Author Ray Locker joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the new book, Haig's Coup: How Richard Nixon's Closest Aide Forced Him From Office. Locker delves into the role of General Alexander Haig in the administration of Richard Nixon. In this episode, Locker and Patrick cover Haig's actions through the end of May 1973. Was Al Haig a major player in the downfall of Nixon? This is part … [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...]