President Nixon videorecording / produced by the Bicentennial Commission in collaboration with the Trust for the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution and Anthony Potter Productions.
Introduction by Warren E. Burger, former Chief Justice of the United States and Chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. VHS format. Interviewer : Hugh Sidey.
Summary:
Elected during a turbulent period in American history, Nixon discusses the Presidency from the perspective of his long career in public service. Among the topics considered are the War Powers Resolution and other Congressional limitations upon the President's conduct of foreign affairs in the context of the Vietnam War and the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1973. He also discusses the practical handicaps of divided government, secret diplomacy and covert operations, Presidential campaigning, and the relations with the media.
Series:
We the people : the president and the Constitution
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