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For tonight's special edition of Conversations with Great Minds - Thom is joined by Lamar Waldron. Lamar is an author and historian - and was once called "the ultimate JFK historian and examiner," by Variety Magazine's Liz Smith. His extensive and groundbreaking research has been featured in hundreds of newspapers - and was the subject of two Discovery Channel specials produced by NBC News. Lamar has appeared on CNN, The History Channel and other major television networks. He is the author of several books - including his newest, full of bombshells, Watergate: The Hidden History. June 17th marks the 40th anniversary of the Watergate burglary - and just in time for the anniversary is the arrival of an explosive new book that sheds new light on the scandal and on President Nixon.
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lovemydog
(11,833 posts)it's nearly 800 pages. Look forward to reading it, since I love history and am a Watergate buff.
Thanks for sharing!
pam4water
(2,916 posts)Overseas
(12,121 posts)Last edited Sun Jun 10, 2012, 10:57 AM - Edit history (1)
Definitely not "a third rate burglary" as current myth would have us believe.
Thanks for this interview Thom!
Talking about creating a GOP TV way back in 1968. How to distract and manipulate the media.
How sophisticated their operations really were and how long they had all been working together.
Overseas
(12,121 posts)are following tricks honed by Richard Nixon and his team.
Back to Part I -- He well knew how to distract the media with outrageous charges against your opponent that you know are false.
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)I'll always remember my best friend's room in our last year of high school. Every wall was plastered with every Oliphant cartoon about Nixon. And only just now did I come to the realization of what happened, and what Nixon did.
It makes one feel powerless. The only way out of this is education. All we can do is establish a universal school system all across this country. Anything else is just wasted breath. People must grow up aware, smart, and able to see through the bullshit and tricks.