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Douglas Brinkley: “The Nixon Tapes, 1971-72″

Douglas Brinkley is one of the most popular historians writing today. His books on Theodore Roosevelt (The Wilderness Warrior), Walter Cronkite and other subjects have been major bestsellers, and he is a frequent commentator on CBS News and a contributing editor for Vanity Fair. Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University and a fellow at the James Baker Institute for Public Policy, will discuss his new edition of The Nixon Tapes, 1971-72, a fresh transcription including previously unpublished Nixon conversations, co-edited with Luke Nichter. Brinkley talks about what the new tapes reveal about the Nixon White House in the period culminating in Watergate, and will also discuss the history of presidential taping systems, going back to FDR.











When: Tue., Jul. 29, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Where: Hunter College
47-49 E. 65th St.
212-396-7919
Price: Free
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Douglas Brinkley is one of the most popular historians writing today. His books on Theodore Roosevelt (The Wilderness Warrior), Walter Cronkite and other subjects have been major bestsellers, and he is a frequent commentator on CBS News and a contributing editor for Vanity Fair. Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University and a fellow at the James Baker Institute for Public Policy, will discuss his new edition of The Nixon Tapes, 1971-72, a fresh transcription including previously unpublished Nixon conversations, co-edited with Luke Nichter. Brinkley talks about what the new tapes reveal about the Nixon White House in the period culminating in Watergate, and will also discuss the history of presidential taping systems, going back to FDR.

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