National security advisers Henry Kissinger. In some ways, nixon is one of the most brilliant people to occupy the white house. He had incredible political gifts. But on the other hand hes one of the worst people to occupy the white house because he had a broad streak of para nnoia and course in the end ruined himself by bringing about his his own catastrophic downfall in the watergate scandal of 1972 to 1974. Were going to look at the good and bad side of the nixon presidency with National Security adviser kissinger. Im going to share the screen so we can look at powerpoint pictures as we go through the sequence. First of all, here is president nixon himself. He had been born back in 1913 in california and grew up in a lower middle class family. Went to the local college there with the college. He graduated and went to Duke University law school and this is in the worst years of great depression. The mid1930s. During the second world war, he joined the u. S. Navy. You can see the photo
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Everything that will be confirmed over the next three months. For a physical calendar of events please silence your cell phones after the author finishes speaking well pass around a microphone please purchase your copy behind the register director of the program of law and the fellow at the center for american progress. Integrate democracy drying on the Political Legal to have two contrasting visions. One set of choices to the oligarchy and alternative course will establish a great democracy and to put in place a system. I am please to welcome. [applause] it is great to see so many people here tonight. And i am excited to talk to about my book the great democracy burke are particularly excited because i really have been thinking about it for almost 20 years. I know that seems crazy because i dont look that all that im not that all left but it is true. I started to think about this book first semester of my freshman year of college. And by it with that political history it is cyclical.
Distinguished investigate testify journalists in russia, cofounders of authors of the red web previously a history of russia razz internet and governance of the internet and then also the excellent book the new noblity which is looking at Russian Security services. So, this i guess is the third part of the trilogy. And were so excited that youre here with us today. I think just a couple of issues. One is we are filming this, so just a note to the audience, as you engage and ask questions, well ask you to identify yourself, and everything here is on the record in terms of the discussion. And then, two, just in terms of formality, well start off with some general questions ill ask or coauthors and then segment into more of a q a format and there are copies of the book available here which irina and andrei will happily sign for you. So welcome back. Welcome to new york. I feel like this is the scene for so much of what is going on, irina can talk but what motivated you to write this book