The Richard Nixon Experience

Send a text Episode 429 – Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 10)  Watergate Part 10 takes listeners inside one of the most seismic political crises in American history — and does so through the eyes and voice of Bob Dole. As the Watergate complex break-in spiraled into a constitutional confrontation, Washington changed overnight. This episode weaves together archival news coverage and...

Send a text Episode 428 – Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 9)  Out as RNC Chairman Power in Washington can rise quickly — and shift just as fast. Part 9 explores the dramatic turning point when Bob Dole’s tenure as chairman of the Republican National Committee comes to an abrupt end and George H. W. Bush is brought in to take the helm. Through a series of revealing phone conversatio...

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Send a text Episode 426 – Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 7)  With Nixon’s Help (A) Part 7 explores a pivotal chapter in Bob Dole’s rise on the national stage — his growing alliance with Richard Nixon during one of the most turbulent periods in modern American history. As the Nixon administration grappled with the war in Vietnam, Dole emerged as a reliable and disciplined voice def...

Send a text Dwight Eisenhower: The Inspiration (A) What kind of leader shapes a young soldier’s idea of courage, duty, and sacrifice—and then stays with him for a lifetime? In this powerful second chapter of our Bob Dole series, we turn to the man who became Dole’s lifelong hero: Dwight D. Eisenhower . Long before Bob Dole entered politics, he was a wounded young officer watching the world being r...

Send a text February 2026 on the Wallace Podcast Network — One Month. Three Podcasts. A Shared Journey Through History. This February, all three shows across the Wallace Podcast Network come together for a powerful month of storytelling that connects world history with hometown legacy. On Grand Strand Politics , we revisit our acclaimed January 2024 special series, “Robert Hirsch: Our Mayor.” This...

Send a text In this episode of Great American Authors , we take an unforgettable look at two astonishing works born from the tumultuous aftermath of Nixon-era Washington — The Canfield Decision by Spiro T. Agnew and The Company by John Ehrlichman. Today, The Canfield Decision enjoys a surprisingly warm reception online, with roughly 87% of readers awarding it three to five stars on Goodreads and s...

Send a text We stumbled on this interview while researching materials for a tribute to former Vice President Dick Cheney. We had not been aware that this interview existed if we had known it we would have used it during our original broadcast.  The interview is hard hitting, Barbara Walters pulls no punches through out. It is very much worth listening to and Agnew holds his own pretty well,  Enjoy...

Send a text In this episode we look back at the other man who alongside, Bob Dole and Pete Wilson, spoke at both funerals for Pat and Richard Nixon. The Reverend Billy Graham was a giant figure in the second half of the 20th Century. His influence on the spiritual lives of people around the globe is rivaled only by the various Pope's who served during his lifetime.  He was a major figure in t...

Send a text In this episode we cover the deaths of both Former First Lady Pat Nixon and former President Richard Nixon who both passed away within 10 months of one another in 1993 and 1994.  As anyone who has been listening to our podcast on a long term basis knows, the life and career of Richard Nixon is a central focus of our show. We even have a sister podcast titled "The Richard Nixon Exp...

Send a text In this special edition of our podcast we will be looking at the highly acclaimed best selling book written by former Ronald Reagan Speech writer Ken Khachigian.  The book offers an insiders view of not one President but two Presidents, both giants in our long long struggle against the forces of Communism in the Cold War. The two Presidents were two of history's giants, Richard Ni...

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Send a text Welcome to  The Revealing Documents from the Watergate Prosecutions  featuring : • Prof. Stephen Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law; Co-director of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program, The George Washington University Law School • Geoff Shepard, Author of The Nixon Conspiracy (2021) and The Real Watergate Scandal (2015) • Hon. Laurence Silber...

Send a text Welcome to  The Revealing Documents from the Watergate Prosecutions  featuring : • Prof. Stephen Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law; Co-director of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program, The George Washington University Law School • Geoff Shepard, Author of The Nixon Conspiracy (2021) and The Real Watergate Scandal (2015) • Hon. Laurence Silber...

Send a text FYI: There is a 30 second break between what was a 10 minute break, please stay tuned in  Welcome to  The Revealing Documents from the Watergate Prosecutions  featuring : • Prof. Stephen Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law; Co-director of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program, The George Washington University Law School • Geoff Shepard, Author o...

Send a text Welcome to  The Revealing Documents from the Watergate Prosecutions  featuring : • Prof. Stephen Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law; Co-director of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program, The George Washington University Law School • Geoff Shepard, Author of The Nixon Conspiracy (2021) and The Real Watergate Scandal (2015) • Hon. Laurence Silber...

Send a text In this special edition we look back at a giant of the American Justice System. Lawrence Silberman is a man most people, including me, had probably never heard of unless you were knowledgeable about the law.  I was introduced to him because he was on a panel examining the massive evidence of prosecutorial misconduct that the 2013 Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by Geoff Shepard had...

Send a text This is the final episode in our look at the oral history of FBI Field Agent Angelo Lano. It covers the Saturday Night Massacre, his opinion of John Dean, and his thoughts on the reporting of the Washington Post's Woodward and Bernstein. It is a fascinating look into what the investigators thought of the case as it unfolded in front of them. On a side note, this is the type of bro...

Send a text In this second of our three episode oral history with FBI Field Agent Angelo Lano we listen in as he talks about dealing with FBI second in command Mark Felt. Felt turned out to be the secret source for The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. It is interesting to hear how Felt was willing to allow his team of FBI agents come under suspicion as the leaks continued to occu...

Send a text In our first episode of its kind we will let you listen to the oral history of FBI Field Agent Angelo J. Lano. He was in charge of the investigation of the Watergate break-in from its start until it ended. His insights are profound. In this episode he will discuss John Dean and his role in Watergate, tracking down Howard Hunt, and chasing the money trail that would lead to Ken Dahlberg...

Send a text This short housekeeping show will air on both of our podcasts because we want to hear from you. We are about to air an uninterupted oral history on The Richard Nixon Experience. We want to know if you would be interested in more episodes in this type of format and have us, at the Richard Nixon Experience, comeback for a seventh season. Just let us know by emailing me here on the websit...

Send a text In this final look back at the phone calls of Richard Nixon with Alexander Haig it is December of 1972 and January of 1973. The end of the War for America in Vietnam seems at hand. We will hear the two men work on these final problems and issues concerning getting an agreement to end the war.  We will also hear them as they learn of the death of President Nixon's predecessor Lyndo...

Send a text In this episode, we see President Nixon moving in on what he believes will be peace in Vietnam. However, it is not without issues and games being played by not only our enemies in Hanoi, or their allies in Peking and Moscow, but also by our own friends in Saigon too.  This is a fascinating look at the end of the War in Vietnam that so divided the nation and we listen in on the thoughts...

Send a text In this second episode on General alexander Haig , we will listen in on the phone calls between the President and the Assistant National Security Advisor Al Haig. These are the calls from 1971 and they cover several different subjects from the theft of the Pentagon Papers, to issues in Africa, to the Indian - Pakistan War.  Plus the war in Vietnam.  We have used some of these calls in...