this began to change under richard nixon. as this he viewed cable television as a political weapon to undermine the power of network television and also advance a free-market policy agenda. in doing so nixon change the political trajectory and structure cable television to shape its development as a destructive medium designed to tear down media gatekeeping with market forces. and so this is the media environment that gerald ford inherited and ironically in his efforts to restore integrity to the presidency he actually advance these two components of richard nixon's media politics. hise showbiz style and his agenda. here is how it works. gerald ford confronted the challenge of how to communicate, govern and win an election in a political environment that one journalist characterized as something that turned into ridicule. he faced a press corps who had written nixon is flying and extensive effort he went into to manipulate the press and the public that had lost faith and trust in the presidency. for ford entertainment became a

this began to change under richard nixon. he viewed cable television as a political weapon to undermine the power of network television and advance of free-market h policy agenda. in doing so , nixon change the political trajectory and structure of cable television helping to shape its development as a disruptive median design to tear down media gatekeeping with market forces. this is the media environment that gerald ford inherited. ironically , in his efforts to restore integrity to the presidency , he actually advanced these two components of richard nixon's media politics, his showbiz style and his cable niagenda. here is how it works. gerald ford confronted the a challenge of how to communicate, govern and then win an election in a political environment that one journalist characterized as disillusionment that have or turned into ridicule. he faced a cynical press corps, who had witnessed nixon lying and saw the events that went into to manipulate. th for ford, entertainment became a way to restore that trust by personali

he's the president, ceo of the richard nixon foundation. i want to welcome jim and luke up to the now. take it away. good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the nixon luke. welcome back. thanks. i want to start tonight by reading from the same wall street journal review that my colleague joe lopez just did. barton swain. this was reviewed on august 16th in the pages of the wall street. the book, of course, is the year that broke politics. he writes, mr. nixon's book stands out its clear, direct prose in the scrupulous research on which it is based. the end notes frequently cite archive letters and other primary sources, and that really is how you wrote this book, that it is based in the documents and and the in the research. and it's i mean, hard to top that. that was a terrific review in the pages of the wall street journal. so luke, we jump into many of your key that you found from the from the archival research you're very familiar with. the nixon white house tapes. you wrote two volumes with douglas brinkley called the nixon t

he was every bit richard nixon's match on the democratic side of the aisle. and if he had run in 68 against nixon, that would have been the battle of the titans. i mean, there would be no greater election in modern history. i mean, these were unparalleled, you know, leaders of their parties who were had similar political careers who had who had sort of leapfrogged each other at different times. i mean nixon made it first to the vice presidency. johnson made it first to the presidency. i mean, they they were very competitive when they were they because they often faced each other on a ballot. and i think what they came to realize and 68 is not facing each other on the ballot anymore, that they actually had a lot in common. i think really we have our luci baines johnson said, you know, johnson's daughter, youngest daughter, very different people, different politically different to policy and management. she's like, but it was there. it it was call it rivals shared enemies that brought them together ultimately by the end of their careers each were for were very a

he was ever mitt richard nixon's match on the other side of the aisle. he ran in '68 for nixon, there were no greater election of the history. i mean, these were unparalleled and the parties who had similar political careers, who had sort of leapfrogged each other at do i want different times. i mean nixon made it first to the vicecy presidency and johnsn made it first and they were your competitive when they were away and often pace each other on the ballot. they came to realize in '68 is not facing each other on the ballot anymore and theyor had a lot in common. what really -- lucy banes johnson said, s you know, johnson's youngest daughter very different people, different politically, different approaching to policy and management. she's like, but, was there -- it was crawl it rivals or shared enemies that brought them together ultimately by the end of their careers. each were for very aware they didn't go to prep school. nixon to whittier and johnson anddo san marcos and looked down upon by the elite and national media and the establishment in both pa

but anyway so richard nixon is told well the supreme court has said you have to turn over these very incriminating tapes. and nixon then is in formed by republican leaders, congress, you're going to be impeached and you'reoing to be convicted. so you better make a decision becausthat's going to happen if you don't do something. so nixon resigns now. nixon resigns. and one of the reasons he resigns and of the reasons that people are willing to accept the resignation is that this new guy, gerald ford, he doesn't have a long and obvious paper trail,ut there are no scandals in h backgund. there is no hint of any impropriety. he, like the anti nixon because nin now is seen as this purveyor of skullduggery and everything else. and jerry ford, this just, you know, straightforward guy from western michigan who does things the way they're supposed to be done. but then but then in a mon after nixon resigns, gerald ford pardons him. and all of a sudden, these questions are raised, why w there a deal here? did nixon and ford get together? or maybe intermediaries? and did ford say. --, if you resi

if you're richard nixon. because, by the way, so agnew is forced out at a time when watergate is becoming uncovered. itakes aong time between the tharrest of the burglars in june of 72 to the summer of 73, when the senate watergate hearings take place, and nixon finally resigns in the summer of 1974. so it's a slow moving scandal. and the last thing nixon needs and the last that he wants to convey is that he's brought on board. this guy is going to help push him out. and so gerald ford took the j. it's it's an honor. but he certainly didn't expect it to lead anything. le to anything he thought that this would be a nice sort send off. i'll do this and then retir in 1976, wn this term is up and, that woulbe tha and and ford knew no more about watergate. everybody else did. so he didn't know where this story was going. but when the story went the way it did, when nixon as became apparent in the coverup of this and and it was at this time that the adage emerged that it's not crime, it's the cover up that's going

he helped orchestrate richard nixon's visit in 1972. kissinger last visited china in july. cnn's richard roth has a look back at his controversial legacy. >> i know all of you will want to hear from the new secretary of state. >> henry kissinger never really needed an introduction on the world stayed again. kissinger the most famous statesman of the last half of the 20th century. celebrated and controversial. as richard nixon's national security adviser and secretary of state, the diplomat wielded enormous power and influence. so trusted that it was kissinger who went to china on a secret mission to explore a historic opening of u.s. relations with communist china. >> whoever went would be alone in beijing with no communication, and therefore, if he didn't know nixon's mind, he might do foolish things. >> initially, there were fears a u.s./china ping-pong exchange match would affect the high stakes political gambit. >> every once in a while something happens in diplomacy, which transcends the drafting. >> vietnam, casualties mounted as the vietnamese gained territory. nixon

day, and as we are controversial with china, the foundation was begun with henry kissinger and richard nixon. he loved to be the limelight and on the world stage and other stages, too. he was perfectly adept at charming those who entinteracte with him. he was not a retiring professor. he was a professor who loved theater. >>> lashing out, deflecting and denying. george santos is speaking on capitol hill as he is staring down the possibility of being expelled, and what is to happen in the house. >>> and what the former president said that he was told and absolutely understood that failing to comply with the subpoena of the justice department would be a crime. new reporting this morning. >>> and secretary of state tony blinken is in west bank to meet with israeli and palestinian leaders and back within hours after the fragile truce was extended for one more year between israel-hamas. and could we see more hostages out and more aid in. kate is on assignment, and i'm sara sidner with john berman, and this is cnn "news central." >>> right now, the house is gaveling in as the house members weigh t

i was john f kennedy campaign here in 1960 against richard nixon. and so the the old road to me it's the old royal hotel has a very significant place in our history. you talked about ford being gerald ford being an insurgent. he certainly was when he asserted his ambition to leadership in the republican caucus. well, you get it. ford arrived in washington. the only word is liberal. he was a liberal republican. he had a strong civil rights record. he supported much of the truman program, not the domestic program, but he was strong. for example, the korean war, a real champion of naito and the like. the united nations. at one point, i'll bet you this is new was news to me. gerald ford was one of i believe it was 88 members of the house of representatives who signed a petition for government of world federalism. and as i say in the book, might as well have suggested esperanto was a language for the united states. needless to say, he outgrew that level of internationalism. but yeah, i mean, he well, the insurgency. in 1965, the republican party had surv

one being richard nixon. the other being gerald ford. he advised powerful leaders in both the american political parties for decades. he was advising presidents up until recently. he became to be seen as perhaps one of the most prominent leading diplomats and international relations intellects of the 20th century. and orchestrated the normalization of relations with china. he helped with tensions between the u.s. and soviet union at tough moments during the cold war. he won that nobel peace prize for the settlement that ended the vietnam war. what life he led and he was so instrumental, in the opening diplomatic relations between the u.s. and china. something up to that point not really doable or thinkable during the nixon administration. one of the most -- also, he had his share of enemies and detractors for a lot of reason, most of it having to do with vietnam. join us now with reaction to this sad news tonight is fox news contributor ari fleisher. i've had the pleasure of interviewing him. having just a general conversation with him,

and in the was, especially since the director given by richard nixon was not to just have to us go off and get number 2. as i said, withdrawal was on a meeting to say that they wanted to withdraw on the south region collapse immediately. so under those conditions, you know, the, you know, the strong couldn't be immediate the end of the walk in the immediate. but i think what is what makes us it makes us guessing the effort to withdraw with all the mental so bombing allows bombing ok. bodya and vision, cambodia a under the stabilize ation or presumes into lawson can bodya. another component is allowing for the rise between a root and the status on this one. final question for you, i prefer as a drawing that how would you say us views on the world have changed since henry kissinger's time? well starting from when you began, i mean the us relationship has transformed very significantly from, from the cold war. and there seem to be as we do on the and the p i. c, which was seen as the ticket. oh, oh, see it now and it means to put pressure on the soviet union to create. they talk to that r

some of that you know, the to earlier as well because, and you have a secretary of state under richard nixon and instrumental in negotiating with the not to be at the meetings during the latter half of the war quarter he have done more to actually end the law sooner or so i think it's hard to say that people have done things and in the was especially since the director given by mr. nixon was not to just have to us go off of vietnam. but to, as i said, withdrawal was on a meeting to say that they wanted to withdraw on the south region collapse immediately. so under those conditions, you know, the, you know, the strong couldn't be immediate the end of the walk in the media. but i think what is, what makes us it makes us guessing the effort to withdraw with on a meant also, bombing allows farming. ok. bodya and vision, cambodia a under the stabilize ation of regions into boston kimberlia. another component is allowing for the rise between a huge and instead of just one final question for you, i prefer as a strong how would you say us views on the world have changed since henry kissinger's time?

and in the was especially since the directive given by richard nixon was not to just have to us go off of vietnam. but to, as i said, withdrawal was on a meeting to say that they wanted to withdraw on the south region collapse immediately. so under those conditions, you know, the, you know, the strong couldn't be immediate the end of the walk in the media, but i think what is, what makes us, it makes us guessing the effort to withdraw with on a meant also, bombing allows for me. okay. bodya and vision campbell yes. a and the dc relies ation or presumes into boston kimberlia. i know the community is allowing for the rise of the committee which and it's dennis. i just have one final question for you . a professor strong up, how would you say us views on the world have changed since henry kissinger's time? well, so i think when you began, i mean the usaa relationship has transformed very significantly from, from the cold war. and the. busy seem to be a partner and the p i. c, which was seen as the ticket. oh oh i see it now. and it means to put pressure on the soviet union to create. they

he and richard nixon were a powerful team. kissinger provided a genius for multi-level -- playing multi-level diplomatic chess, which allowed the u.s. government and the nixon administration to implement nixon's policies, the most famous of which, of course, was the opening to china. henry kissinger began his career as a professor, an academic at harvard, thinking about u.s. foreign policy in particular, thinking about nuclear weapons and their utility in the struggle with the soviet union. he sought power himself. he initially was an advisor to kennedy administration. when he didn't feel he was listened to, he offered himself to nelson rockefeller, who was a republican governor of new york. he later provided some assistance to the johnson administration, but found his home ultimately as the implementer and chief advisor to richard nixon. it's the nixon/kissinger team that would be the most consequential of any team in u.s. foreign policy until the end of the cold war. after he left washington, he remained significant, not only

adviser and secretary of state under president richard nixon. ander president richard nixon. gerald ford. but asd then say, he was really foreign policy guru for, policy two administrations, a lot of theu fom after that.afte i saw him last when he was at charles krauthammer's lunch . i came there. charles asked me to a lunc.h and i got there and there was kissinger. kissinger and we spentth the entire lunch talkingund th about everything around the world. he was an amazing person who understood foreign policy from a lot of different spectrums, a lot of different perspectives. and like charles krauthammer had, he could cut through the noise, you know? >> yea cou cuth. >> you know, it's interesting. we do we use the termean: y frequentlyouus called shuttle diplomacy. well, he conducted the first shuttle diplomacy in his quest for middle east peace. he used secret channelst to pursue the ties between the u.s. and china at that point, endin g what was decades of isolation and nothing but hostility betweedes ofn two countries. he initiated the parisn th negotiations that ultimatel

in 1969 henry kissinger was chosen to be richard nixon special security advisor. he was appointed secretary of state in 1973 and became the first to hold both roles, continuing a secretary of state under president gerald ford after nixon resigned. during his tenure he helped end the vietnam war, open relations with china and negotiate treaties with the soviet union. he was awarded the bronze star for tracking down nazi secret police. in 1973 he was awarded the nobel peace prize for negotiating a cease-fire at the end of the vietnam war. he received a presidential medal of freedom in 1977. he passed away at his home in connecticut. henry kissinger dead at the age of 100. >> friday, december 1, what she spends 2024 campaign trail. see spends campaign coverage providing a one-stop shop to show where the candidates are traveling in what they're saying the voters along with first-hand accounts. updated numbers and campaign ads. what she spends 2024 campaign trail starting friday, december 1 at 7:00 eastern on c-span. or download as a podcast on c-span now, our free mobi

the age of 100. served as both national security advisor and secretary of state under president richard nixon and continued as secretary of state under nixon's successor gerald ford, however he left a dark legacy raging from supporting dictators and terror squads to directing cous and ordering war crimes. kestinger is known for his role in carpet bombing of cambodia during the vietnam war, which caused the death of 150,000 civilians in neutral country. the industry criminate bombing campaign was expressed in kessinger's infamous order to an american general when he said quote, anything that flies and anything that moves. the civilian death toll in cambodia was more than those kill in usa wars against several west asian countries over the past two decades. kastinger's genosadle campaign also enabled the rise of cambodia's ramoruje dictatorship. yet, ironically enough, kestinger was awarded nobel peace prize for ending a war which he had. lot on his hands. kessinger was also involved in a cia hathed cous against chile's socialist leader salvador alenda in 1973. the coup was followed by a region

frank and hannah particularly were behind richard nixon on that. next up, have a question from carol. carol asks, did -- meet ellen or roosevelt on her trip to the south pacific? and if so, is there any correspondence it? you ow, i don't believe. so i can't sa100%, except that i have not across thatr any corresndence. but i am really focused on pat nixon and not -- as much. so that is possibl i'm not entirely surebut i myself have not run any any of that correspondence. next year we have sara asking a poignant question. did dictate anyone else seriously? oh, yes. let me tell you about that. well, she was first love and get this, her dad was the police chief in whittier. i mean, that's like pretty daring. i would be really scared if i were him. but apparently, you know, that it went fairly well. they started dating and i believe the end of high school and then into college age. and then all had dumped him when he was at duke law school for various reasons and it's interesting i thk all -- like all had dramatic scenes that she made and -- had a horro

it was president richard nixon who brought him into government, first as national security adviser andlater secretary of state. an effective double act seeking to reshape the cold war by balancing competing world powers. kissinger drove america's re— engagement with communist china, paying secret visits to its leaders, paving the way for an historic first visit by a us president in 1972. he sought to improve relations with the soviet union through negotiations about trade and reducing both side's stocks of nuclear weapons and in the middle east he coined a new phrase, shuttle diplomacy as he flew between capitals to try and constrain arab—israeli conflict. his belief was in realpolitik, the idea that national self—interest prompt human rights or shared values. no nation can make it survival dependent on the goodwill of another state. dependent on the goodwill of anotherstate. i dependent on the goodwill of another state. i don't stand on protocol. i? another state. i don't stand on rotocol. , , , protocol. # henry kissinger # howl am _ protocol. # henry kissinger # howl am missing _ pr

was the first foreign-born secretary of state, rising to serve in that role for both presidents richard nixon and gerald ford. born heinz alfred kissinger in germany in 1923, his jewish family escaped the nazis and'em emigrated tom emigrated to emigrated to america an advisor to republican politicians, kissinger was eventually named nixon's secretary of state in 1973 there, an open relationship with mao's china was regarded as a crowning achievement, as well as the nobel peace prize he shared in 1973 with north vietnam for negotiating peace there, even though south vietnam collapsed two years later. as nixon's presidency deteriorated during the watergate coverup, kissinger himself avoided any involvement with the scandal and after nixon resigned in 1974, president ford thought so highly of him he was al thous at continue as secretary of state . > until the end, henry kissinger was in the spotlight a man who mattered chris clackum, nbc news. >>> former first lady rosalynn carter was laid to rest in the small town she called home, plains, georgia. friends and family, including former president

but there was one scene in which i was only involved as an observer where richard nixon invited atchison for a conversation. and nixon had said some terrible things about atchison, which he shouldn't have said. but atchison was a patriot. he thought that when the president of the united states asked for you, you come. so they had two hours of a wonderful conversation, because nixon's basic approach to foreign policy was realistic. it was based on the balance of power. when the meeting was over atchison met the president and somebody said, this was really a long meeting. you must have had a lot to get off your chest. atchinson said, no, i've gotten old and very careless. i thought it was this -- such a generous statement of saying, whatever may have happened we are here for the united states. and then when one of the men came up in the congress, again, who was one of the first people who endorsed the administration? dean atchison. and then -- was on as personally skillful as atchinson. >> we're almost out of time, sadly. i don't want to lose the opportunity presented by the last two minut

henry kissinger, the long-time secretary of state and national security adviser under presidents richard nixon and gerald ford was 100 years old. richard roth recounts kissinger's breakthrough successes and his controversial policies that brought him widespread praise and deep scorn. >> i know all of you will want to hear from the new secretary of state. >> reporter: henry kissinger never needed an introduction on the world stage again. kissinger, the most famous statesman in the last half of the 20th century. celebrated and controversial. as richard nixon's national security adviser and secretary of state, the diplomat wielded enormous power and influence. so trusted, it was kissinger who went to china on a secret mission to explore a historic opening of u.s. relations with communist china. >> would be alone in beijing, with no communication. therefore, if he didn't know nixon's mind, he might do foolish things. >> reporter: initially, there were fears a u.s./china ping-pong exchange match would affect the high-stakes political gambit. >> every once in a while, something happens in diplomacy

in american history. >> i think we made further progress. >> reporter: and we kissinger served richard nixon, gerald ford, and was consulted by presidents of both parties on international issues throughout his life. >> henry kissinger has been a friend of mine. >> reporter: nixon made him a national figure, and together they reimagined u.s. foreign policy. they talked with the soviet union, relationships with -- diplomacy in the middle east. kissinger helped shape nixon's policy in vietnam, and negotiated an end to the war, famously declaring success prematurely just days before the 1972 election. >> we believe that -- pieces at hand. >> he was awarded the nobel peace prize. >> nothing has happened to me, in public life has moved me more then this award. >> reporter: though his coercive beyond, north vietnam's late october, declined the honor. four years later, president ford awarded him the medal of freedom. he was a master of pragmatic, big picture diplomacy. he had his critics who described him as manipulative and insecure. some called him a war criminal for his role in bombing cambodia,

definitely closed up because then the choices and bobby versus hubert humphrey then the choice is richard nixon versus hubert humphrey. okay well, i'd be very surprised if we could find out how they voted in 68, if they're voting for nixon or staying home. no, i'm talking i'll just it's. okay. i just. i saw why i didn't why didn't all the black community, the civil establishment, all of them of johnson and humphrey were. well, i mean. well, they were their allies that. may i suggest that i can't tell if there's somebody over here that's still waiting in line to ask a question, you know, not over here. okay. well, we're actually a few minutes past eight, so i think it's duty, unfortunately, to suggest you talk about this afterward and me all. let me say to all of please, by sam's book, please tell your friends about it. please rave about it. i think you will love and thank you very, very much coming out tonight and congratulations and thank you, julia. thank you, brad and the whole team of politics prose. and if you buy julia's bookdr. r of history and the james h. kavanagh endowed chair in pres

secretary of state as well as national security adviser to president richard nixon and ford was 100 years old. he recounts kissinger's breakthrough successes, his controversial policies, supporting -- and widespread scorn and deep hatred. i've never dealt with a group of people stretches the north bay. mees >> reconsider sent once said the powers the ultimate aphrodisiac. after escaping of the german in his childhood, kissinger would become one of the most powerful figures in politics during a richard nixon administration. >> kissinger provided genius or multi level plane multi level chess which allowed the u.s. government and the nixon administration to implement nixon's policies, the most famous of which was the opening to china. >> kissinger was criticized by some for his decision to increase u.s. military action during the vietnam war. >> -- >> kissinger received the 1973 nobel peace prize for his work in helping arrange the end of the u.s. military's involvement in the vietnam war. >> henry kissinger was a towering figure in u.s. foreign relations both admired and hated. >> kissinger

1969, as a political scientist at harvard, kissinger was plucked from his post by then president richard nixono become national security adviser and eventually secretary of state. henry kissinger died tonight at his home in connecticut. he was 100 years old. and that's "nightline" for this evening. catch our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here, same time tomorrow. thanks for the company, america. are the tradeoffs of treating worth it? ubrelvy is another option, it quickly eliminates migraine pain. do not take with strong cyp3a4 inhibitors. allergic reactions to ubrelvy can happen. most common side effects were nausea and sleepiness. ask about ubrelvy. i'm not infallible, but my makeup is. new infallible matte resistance liquid lipstick by l'oreal paris. transfer resistant lightweight feel up to 16 hours long-lasting it makes me feel infallible. you're worth it. with nurtec odt, i can treat and prevent my migraine attacks, all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and st

i knew how much these types meant to richard nixon . i knew how much the secret of the states meant to him, and now i was telling the whole world i was a fan of richard nixon. i've been on his staff for those. for years i felt honored to have been there. and now i was i was the person who was going to cause great discomfort for him and, and harm to his presidency as the holes case. do you know, nick sent in the us a phone policy crisis was mounting abroad in october 1973 soon and egyptian sweets, israel, the next unit, the young kid was a direct outgrowth. watergate, where the russians felt, he was so preoccupied, they could do what they did. on the one hand, that was an extremely 10 situation on the other, we saw it as an opportunity to begin a piece process. you single organize the nail is to send minutes or supplies and weapons to israel, a us a lot when it's ready for us to successfully and circled egyptian troops, egypt cold on the soviet union, fate if most go with a send its own troops, the middle east conflict would become a sho

as a result, on december 2nd, 1970, president richard nixon consolidated 15 environmental programs from across the federal government to form the united states environmental protection agency. not only did the new epa inherit responsibilities from its parent programs, but it soon had a raft of new ones. the passage of the clean air act in 1970 meant that epa's management had to simultaneously lee organize dozens of different staffs and laboratories to develop the national air quality standards required by the act, while at the same time showing the american people that something was being done to stop air pollution. epa went to court. factories were shut down. the message got through. gross pollution would no longer be a part of business as usual in the united states. the clean water act, passed in 1972, also required enormous and unprecedented efforts on the part of the new agency. 60 million people were on sewage systems, discharging 2 million tons a year of raw organic waste into surface waters. the new law mandated a system of universal sewage treatment and gave epa the job of bring