Investigated him. The society for history in the federal government hosted this program and provided the video. Good afternoon, everyone. We are so pleased to have so many of you joining us for our first friday for the society for history in the federal government. And we are very, very pleased to have Don Ritchie kicking us off. He needs little introduction to this group. As most of you know, he is the Historian Emeritus for the u. S. Senate where he served for many years. Don was also an executive councilmember for the society and a long time Member And Supporter of the society. He has written many books and articles. One of his books press gallery, congress and the Washington Correspondents, received the Fhfg Henry adams prize. And another book, electing fdr, the new deal, election of 1932, won the George Pendleton Book prize. His new book is on Drew Pearson. It will be published this summer. And the book is called the power of political journalism, leaks, lies and libel in Drew Pea
Investigated him. The society for history in the federal government hosted this program and provided the video. Good afternoon, everyone. We are so pleased to have so many of you joining us for our first friday for the society for history in the federal government. And we are very, very pleased to have Don Ritchie kicking us off. He needs little introduction to this group. As most of you know, he is the Historian Emeritus for the u. S. Senate where he served for many years. Don was also an executive councilmember for the society and a long time Member And Supporter of the society. He has written many books and articles. One of his books press gallery, congress and the Washington Correspondents, received the Fhfg Henry adams prize. And another book, electing fdr, the new deal, election of 1932, won the George Pendleton Book prize. His new book is on Drew Pearson. It will be published this summer. And the book is called the power of political journalism, leaks, lies and libel in Drew Pea
Historian emeritus for the u. S. Senate where he served for many years. Don was also an executive councilmember for the society and a long time Member And Supporter of the society. He has written many books and articles. One of his books press gallery, congress and the Washington Correspondents, received the Fhfg Henry adams prize. And another book, electing fdr, the new deal, election of 1932, won the George Pendleton Book prize. His new book is on Drew Pearson. It will be published this summer. And the book is called the power of political journalism, leaks, lies and libel in Drew Pearsons washington. And we are very pleased to have don kick off this series for us. Well first watch a very short video clip. Bear with me while i try to share my screen. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Drew Pearson. We bring you this special Television Broadcast to give you the very latest information on an amazing phenomenon. The arrival of a spaceship in washington. The army has taken every precaution to
Columnist. Leaks, lies and libel. He discusses the research into the accuracy of Pearsons Column and the motivations of those who investigated him. The society for history in the federal government hosted this program and provided the video. Good afternoon, everyone. We are so pleased to have so many of you joining us for our first friday for the society for history in the federal government. And we are very, very pleased to have Don Ritchie kicking us off. He needs little introduction to this group. As most of you know, he is the Historian Emeritus for the u. S. Senate where he served for many years. Don was also an executive councilmember for the society and a long time Member And Supporter of the society. He has written many books and articles. One of his books press gallery, congress and the Washington Correspondents, received the Fhfg Henry adams prize. And another book, electing fdr, the new deal, election of 1932, won the George Pendleton Book prize. His new book is on Drew Pear
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 he s 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. we re going to look at the good and bad side of the nixon presidency with national security adviser kissinger. i m 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 mid-1930s. during the second world war, he joined the u.s. navy. you ca