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MWN Episode 053 – Colodny vs Woodward on Nixon vs Trump

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LEN COLODNY joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the recent CNN comparisons of Donald Trump to Richard Nixon. CNN has used Washington Post writers Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who are best known for their two books on Watergate. Colodny, the author of Silent Coup: The Removal of a President, spends time discussing the validity of the comparison, the media's desire to make the … [Read more...]

MWN Episode 037 – Nixon’s Gamble

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RAY LOCKER author of Nixon's Gamble, joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the risk President Richard Nixon took in sacrificing transparency and unity for secrecy and potential success. The gamble, Locker writes, was "to do it all in secret before the weight of the secrets crushed him." Locker addresses the reason for secrecy, changes in the national security apparatus, Nixon's trusted … [Read more...]

Getting Nixon: Len Colodny’s Attempt to Interview Richard Nixon for Silent Coup

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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

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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...]