Professor Nicole Hemmer

Black people, about Jewish people, about women. And that all comes out on the tapes. And that is part of the story of his downfall, is that people see this kind of bigotry and meanness that Nixon has, that he's able to largely disguise in public. But that is very evident on those hidden tapes.

Black people, about Jewish people, about women. And that all comes out on the tapes. And that is part of the story of his downfall, is that people see this kind of bigotry and meanness that Nixon has, that he's able to largely disguise in public. But that is very evident on those hidden tapes.

Black people, about Jewish people, about women. And that all comes out on the tapes. And that is part of the story of his downfall, is that people see this kind of bigotry and meanness that Nixon has, that he's able to largely disguise in public. But that is very evident on those hidden tapes.

Undermining it in so many different ways, because, yes, on the one hand, you have this Nixon who is, you know, promoting affirmative action for in his Philadelphia plan and who is crisscrossing the world and talking to people of all different kinds of backgrounds and religions and belief systems and pulling them together in international politics.

Undermining it in so many different ways, because, yes, on the one hand, you have this Nixon who is, you know, promoting affirmative action for in his Philadelphia plan and who is crisscrossing the world and talking to people of all different kinds of backgrounds and religions and belief systems and pulling them together in international politics.

Undermining it in so many different ways, because, yes, on the one hand, you have this Nixon who is, you know, promoting affirmative action for in his Philadelphia plan and who is crisscrossing the world and talking to people of all different kinds of backgrounds and religions and belief systems and pulling them together in international politics.

But who harbors a great deal of bigotry in his own personal life. And that also, you know, while he's building this enormous national majority in the 72 election, is also behind the scenes breaking law in order to make sure that he wins that election. So this is the break-in to the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate. but is also going after his political enemies.

But who harbors a great deal of bigotry in his own personal life. And that also, you know, while he's building this enormous national majority in the 72 election, is also behind the scenes breaking law in order to make sure that he wins that election. So this is the break-in to the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate. but is also going after his political enemies.

But who harbors a great deal of bigotry in his own personal life. And that also, you know, while he's building this enormous national majority in the 72 election, is also behind the scenes breaking law in order to make sure that he wins that election. So this is the break-in to the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate. but is also going after his political enemies.

You mentioned the Pentagon Papers, which were released in 1971, and the Nixon administration fought tooth and nail to try to keep those from being published in the New York Times and the Washington Post, where they were ultimately revealed.

You mentioned the Pentagon Papers, which were released in 1971, and the Nixon administration fought tooth and nail to try to keep those from being published in the New York Times and the Washington Post, where they were ultimately revealed.

You mentioned the Pentagon Papers, which were released in 1971, and the Nixon administration fought tooth and nail to try to keep those from being published in the New York Times and the Washington Post, where they were ultimately revealed.

But part of the crime spree in 1972 is going after Daniel Ellsberg, who's the person who released the papers, breaking into his psychiatrist's office in order to try to get dirt on him. That sort of...

But part of the crime spree in 1972 is going after Daniel Ellsberg, who's the person who released the papers, breaking into his psychiatrist's office in order to try to get dirt on him. That sort of...

But part of the crime spree in 1972 is going after Daniel Ellsberg, who's the person who released the papers, breaking into his psychiatrist's office in order to try to get dirt on him. That sort of...

Revenge-Mindedness trips him up again and again and leads him to break the law at a time when presidents have so much power that there was probably things he could do legitimately to discredit someone like Ellsberg, but that's not the path he chose.

Revenge-Mindedness trips him up again and again and leads him to break the law at a time when presidents have so much power that there was probably things he could do legitimately to discredit someone like Ellsberg, but that's not the path he chose.

Revenge-Mindedness trips him up again and again and leads him to break the law at a time when presidents have so much power that there was probably things he could do legitimately to discredit someone like Ellsberg, but that's not the path he chose.

It's a great question, because on the one hand, we often talk today about how great it would be to have a president who is deeply knowledgeable about the world and treats the world as it is. And I think that that is something that is laudable and that we want. We want presidents who are sincerely interested in peace and who are engaged and understand both how power and people work.

It's a great question, because on the one hand, we often talk today about how great it would be to have a president who is deeply knowledgeable about the world and treats the world as it is. And I think that that is something that is laudable and that we want. We want presidents who are sincerely interested in peace and who are engaged and understand both how power and people work.