Author Ray Locker returns for part two of a discussion about his new book, Haig's Coup: How Richard Nixon's Closest Aide Forced Him From Office. In this episode, Locker and S.T Patrick take the story from July 1973 through the end of the Nixon presidency. included in tonight's episode are discussions on Alexander Butterfield, The White House Tapes, Bob Woodward, Deep Throat, … [Read more...]
MWN Episode 108 – Reassessing Watergate with Geoff Shepard (Part Two)
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 … [Read more...]
Bob Woodward, Deep Background, and the Fear of the Secret Origin
by S.T. Patrick This is first in a series of articles that will look at the career of Washington Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward. Fear: Trump in the White House is Woodward's 19th book and reportedly sold over 750,000 units on Publish Day alone. Watergate revisionists and chroniclers of Woodward's career still have questions about his methods, his tactics, and the … [Read more...]
Getting Nixon: Len Colodny’s Attempt to Interview Richard Nixon for Silent Coup
The Reagan Revolution was underway and it had been close to 15 years since America had first believed that the Watergate cover-up brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon. The GOP had taken its requisite throttling in 1976, but it had come back triumphant in 1980 when Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter. The Washington Post had all but taken de facto ownership of the … [Read more...]
Episode 003 – The Silent Coup of Richard Nixon
On Episode 003 of the Midnight Writer News Show, S.T. Patrick hosts Len Colodny, author of the 25th anniversary edition of Silent Coup: The Removal of a President. Colodny's work is the alternative to the Washington Post's supposed ownership of the Watergate story. Colodny spends a fast-paced hour discussing the real truth behind Watergate, the role of Alexander Haig, the truth … [Read more...]