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 […]
Read more >>January, 2009: Frost/Nixon (Stage Play and Movie)
Posted In: Watergate Essays on January 23, 2009
David Frost’s 1976 interviews with former President Richard Nixon were carried on the British Broadcast Corporation’s station (BBC) in May of that year. A DVD of the Watergate portion of […]
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