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Journalist and author john farrell. He discusses his book, Richard Nixon, the life. Brian john farrell, better known as jack, author of the book Richard Nixon, the life. At the very end of your book in the footnotes, the source notes, you say this. He hoped that billy graham or Norman Vincent peele would handle the prayers this is his funeral and doesnt want a catholic or jew to participate. What was that all about . John this was at his funeral. Nixon came from a california nixon came from a california background. When he was growing up, it was the outback. It was orange groves and hills and a very small towns in between. He grew up with a certain provincial bigotry. I think he got some of that from his father, who was an unlearned man. And over the years, nixon learned to deal with it because he had to. Nixon could do al ....
Youve laid out your position. You have laid out your youve taken your steps, and you put the interesting thing, you know we havent heard a the only cabinet member who has called, and this is 50 minutes after the thing is over, is cap weinburger, bless his soul. Hmm. Fmr. Pres. Nixon all the rest of them are waiting to see what the polls show. God damn strong cabinet, isnt it . Brian all right, what are you hearing . Evan well, he has had a couple of drinks. Actually, nixons alcohol capacity was low, so maybe it was just one drink. He could sound drunk on one drink. The other thing thats pathetic about this, hes just fired him on national tv. You could tell he was upset that no one was calling. In the old days, haldeman wouldve arranged for people to call. He asked if haldeman could get people to call again like in the old days. And haldeman says, i dont think i can do that, mr. President. And nixon hears himself and says all right bob, i love you. It is poignant, it is heartfelt. He ac ....
Youve laid out your position. You have laid out your youve taken your steps, and you put the interesting thing, you know we havent heard a the only cabinet member who has called, and this is 50 minutes after the thing is over, is cap weinburger, bless his soul. Hmm. Fmr. Pres. Nixon all the rest of them are waiting to see what the polls show. God damn strong cabinet, isnt it . Brian all right, what are you hearing . Evan well, he has had a couple of drinks. Actually, nixons alcohol capacity was low, so maybe it was just one drink. He could sound drunk on one drink. The other thing thats pathetic about this, hes just fired him on national tv. You could tell he was upset that no one was calling. In the old days, haldeman wouldve arranged for people to call. He asked if haldeman could get people to call again like in the old days. And haldeman says, i dont think i can do that, mr. President. And nixon hears himself and says all right bob, i love you. It is poignant, it is heartfelt. He ac ....
Youve laid out your position. You have laid out your youve taken your steps, and you put the interesting thing, you know we havent heard a the only cabinet member who has called, and this is 50 minutes after the thing is over, is cap weinburger, bless his soul. Hmm. Fmr. Pres. Nixon all the rest of them are waiting to see what the polls show. God damn strong cabinet, isnt it . Brian all right, what are you hearing . Evan well, he has had a couple of drinks. Actually, nixons alcohol capacity was low, so maybe it was just one drink. He could sound drunk on one drink. The other thing thats pathetic about this, hes just fired him on national tv. You could tell he was upset that no one was calling. In the old days, haldeman wouldve arranged for people to call. He asked if haldeman could get people to call again like in the old days. And haldeman says, i dont think i can do that, mr. President. And nixon hears himself and says all right bob, i love you. It is poignant, it is heartfelt. He ac ....
Youve laid out your position. You have laid out your youve taken your steps, and you put the interesting thing, you know we havent heard a the only cabinet member who has called, and this is 50 minutes after the thing is over, is cap weinburger, bless his soul. Hmm. Fmr. Pres. Nixon all the rest of them are waiting to see what the polls show. God damn strong cabinet, isnt it . Brian all right, what are you hearing . Evan well, he has had a couple of drinks. Actually, nixons alcohol capacity was low, so maybe it was just one drink. He could sound drunk on one drink. The other thing thats pathetic about this, hes just fired him on national tv. You could tell he was upset that no one was calling. In the old days, haldeman wouldve arranged for people to call. He asked if haldeman could get people to call again like in the old days. And haldeman says, i dont think i can do that, mr. President. And nixon hears himself and says all right bob, i love you. It is poignant, it is heartfelt. He ac ....