March 2016: Nixon, Harvard and Watergate: An American Tragedy
Posted In: News, Watergate Essays on May 16, 2016
This essay was used as the basis for a speech Geoff Shepard gave to the Harvard Club of New York City on March 14, 2016. In this speech, Geoff re-characterizes President […]
Read more >>August, 2014: Understanding the Smoking Gun
Posted In: Watergate Essays on August 22, 2014
What Was the Smoking Gun Tape? This is a 27 page essay that explores the smoking gun tape of June 24, 1974, how it was totally misunderstood by Nixon’s lawyers, […]
Read more >>July, 2014: Thoughts and Commentary on Dean’s New Book
Posted In: Watergate Essays on July 23, 2014
This is a 27 page analysis of John Dean’s 750 page book, The Nixon Defense, What He Knew and When He Knew It. It details the errors, admissions against interest, […]
Read more >>June, 2012: Watergate versus the 5th Amendment
Posted In: Watergate Essays on June 12, 2012
This is an essay that appeared in Constitution Daily, which is maintained by the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. It describes how the 5th Amendment’s guarantee of due process was […]
Read more >>June, 2012: Watergate Myths
Posted In: Watergate Essays on June 4, 2012
This essay, appearing in Politico on the fortieth anniversary of the Watergate break—in, explains why three primary beliefs about Watergate are really myths: Exposing myths about Watergate
Read more >>May, 2012: Z-gate and the Sanctity of the Grand Jury
Posted In: Watergate Essays on May 23, 2012
This essay, carried on Real Clear Politics, was triggered by the disclosure on April 29, 2012, in an article by Jeff Himmelman in New York Magazine [The Red Flag in […]
Read more >>December, 2011: Four Key Cover-up Conversations
Posted In: Watergate Essays on December 23, 2011
The White House tapes are something like the Bible, if you will forgive the analogy: by focusing on any one segment, one can “prove” almost anything. But thoughts expressed in […]
Read more >>June, 2011: Critique of the Nixon Library’s Watergate Exhibit
Posted In: Watergate Essays on June 23, 2011
The completely re-done Watergate Exhibit was opened at the Nixon Library on April 1, 2011. This is Shepard’s critique of the substantive aspects—and omissions—of that exhibit: Critique of Watergate Exhibit
Read more >>June, 2009: Essay on John Dean
Posted In: Watergate Essays on June 23, 2009
John Dean’s 1976 book, Blind Ambition, was re-issued in paperback by his agent as a part of the launch of a speaking tour. His invitation to speak at the Richard […]
Read more >>February, 2009: Baby Boomer Cultural Wars
Posted In: Watergate Essays on February 23, 2009
In response to a question posed by one of the readers of his Frost/Nixon essay, inquiring as to why Richard Nixon evoked such controversy—not only throughout his public life, but […]
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