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From 1971 to 1973, Richard Nixon secretly recorded his private conversations in the White House. This revealing film chronicles the content of those tapes, which include Nixon's conversations on the war in Vietnam, the Pentagon Papers leak, his Supreme Court appointments, and more - while also exposing many of the blunt and candid statements made by the President about women, people of colour, Jews, and the media.

Primary Title
  • Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 8 February 2017
Release Year
  • 2014
Start Time
  • 06 : 15
Finish Time
  • 07 : 25
Duration
  • 70:00
Channel
  • SoHo
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • From 1971 to 1973, Richard Nixon secretly recorded his private conversations in the White House. This revealing film chronicles the content of those tapes, which include Nixon's conversations on the war in Vietnam, the Pentagon Papers leak, his Supreme Court appointments, and more - while also exposing many of the blunt and candid statements made by the President about women, people of colour, Jews, and the media.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Documentary television programs--United States
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Presidential transcripts
  • United States--Politics and government--1945-1989
Genres
  • Documentary
Contributors
  • Peter W. Kunhardt (Director)
  • George Kunhardt (Producer)
  • Kunhardt Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Documentary television programs--United States
  • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Presidential transcripts
  • United States--Politics and government--1945-1989