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 almost anything if he had do. Like henryt advisors butinger, who were jewish, in private, against his enemies who happened to be jewish, he could be very ugly. I think
First of all, thank you for coming. Thank you so much to sandy and the foundation for inviting me. Literally came out on tuesday. This is the first time giving on it. I wanted to say on a personal no that it is devoted and dedicated to a three wonderful grandchildren and their loving parents. I also want to say that i am delighted that my cousin and his family are here today to celebrate with us. I want to dedicate this talk to julie and tricia and dead in david who deserve to see their parents treated fairly. I think sandy has told me that the theme for this coming year is taking a new look at Richard Nixon which is a great context room which meet to tell you about this book. By telling the story of Richard Nixon, keeping in mind his wife and marriage, his strength to clarify and his witnesses i put into a new perspective. 1948 when Richard Nixon was a member of the house, Unamerican Activities Committee investigating communism, he never dreamed that 24 leaves later he would be in chi
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