Author Geoff Shepard is back with S.T Patrick to continue their discussion of Watergate. In tonight’s episode, Shepard covers, in depth, the problems of the Watergate-era biographies, how and why the Nixon tapes are misunderstood so often, the infamous 18 1/2-minute gap, the “smoking gun” tape, why Dean accused Nixon of stonewalling after Dean himself had encouraged Nixon to stonewall throughout the process, the pre-Watergate history of John Dean, the origin of “Deep Throat” and how and why the character of “Deep Throat” evolved throughout the decades after Watergate, the role of Al Haig after H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman resign, the real history of the Ford pardon, the Watergate Road Map and why it should be made public, and much more.
Geoff Shepard can be followed at his website. His book, The Real Watergate Scandal, can be purchased on Amazon.
If you would like to listen to the first part of our discussion (not necessary to understand this one, but highly recommended), you can listen to episode 102 of the Midnight Writer News Show for that.
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