton Mifflin...
View ArticleMakings of Modern Conservatism
In the 1930s, America experienced the Great Depression, the New Deal, and leadership from both Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt. California, meanwhile, witnessed a serious shift in the Republican...
View Article158 — A Plea for Peace: Leonard Bernstein, Richard Nixon, and the Music of...
Music and poetry were powerful headliners at the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris signaling change and new beginnings. This was not the first time the arts have reflected the mood of the...
View Article"The Martha Mitchell Effect" Revisits Watergate
"The Martha Mitchell Effect" profiles the woman who played a key role in exposing the depths of Watergate and bringing down President Nixon. Filmmaker Anne Alvergue and Debra McClutchy use archival...
View ArticleWhen American Presidents Go to Trial
This past Thursday marked the 48th anniversary of Richard Nixon, exactly one month after his resignation, receiving a full pardon by his successor President Gerald Ford. The pardon rocked a nation...
View ArticleUS, Israel leaders spat over legal overhaul
The relationship between the US and Israel has always been strong. But as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition tried to overhaul Israel's judicial system, fissures...
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Adams's Nixon in China from the Paris Opera
Listen Saturday, July 1st, at 1pm.Program notes courtesy of WFMT.Click here for the upcoming Saturday Opera broadcast schedule.Conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads the ensemble in Adams's Nixon in China,...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Papers: Secrets, Lies and Leaks
Before Jeffrey Wigand blew the whistle on the tobacco industry and Edward Snowden showed the National Security Agency could spy on all of us, there was Daniel Ellsberg, one of the original champions of...
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