and i'm the president ceo of the richard nixon foundation, and it's my pleasure to welcome you here this evening. we have a truly terrific evening in store for you and let me begin by welcoming some special guests starting with larry higby who's a member of the board of directors of the richard nixon foundation. in sandy quinn a member of the board former president of the nixon foundation colonel jack brennan. the marine military aid the president nixon and his chief of staff in the san clemente years judge, jim rogan. thank you for being here, sir. jean hernandez the mayor pro tem of the great city of yorba linda. thank you for being here gene. i want to welcome dr. lori cox hahn, who is the doybee henley chair of presidential studies at chapman university and her colleague dr. luke nichter, who is the james? kavanaugh chair in presidential studies, which is a new program at chapman university and we're joined by the dean of students, dr. jerry price as well at a new program at chapman that the foundation has helped to put together and we're really excited about so thank you all for bei

and was experiencing perhaps the apex of his more than 11-year career working with richard nixon. dwight was born in kansas attended the university of southern california and joined the nixon for governor team in 1962 at 21 years old. he had caught the political bug. and his hard work and uncanny ability would take him to nixon's side throughout the entirety of the historic 1968 campaign and into the white house on january 20th 1969. dwight has written a terrific new memoir. the president's man, which you can see here to my left and much of it deals with his work with president nixon. the president's man is without a doubt one of the most important contributions to the understanding of the nixon presidency and president nixon as a person that has yet been written. dwight will speak this evening with frank gannon. frank joined the nixon white house in the summer of 1971 as a white house fellow assigned to counselors to the president donald rumsfeld and bob finch. he then worked for john erlichmann on the domestic council staff. along with colonel brennan and a handful of other staf

nixon and dean have both maintained consistently that that's the first time he ever told richard nixon about any specifics of the coverup. that's where the battle was going to be joined. but then out of nowhere, that's march 21st, 1973, out of nowhere came this smoking gun tape from june 23rd, 1972, right after the watergate break-in. nobody knew about it, there was nothing else having to do with it, it was a big surprise to the lawyers. the lawyers made a mistake. to my great shame, the lawyers misinterpreted the tape, demanded it be released. it was. it destroyed nixon's credibility and he resigned three days after its release. but that juxtaposition of, we were all geared up to fight here, and this thing popped out. and what started it was doubt about that thing. and i started learning stuff from other authors and other analysts who said that wasn't designed to cover up, that was designed to protect the identity of two major donors who happened to be democrats. and it took me a long time to research, and i was ready to make that case when john dean published a book in 2014 called "t

we could learn what the accusations were against richard nixon. and you won't know of them because they disappeared. it turns out. that the accusations included the charge that richard nixon had personally approved the payment of blackmail to one of the watergate burglars. now in those days it's different today but in those days they hadn't been an impeachment for hundred years. and it was generally believed that in order to void an election to remove the president. you had to show he personally had committed a crime. as as grievous grievous as treason or bribery which are named in the constitution. and the special prosecutors said don't worry. we've got it. we can prove beyond the shadow of a doubt nixon personally approved the payment of blackmail to howard hunt. we can tell you when he did it. but this charge was conveyed in secret so i didn't learn about it until 2019 when i got around to reading the roadmap. the second important development recently is the discovery of confidential prosecutor files? in recent years, i've uncovered four caches

we have something unique in the history of the presidency, way beyond the crimes of richard nixon. this is an unprecedented event to undermine the constitution, to undermine democracy itself by a criminal president. >> bob, who would be involved in -- is it just editing a log? do you know what would be involved in this kind of -- i don't even know what to call it. creating this kind of a gap? >> well, whoever turned it over officially and in fairness, trump says he just assumed all the proper records went to the archives. but whoever did this had no sense that they were handing in, if you will, homework that no one would believe. i just know personally in dealing with trump on 2020 on the phone, he would -- he would call in the morning, in the afternoon. he once called me in the afternoon and said, oh, no, i'm sorry, i called him. i had some questions. and he said, i can't talk. i have 20 generals waiting for me. and then we talked for 25 minutes. he could not stop talking. and so someone has done something that has underscored and put sparkles around an obvious deception. who did

there is a reason it was a big deal over president richard nixon won just 18.5 minutes of gaps were found in his secret white house recordings. it started to look like an attempted cover-up. this gap in donald trump's phone records are starting to appear that way to. and boston -- he is not the executive director of protective democracy. dedicated to fighting efforts to undermine democracy. he joins me now. ian bassin, first of all, let me ask you as someone who worked in the white house, the white house that was extremely almost neurotic-less sensitive about compliance, compared to the guy who came afterwards, your reaction to this record, just the possibility of it. >> look, there is no way that that happens without somebody directing it to happen. there is an office outside of the oval office called oval office operations with a whole set of staffers whose tool job it is to record everything the president does, every call he makes, every call coming in, make sure it is preserved, complies the presidential records act. there is no way that something like this happens accidentally, which

ever since richard nixon we have eliminated our chemical stockpiles, eliminated the production of any bioagents and only worked on things with combat if we're faced with it, those kinds of weapons. that was an american lead that goes all the way back to richard nixon and every american president had to live up to that standard that we will not use chemical or biological weapons and we will find deterrents for those who do. elizabeth: congressman issa, good to see you. come back soon. >>> law enforcement is saying that biden's new proposal, $37 million in new government spending to fight crime will not stop the root causes. we have democrat-run cities being turned into ghost towns after the defund the police movement. we'll break all of this down next on "the evening edit". ♪. welcome to allstate. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ here, you don't have to love cars to save when you bundle your home and auto. but if that's what you're into. that's cool. bundle and save up to 25% with allstate. click or call for a quote today. to help prevent bleeding gums, try saying hello gumwash with parodontax active

richard nixon was president. what do you make of inflation just this week. >> i've ever seen, oddities like this week go vertical blues not just oil, but wheat and things like that, bad news on top of bad news was we are he had bad inflation was all you had to do was look at the pump, i'm a big believer in oil is everything, prices stay right here and in a couple weeks you see another quarter at least at the pump and it is crushing the consumer right now and all the good things we are seeing, good employment report today, it will head south again because when costs go up for everybody throughout the food chain it affects everybody. when we hear news of nuclear, chernobyl that does not help the cause. neil: the unemployment rate is 3.8%. a lot of head wind. >> when you have average oil prices. and economically sensitive stocks are breaking new yearly lows, that tells me about the future and i speak to a lot of companies, persons saying to me they cannot stand what is going on, they have to raise prices which will

richard nixon became us president in 1969 and began withdrawing troops and started secret negotiations with hanover. but then in 1970, he bombed neighboring cambodia. a new wave of correspondence had to shuttle between vietnam and come boat to cover the spreading story. jim laurie was one of them i arrived and shy gun in april of 1978, 22. not knowing very much about vietnam, nor about the war. i was a backpack or turned freelancer, and in those days, the places to stay where the caravel, the continental, maybe the majestic on the waterfront. but i didn't have the money for that. so i stayed at basically a $5.00 a night, rundown hotel. it was called the royal hotel. there was nothing royal about it at all. but i simply, you know, given the money that i had, that was the place that i 1st stayed in 1970 the last war years were intense on all sides. for those fighting it, and those reporting it in 19731 year after americas most brutal bombing of north vietnam. the paris peace accords ended us direct involvement in vietnam. but the war was not over in 1975 events in cambodia shook the us o

nixon launched an invasion of cambodia in april of 1970 i got to up to put on pen. once again, i was too poor to stay at the luxury royal hotel, which changed his name later to the the panel because the government that was installed was empty, royalist ah, after the crew and removal of see a new can. 970 cambodia became a huge battleground, long nose government forces attacked and massacred ethnic vietnamese and cambodians, who supported the communist commit ruge. at the same time the communists under their lead, a whole part gained more support and responded with equal vine, and journalists were increasingly vulnerable whenever they left the sanctuary of love to know and ventured out to the front line. kate web from united press international was kidnapped by the committee, a rouge a few dead, but reappeared 23 days later. as i said, it was a haven haven from the already, and it was a joy to come back that we would. ideally, we would find all our colleagues back there that would be alive and well. but sometimes, as i said, we've come back and we'd find that 5 or 6

that we're all are we talking about civil rights ended with richard nixon so fast forward to your question we get a black president barack obama 2008 re-elected the 2012 backlash donald trump. i knew there would be a backlash after obama got it, and i worked closely with obama. i didn't know be donald trump what new in new yorkers is anything other than president, but there's always a backlash and you have to be prepared for backrest which is why you never let you god. on this next question talks about the filibuster which you talked about in the book what you which you said, you know king talked about, you know doing away with and so this question is about what do you think about the filibuster which you know, and the people the senators who are defending it. well, i think the filibuster i'm against it totally but the least they could do is do what they did with the debt shield earlier this year. they found a way to carve around it and said we've got the other deadly they carved around it to deal with some judicial nomination. so why can't you carve around it for something a basic and fun

and i'm the president ceo of the richard nixon foundation, and it's my pleasure to welcome you here this evening. we have a truly terrific evening in store for you and let me begin by welcoming some special guests starting with larry higby who's a member of the board of directors of the richard nixon foundation. in sandy quinn a member of the board former president of the nixon foundation colonel jack brennan. the marine military aid the president nixon and his chief of staff in the san clemente years judge, jim rogan. thank you for being here, sir.

richard nixon was the president of the united states. and a cost of a gallon of milk was 72 cents. a lot has transpired since then. but what hasn't taken place is congress and its responsibility to make sure that social security keeps pace with the changes that are needed. the last time congress did anything substantial with social security was 39 years ago in 1983. it increased the solvency, but it did so by cutting benefits and taxes the elderly. social security 2100 seeks to enhance benefits that haven't been done in more than 50 years. and eliminate a burdensome tax on people who have to work after they retired in order to make ends meet. i want to especially commend the congressional black caucus and leader clyburn for his efforts in this area, underscoring, again, and knowing what happens to people of color. but as mr. clyburn so eloquently says, not only is it people of color, but people in rural america. all across the south and all across this country. rural americans again forced to live on fixed incomes and seeing that they haven't been adjusted in more than 50 years. an

the last time congress did anything to enhance social security was in 1971, richard nixon was the president and a gallon of milk cost 72 cents. a lot has transpired since then. especially as it relates to our seniors and people who are impacted the most, along with covid, people who are on fixed incomes, who are impacted by inflation are concerned as well. and that's why it's so vitally important with more than 10,000 baby boomers a day becoming eligible for social security that congress finally acts. help is on the way. social security 2100 sacred trust will do just that. and make sure that it provides congressional record -- across the board relief and make sure no one can retire into poverty. raises the new floor for those who are in desperate need now. we can no longer afford to kick the can down the road. the pandemic has only further underscored the problem that our seniors face. but, madam speaker, as you know it's just not our seniors. when we look at veterans, more veterans rely on social security disability than they do on the v.a. when we look at spousal and dependent coverage an

mark: you are right, the provocative actions are reacts that don't address reality, i remember richard nixon when he was president, they told him to stop or soviets would come to most, nixon raised the nuclear level to 3 or 4, said, no, you don't. so, they will respond to strength. they are a very weak economy. appears their military is not as strong as they thought. and just it is amazing to me that we are so in fear of him, we should be prudential and wise and make the intelligent judgments. he will keep testing you, which is what they were pointing out, general, thank you so much. f your service and your very important commentary here. >> thank you, mark. mark: we'll be right back. are you taking a statin drug to reduce cholesterol? it can also deplete your coq10 levels. i recommend considering qunol coq10 along with your statin medication. the brand i trust is qunol. ♪ ♪ ♪a little bit of chicken fried♪ ♪cold beer on a friday night♪ ♪a pair of jeans that fit just right♪ ♪and the radio up well i've seen the sunrise...♪ get 5 boneless wings for $1 with any handcraf

mark: you are right, the provocative actions are reacts that don't address reality, i remember richard nixon when he was president, they told him to stop or soviets would come to most, nixon raised the nuclear level to 3 or 4, said, no, you don't. so, they will respond to strength. they are a very weak economy. appears their military is not as strong as they thought. and just it is amazing to me that we are so in fear of him, we should be prudential and wise and make the intelligent judgments. he will keep testing you, which is what they were pointing out, general, thank you so much. f your service and your very important commentary here. >> thank you, mark. mark: we'll be right back. hearing is important to living life to the fullest. that's why inside every miracle-ear store, you'll find a better life. it all starts with the most innovative technology. like the new miracle-earmini, available exclusively at miracle-ear. so small that no one will see it, but you'll notice the difference. and now, miracle-ear is offering a thirty-day risk-free trial. you can experience better hearing wi

the book deals to a considerable extent with the presidents of the 1960s, john kennedy and richard nixon, and dwight eisen how wur. it deals with those people that tried to become president, barry goldwater, bobby kennedy, george wallace. it runs through so much of the 1960s. it talks about the supreme court justices and talks about a general or two. and it talks about the towering activist in the 1960s, martin juther king, jr. and malcolm x. i also really believe that ordinary people are central to history, too. ordinary people, who we don't know, help us understand the names we never heard of help us understand the past in a new way, and ordinary people in american past changed this nation. alongside all those famous people who run through "the shattering," what i also try to do is tell the stories of ordinary people. what i want to do today, i just want to tell you more stories. and this is the first one. this is the fourth of july, 1961, on the 6100 block of west eddie street in the northwest corner of chicago. the day before, cahill and his neighbor draped the block in 38 flags, and

what to be learn about richard nixon? renee: i listens to those as well in my research, and i was being generous when i was only describing him as thinking women shouldn't vote. i think it just exemplifies one of the concerns that we unpack in our books. on the surface, an organization or individual appears to be committed to diversity, but in fact they loot -- use a public facing shortlist to preserve the status quo. the challenge and what we have done in our research is to look at the ways these women, even though they were shortlisted and never made it on, in order to get to the point where they were even being considered by the president, it's horrible to say this, even to be considered, she was incredibly accomplished. we draw lessons from these women's lives in terms of how they navigated such explicit prejudice against them in order to still succeed, and use that as strategies for the continued bias, sometimes not as obvious as what the early women face, but yet, still meeting to be addressed. susan: in the wake of

nixon. we talk a little bit about what was happening in the 1920s and 30s as white evangelicals were growing in power and prominence and all try to be careful with my language. i'll probably use the terms fundamentalist and evangelical interchangeably. i tend to use the terms that they use for themselves. so in the 20s and 30s, they called themselves fundamentalists in the 1940s to today. they tend to call themselves eventuals, but it's the same group same people many of them are exactly the same if you trace them from the 1930s to the 1950s. but what they believed is the the way they were reading their bibles. they thought that you could see signs that the bible had laid out, especially in the old testament, but also in the new testament. a series of events that would tell us when we were living near the rise of the antichrist in this great apocalypse. and some of them were kind of hard to track things like loosening morals the rise of darwinian evolution. they were worried about women's su

it was a long, drawn out political catastrophe that led to president richard nixon's downfall. >> because of the watergate matter, i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. >> jesse: while nixon wasn't the man behind the burglary, he was involved in the cover-up and, as we all know, the cover-up is worse than the crime. back then an enterprising press corps held our political leaders' feet to the fire. bob woodward and karl bernstein exposed the president and his role in the containment of the scandal. must have been nice. the media actually trying to hold the president accountable for the actions of those around him. now fast forward 50 years to today and we're looking at a drastically different media landscape. rather than cover the crimes of political players, they are doing everything they can to cover them up. because we're witnessing today one of the biggest containment operations in american history. a censorship campaign to cover up for one of the most corrupt first families in american history. and to sway an election. back in october of 2020, the "new york post"

nixon was some years prior. the fact of the matter is americans don't care. they're just pissed off. they think that you should be doing something about it. the frustration in these polls is clear. people do not feel it is or that this is going to the sort of ride through will get through it. it's going to be transitory after a year. it's clear that it's not transitory. that is not cutting it, is it? >> it's not. you can see some state level democratic lawmakers leading biden on responding to this. you have far left california governor gavin newsome who is proposing something to try to eat the pain of californians that are paying a lot for gas. it's a bad idea what he's proposed, throwing more money at the problem. he has proposed giving debit cards to paying for gas. it showing you how fearful that democrats are, that somebody like newsome is willing to take the criticism from climate activists to subsidize oil and gas, which is contradiction to the climate agenda. it's that big of a deal for him. you see it in

plus, how president trump's seven-hour gap in call logs compares to richard nixon's 18 minutes of oval office tapes. we'll have your reality check next. ♪ ♪ we believe there's an innovovator in all of us. ♪ that's why we build technology that makes it possible for every business... and every person... to come to the table and do more incredible things. this is the new world of work. each day looks different than the last. but whatever work becomes, the servicenow platform will make it just, flow. whether it's finding new ways to help you serve your customers, orchestrating a safe return to the office... wait. an office? what's an office? ...or solving a workplace challenge that's yet to come. wherever the new world of work takes your business, the world works with servicenow. >>> this is a bigger event than watergate. in my opinion, it is worse than watergate. this is the biggest scandal since watergate. certainly the biggest political scandal in the history of our country by far, bigger than watergate, much bigger than watergate. >> what was once a go-to line for former presiden

so when richard nixon put u.s. nuclear forces on alert in 1973, he didn't announce it. he just assumed the russians would see it. the same thing is true here. so the fact, again, that they've announced it suggests that it's really about the propaganda piece. now, that said, playing with nuclear weapons is playing with fire, and so there is a danger that emerges from this. and i don't want to discount that, but i think what we're seeing is somebody acting recklessly more than we are somebody who is deliberately planning to start a nuclear war. that i don't think is very likely. >> yeah. i mean it is inconceivable that he would consider using nuclear weapons. but what would use of -- i think they're called tactical or battlefield nuclear weapons look like in europe? what would they even do? one assumes he would have literal fallout for his own country. >> yeah. you know, there are a variety of different kinds of tactical nuclear weapons, so it's a little bit hard to group them together. they run from everything from depth charges that you might use to try to destroy a sub