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Tavis Smiley
Tim Naftali join Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 40:16


Presidential historian and senior research scholar at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, Tim Naftali, reflects on the significance of President's Day as we embark on a new chapter of American history in this "post-Constitutional" moment.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

The Lawfare Podcast
Chatter: Our Fascination with the Presidency with Tim Naftali

The Lawfare Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 64:38


It's Election Day, but we're not talking about the campaign. Shane Harris welcomes Tim Naftali back to the show to talk about Americans' fascination with the presidency. When did the “modern presidency” begin? When did voters and the press become fixated on presidents' private lives? And what do we get wrong about the nation's highest office? Naftali, a presidential historian, was last on Chatter in June 2022 to talk about Watergate, a subject on which he's one of the country's leading experts. Today's conversation helps put the momentousness of this year's election in some historic perspective. Have a listen while you're standing in line to vote! People, plays, and policies discussed in this conversation include: Theodore Roosevelt, the first modern president: https://millercenter.org/president/roosevelt/life-in-brief Oh, Mary! by Cole Escola: https://www.ohmaryplay.com/ The presidential “kill list”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/newly-declassified-document-sheds-light-on-how-president-approves-drone-strikes/2016/08/06/f424fe50-5be0-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html The Jimmy Carter “running” photo: https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2025424_2025864_2025986,00.html Teddy White: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/16/obituaries/theodore-white-chronicler-of-us-politics-is-dead-at-71.html Read more about Naftali and his work: https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/communities-connections/faculty/timothy-naftali Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chatter
Our Fascination with the Presidency with Tim Naftali

Chatter

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 64:38


It's Election Day, but we're not talking about the campaign. Shane Harris welcomes Tim Naftali back to the show to talk about Americans' fascination with the presidency. When did the “modern presidency” begin? When did voters and the press become fixated on presidents' private lives? And what do we get wrong about the nation's highest office? Naftali, a presidential historian, was last on Chatter in June 2022 to talk about Watergate, a subject on which he's one of the country's leading experts. Today's conversation helps put the momentousness of this year's election in some historic perspective. Have a listen while you're standing in line to vote! People, plays, and policies discussed in this conversation include: Theodore Roosevelt, the first modern president https://millercenter.org/president/roosevelt/life-in-brief Oh, Mary! by Cole Escola https://www.ohmaryplay.com/ The presidential “kill list” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/newly-declassified-document-sheds-light-on-how-president-approves-drone-strikes/2016/08/06/f424fe50-5be0-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html The Jimmy Carter “running” photo https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2025424_2025864_2025986,00.html Teddy White https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/16/obituaries/theodore-white-chronicler-of-us-politics-is-dead-at-71.html Read more about Naftali and his work https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/communities-connections/faculty/timothy-naftali Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here & Now
Trump assassination attempt: Media coverage, place in history

Here & Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 36:18


Federal Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. NPR Greg Allen joins us to talk about why. And, former President Trump survived an assassination attempt over the weekend. Presidential historian Tim Naftali and NPR's David Folkenflik join us to talk about this moment in history and how the media is covering the shooting. Then, in "Get Met Through the Next Five Minutes: Odes to Being Alive," author James Parker writes odes to everyday life. He joins us to talk about how to find joy in the mundane.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Could Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 50:41


Even though President Biden says he’s committed to staying in the race, a recent poll puts Vice President Kamala Harris slightly ahead of Donald Trump, Biden, and other prominent Democrats. The last time a sitting president chose not to run for reelection, the country was deeply mired in an unpopular war. Presidential historian Tim Naftali explains how Lyndon Johnson’s 1968 decision resonates today. San Jose is allowing the sale of accessory dwelling units, which it hopes will provide more options for buyers and lower housing costs. KCRW looks at the potential impact and what other cities could follow. Las Vegas’ Mirage hotel and casino, built in 1989, is set to close next week. It hosted Siegfried and Roy and their white tigers, plus a 40-foot-high erupting volcano and a dolphin habitat.

Amanpour
Former US Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal on Trump Conviction

Amanpour

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 60:24


Splashed across newspapers the world over is the historic news of the first-ever criminal conviction of a former US president. Former US Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal joins the show to discuss the facts of the case and what happens next.  Also on today's show: Norm Eisen, former House Judiciary Special Counsel in Trump's first impeachment trial; David Urban, Republican strategist; Sarah Longwell, Executive Director, Republicans Against Trump; Tim Naftali, Presidential Historian  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tavis Smiley
Tim Naftali joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 38:35


Historian Tim Naftali stops by the studio to discuss the lasting impact of the Watergate scandal 50 years after President Richard Nixon's unprecedented resignation.

Horns of a Dilemma
The Future of Presidential Libraries

Horns of a Dilemma

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 38:21


Paul Noel Chretien, a Public Interest Declassification Board Board Member and retired Central Intelligence Agency Officer, moderated a discussion with Tim Naftali, a clinical associate professor of History and Public Policy at New York University; Matthew Connelly, a professor of History at Columbia University; Warren Finch, the former director of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library; and Mark Lawrence, the director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. The conversation explored the role of presidential libraries, the issues they face, and the future of these institutions.

Consider This from NPR
Latest Trump Indictment Is 'Most Important' One Yet

Consider This from NPR

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 12:58


Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts related to the efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to court documents.Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, witness tampering, conspiracy against the rights of citizens and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding. Special counsel Jack Smith has been leading the investigation into Trump's conduct after the 2020 election and his role in the insurrection that played out at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.We hear from presidential historian Tim Naftali about the significance of the new charges against the former president.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Fareed Zakaria GPS
The federal indictment of Donald Trump; the worrying power of AI; new World Bank President Ajay Banga

Fareed Zakaria GPS

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023 39:19


Fareed discusses the political and national security implications of former President Trump's mishandling of classified documents with CNN presidential historian Tim Naftali. Then, Geoffrey Hinton, known as the 'Godfather of A.I.,' speaks with Fareed about the existential threat that artificial intelligence may pose to humanity: what happens when A.I. becomes smarter than us? Plus, Ajay Banga joins the show for an exclusive interview in his brand-new role as World Bank President. He talks with Fareed about the challenges of combating extreme poverty and tackling climate change amid U.S.-China tensions, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the aftershocks of a global pandemic. Guests: Timothy Naftali (@TimNaftali), Geoffrey Hinton (@geoffreyhinton) Air date: June 11, 2023To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

St. John's Church, Lafayette Square
Tim Naftali on the Presidency of Ronald Reagan

St. John's Church, Lafayette Square

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 45:19


Tim Naftali is the director of the undergraduate public policy major and a Clinical Associate Professor of Public Service at New York University and previously served as founding director of the federal Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. Naftali has published a number of books and articles on national security and intelligence policy, international history and presidential history. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN.com, The Los Angeles Times, Slate, and Foreign Affairs, among other media outlets. He holds a B.A. from Yale and a Harvard Ph.D.

Nixon and Watergate
Episode 175 Final Thoughts on Richard Nixon by our Host Randal Wallace. (Special Editorial Edition)

Nixon and Watergate

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 93:02


This episode is one of final thoughts on Richard Nixon. Our thoughts cover a number of areas.   We start with the shameful treatment he received from the national news media and how they have actively worked to keep the public in the dark on the  facts of Watergate. This was a problem both when it occurred and even today as an enormous amount of easily verifiable documentation has come to light that has exposed misconduct across the board by just about every entity involved in the Watergate story. We will look at the current status of the prosecutorial misconduct complaint that was received last year at the United States Justice Department and continue to encourage you to weigh in on the case so it is not swept under the rug. We also examine, as best we could, the one lingering question that we felt we never fully resolved from our 144 episode examination of this historic period of American History. Why did a man as revered as John Doar, Chief Counsel to the House Judiciary Committee,  decide not to investigate on his own the material provided to him by the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office?  It appears to be an elusive question if you believe as I do that people do not suddenly become dishonest. There is no history of John Doar being anything other than an honorable man. So we asked six experts on Watergate, who either lived through it, or studied it extensively as historians: Bob Bostock, writer of much of the exhibits located at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, Dwight Chapin, President Richard Nixon's right hand man and appointments Secretary during most of his Presidency, Geoff Shepard, the author of three outstanding books on Watergate and widely recognized as the World's leading expert on it, and three historians Michael Koncewicz , of NYU and author of "They Said No to Nixon"Kevin Kruse, of Princeton University currently working on a biography of John Doar,Tim Naftali,  the former Director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and a CNN Contributor.All six of them were gracious enough to  either answer me directly or pointed me to material that would be of assistance.Then we move on to open ended mysteries, like the involvement of the intelligence agencies in the overall story of Watergate, and the exculpatory nature of the actual tapes that are now far more readily available to the public in places like Nixontapes.org run by historian Luke Nichter or his two outstanding books on the subject matter.  ( The Nixon Tapes 1971 - 1972 and The Nixon Tapes 1973  http://lukenichter.com ) Finally we will look back on this greatest of World Leaders who so fundamentally changed the world we live in today. As we recount his many achievements including the most important one. An effort, that has probably touched the lives of everyone on Earth in one way or the other.  For it was Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States, that poured billions of dollars into Cancer Research that has changed the diagnosis of this deadly set of diseases from a death sentence into a chance for life. It is here at the end of this epic five  season podcast documentary, that we make our final case that Richard Nixon belongs among the pantheon of our greatest leaders alongside  George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  Questions or comments at , Randalrgw1@aol.com , https://twitter.com/randal_wallace , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

JFK Library Forums
The Cuban Missile Crisis: Lessons for Today, Session 1

JFK Library Forums

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 90:52


This special conference commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis will explore the crisis and the lessons it still holds for us. Sessions will examine the historical context of the crisis, as well as how lessons from the crisis resonate with contemporary challenges.  Activist and author Daniel Ellsberg (virtual), Harvard professor of business administration Nancy Koehn (virtual), New York University professor of public service and of history Tim Naftali, Johns Hopkins professor of historical studies Mary Sarotte (virtual), and University of Virginia professor of history Philip Zelikow (virtual) discuss the history of the crisis and crisis leadership in the conference's first session.  

JFK Library Forums
The Cuban Missile Crisis: Lessons for Today, Session 2

JFK Library Forums

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 96:55


This special conference commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis will explore the Crisis and the lessons it still holds for us. Sessions will examine the historical context of the Crisis, as well as how lessons from the Crisis resonate with contemporary challenges.  Curator for special projects at the International Spy Museum Alexis Albion, intelligence and national security reporter at The Washington Post Shane Harris, New York University professor of public service and of history Tim Naftali, and staff writer at The Atlantic Tom Nichols analyze the role of intelligence in the Crisis and in the present day in the conference's second session.  

Nixon and Watergate
Episode 148 RICHARD NIXON and WATERGATE, 1974 THE FALL (Part 1) If You Can't Find it, Make it up, and Put it There

Nixon and Watergate

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 46:00


In this , the season premier or our final season on "Richard Nixon and Watergate 1974 - 1994 The Fall and Re-Rise of Richard Nixon" we take a thorough examination of the actual crime that our President had been accused of by the Watergate Special Prosecution Force. It was that he authorized the payment of $75,000 in hush money to Howard Hunt. They laid out a convincing case. They met in secret with John Doar, the House Judiciary Committee's lead legal staffer. They met in ex parte meetings with Judge John Sirica, to insure that all the accumulated evidence they had was going to be moved over to the Judiciary Committee, Grand Jury secrecy rules be damned.  It all went down  flawlessly when the indictments were handed down on March 1, 1974. There was just one problem. They had a gargantuan hole in the story. There was even more than a small possibility that the money had been paid outside of a window of time when President Nixon could have even known about the blackmail threat made by Hunt. Now that's a problem. But you got to give it to Leon Jaworski, Henry Ruth, and the Special Prosecutor's for coming up with a creative way around it. They met with John Doar late at night and over dinner at Henry Ruth's house and made a case to him. Then somebody, be it Doar on his own, or from the advice of his friend Henry Ruth, decided to go against the advice of his top advisors, Bernard Nussbaum and Hillary Rodham, and not investigate anything on their own. He would ,collate the evidence, given to him from the Grand Jury. by way of the Watergate Special Prosecutors and follow their road map.  A road map with only one goal in mind;  take down the President of the United States of America. The President they could not defeat at the ballot box. It's all here and you will hear it in their own words, and in one case, when asked a direct question by Historian & CNN contributor Tim Naftali, you will even hear one prosecutor, Jill Wine Banks, attempt the artful dodge rather than answer the question "How did you know for sure Richard Nixon authorized the payment to  Howard Hunt?" Reality Life with Kate CaseyThree times a week I interview directors, producers, and stars from unscripted television.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify The Enthusiasm ProjectDeep dives exploring the world of what it means to be an independent creator.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Questions or comments at , Randalrgw1@aol.com , https://twitter.com/randal_wallace , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

The Re-Education with Eli Lake
Ep. 44: Deep Throat Was No Hero

The Re-Education with Eli Lake

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 96:29


Ever since former FBI Associate Director Mark Felt outed himself as the source for the Washington Post's Watergate reporting, he has been praised as a kind of dissident hero. Over time, we've forgotten that Mark Felt's role in authorizing warrantless surveillance of American citizens. Eli's guest is historian Tim Naftali. Time Stamps: 00:16 Monologue 17:30 Interview with Tim Naftali Questions? Comments? Ideas? Contact us at Eli@nebulouspodcasts.com

With the Bark Off: Conversations from the LBJ Presidential Library
"Had he destroyed the tapes, I'm convinced he would have finished his second term" A Conversation About Watergate With Tim Naftali

With the Bark Off: Conversations from the LBJ Presidential Library

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 55:31


Tim Naftali, who teaches history at New York University, is one of the nation's most accomplished scholars of American foreign policy and the Cold War. His numerous books include studies of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet foreign policy, and U.S. counterterrorism policy. He's held teaching positions over the years at Yale University, the University of Hawaii and the University of Virginia.But Tim Naftali is also one of the nation's leading experts on the Watergate scandal, which erupted in 1972 with the attempted burglary of the Democratic National Committee Office in Washington's Watergate complex. As Director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum from 2007 to 2011, Tim was responsible for conducting numerous interviews with key players in the Watergate affair, redesigning the Library's exhibit on the topic, and opening new archival materials connected to the scandal. Tim joined us to talk about Watergate and its meanings half a century later.

Nixon and Watergate
Episode 127 RICHARD NIXON and WATERGATE: 1974 Through the Fire (Part 2) Who in the World is Geoff Shepard ?

Nixon and Watergate

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 70:00


Who in the World is Geoff Shepard?This show is an attempt to introduce you to him and get to know exactly who he is. We have discussed him at various times in our 1973 episodes but this as an in-depth look at who he is and why he is a man of unquestioned stature. I also wanted to put this show together because of my own experience with coming to learn about this man and his work , a chance to address the usually skillful way the other side undermines everyone with a different viewpoint in the eyes of the public. It's also a way to keep a skillful eye on current events too.The first time I had ever heard of Geoff Shepard I was arguing with a former anchor at my local television station over drinks.  Since the advent of social media I have developed a reputation as a rabid Nixon defender.  My friend, who was on WPDE - TV 15 in Myrtle Beach, was not a Nixon fan. Over the course of our argument he said something along the lines of me believing looney conspiracy theories, and threw out Geoff Shepard's name. I had never heard of him but was aware that a little cottage industry of hairbrained conspiracy theories had cropped up over Watergate and various other historic events from the Lincoln Assassination to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, to the Bermuda Triangle for that matter.  But for me after the back and forth with the anchorman, I mostly forgot about it. A while later I got to talking with a friend of mine who was the Assistant City Attorney for the City of Myrtle Beach. He was the young man who had broken up the fist fight years before between our Mayor Mark McBride and a City Councilman Wayne Gray in executive session.  That fight had made national news at the time.  The Assistant City Attorney had since moved on before I was elected, but we became friendly acquaintances. He had seen some of my posts on Facebook about President Nixon and had told me about his own legal work with Geoff Shepard and how Shepard had told him all about his time working with Richard Nixon. Then he sent me an article that had been in The Atlantic Magazine. It was a fascinating look at what had really happened in Watergate.  That is when I realized that there may be more to this man than what the anchorman had portrayed to me earlier.  When Geoff Shepard's second book came out "The Real Watergate Scandal (Collusion , Conspiracy and the plot that brought down Nixon) "  I went out and bought a copy. It was a stunning, shocking, mesmerizing book that I almost highlighted from cover to cover. It was one of the best books on Richard Nixon and Watergate I had ever read.  So I did some research on the author.  What I discovered was he is a very serious man, and more importantly, a very credible one with a long resume of experience both as part of the Nixon Administration an after.  So with this episode I want to establish with you, our audience, that Geoff Shepard is not a conspiracy theorist, not a person pedaling a story of a vast intricate plot of espionage designed to destroy a President, but a serious man who has uncovered a rather simple case of Prosecutorial Misconduct that has sadly occurred in far less dramatic fashion  in courtrooms and legal cases all over America.  It is a simple case of partisans in a political scandal who took control of the wheels of justice, with no real supervision, with over 100 of the best partisan lawyers and investigators in America, and a willing press covering it all, and then made a case up out of a mountainThe Lowcountry Gullah PodcastTheculture, history and traditions podcast where Gullah Geechee culture lives!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Nixon and Watergate
Episode 125: RICHARD NIXON and WATERGATE 1973 Enemies at the Gate (Part 25) A Ford not a Lincoln (and a Gap)

Nixon and Watergate

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 69:58


In our 1973 Enemies at the Gate  season finale, we look at the explosive circumstances around the 2 missing calls and an 18 1/2 minute gap on one conversation in the tapes requested by the prosecutor's office. It sets the prosecutors off and the Judge does it all with the maximum of theatrics to insure the spotlight shines brightly on him, John J. Sirica.  It will all set the stage for the contentious year to come in 1974. At the sametime the appointment to the Vice Presidency sails through the Senate with a 97 - 3 vote to make Gerald R. Ford the 40th Vice President of the United States. We will sit in for the vote and hear the new Vice President address the nation. It is in this address he very humbly says to the nation "I am a Ford not a Lincoln". It is that humbleness that will serve Ford well over the next year as it becomes increasingly certain that he will end up President of the United States. We wrap up 1973 with an address by President Richard Nixon as he lights the Washington D.C. christmas tree and tries once again to put the nation back on track. But 1973 turns out not to be the year the nation had hoped for after the long protracted war in Vietnam. The divisions caused by that war are now breaking apart the very administration that had been able to set us free from its poisonous effect. But it appears that in 1974, Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, may end up its final casualty.FYI - Our next season will begin in August with 1974 Through the Fire.Next week join us for a special three part series on South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond.

Nixon and Watergate
Episode 123: RICHARD NIXON and WATERGATE 1973 Enemies at the Gate (Part 23) OCTOBER 1973 (Part F) All at Once, The Dust Settles

Nixon and Watergate

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 70:03


In this episode we bring this historic month to an end. The Israeli's agree to a ceasefire with Egypt and Syria at the behest of our government and negotiated by Henry Kissinger.  The ending of the war where it was, would eventually help lead to the Camp David Accords between  two of the three countries involved, that would come to fruition years later by President Jimmy Carter.  Egyptian President Anwar Sadat probably lost his life for his willingness to reach out for peace with Israel as well. The aftermath of the Saturday Night Massacre also weakened President Nixon's position and was the catalyst for the first real push to move toward impeachment against him.  In my opinion, one clear hero of the events emerged, Robert Bork the Solicitor General.  It would come at a price a decade later when Ted Kennedy mauled him and worked to steal his dream of becoming a Supreme Court Justice. No matter those events, Robert Bork would become and continue to be a hero to the conservatives of America and his mistreatment at the hands of Ted Kennedy was the single event that galvanized a movement that would eventually succeed in getting six conservative justices on today's Supreme Court. We end this show with a long segment that dealt with two of the historic events of October 1973 with the only real heroic figure to emerge from these events, Robert Bork. 

The Lawfare Podcast
Chatter: Misremembering Watergate and Jan. 6 with Tim Naftali

The Lawfare Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 98:47 Very Popular


Chatter, a podcast from Lawfare, features weekly long-form conversations with fascinating people at the creative edges of national security.This week on Chatter, Shane Harris talked with historian Tim Naftali about the legacy of Watergate and how we tell stories, fifty years later, about America's most notorious presidential scandal. What is it about Watergate that still captures our attention? What do historians, journalists, and citizens misremember about the events? And how does the scandal shape our understanding of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol?Naftali was the first federal director of the Richard Nixon library and earned accolades from historians—and criticism from Nixon loyalists—for his efforts to truthfully tell the story of Watergate in the Nixon museum. Naftali has written about intelligence, counterterrorism, national security, and the American presidency in the modern era. He is currently a professor at New York University.Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad. Learn more and subscribe to Chatter.Among the works discussed in this episode:Naftali's recent article in The Atlantic about a controversial proposal from the National Archives on presidential librariesNaftali on TwitterNaftali's book on the secret history of U.S. counterterrorism, “Blind Spot”Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chatter
Misremembering Watergate and Jan. 6 with Tim Naftali

Chatter

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 97:58


This week, Shane Harris talked with historian Tim Naftali about the legacy of Watergate and how we tell stories, fifty years later, about America's most notorious presidential scandal. What is it about Watergate that still captures our attention? What do historians, journalists, and citizens misremember about the events? And how does the scandal shape our understanding of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol? Naftali was the first federal director of the Richard Nixon library and earned accolades from historians--and criticism from Nixon loyalists--for his efforts to truthfully tell the story of Watergate in the Nixon museum. Naftali has written about intelligence, counterterrorism, national security and the American presidency in the modern era. He is currently a professor at New York University. Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad.Among the works discussed in this episode:Naftali's recent article in The Atlantic about a controversial proposal from the National Archives on presidential libraries: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/national-archives-george-bush-privatize-history/639429/ Naftali on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimNaftali?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorNaftali's book on the secret history of U.S. counterterrorism, Blind Spot: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XBZ2QZ7/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Time4Coffee Podcast
899: How to Break Into the History Profession With Tim Naftali, NYU [Espresso Shots Episode]

Time4Coffee Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 36:06


Tim Naftali is a CNN presidential historian and associate professor at New York University in a joint appointment at NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and the history department. From 1998 to 2006, Tim was the founding director of the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs as well as a professor in the history department. The post 899: How to Break Into the History Profession With Tim Naftali, NYU [Espresso Shots Episode] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

JFK Library Forums
Intelligence and Espionage: What's Next?

JFK Library Forums

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 89:43


Mara Hvistendahl, investigative reporter and author of "The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage"; Dana Priest, The Washington Post investigative reporter and chair of public affairs journalism at the University of Maryland; and Tim Weiner, author of "The Folly and the Glory: America, Russia, and Political Warfare 1945-2000," examine key issues in intelligence and espionage with Tim Naftali, NYU professor of history and public service and CNN presidential historian.

Stories of our times
The Spider in the Web: The Hans Globke Story (Pt 2)

Stories of our times

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 40:19


Today: from Nazi bureaucrat to the architect of modern Germany. In the second episode of this two-part investigation, we look at the power Hans Globke held during the rebuilding of modern Germany and the extent to which he was protected.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Guests: -Dr. Gunnar Take, historian at the Institute for Contemporary History in Munich.-Dr. Tim Naftali, New York University.-Prof. Klaus-Dietmar Henke, historian.-Gaby Weber, investigative journalist.-Susan Neiman, moral philosopher.-Manfred Lahnstein, former politician for the SDP in Germany. Host: Oliver Moody, the Berlin correspondent at The Times.Times' written pieces based on this podcast:Hans Globke, Hitler’s former henchman, was true architect of modern GermanyClips used: AP, ARD, The Eichmann TrialEN. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

L’Essentiel avec Esther Bégin
L'Essentiel : rencontre Trudeau-Biden – 23 février 2021

L’Essentiel avec Esther Bégin

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 29:42


Réunion au sommet entre Justin Trudeau et Joe Biden. On en parle avec l'historien présidentiel Tim Naftali. De plus en plus de vaccins contre la COVID-19 au Québec. Le gouvernement Legault dévoile son plan de vaccination de masse. Le docteur et ancien ministre de la Santé, Yves Bolduc, fait le point. Motion du Parlement sur le génocide des Ouïghours : la Chine est furieuse. L'analyse de l'ancien ambassadeur du Canada en Chine, Guy Saint-Jacques.

First News with Jimmy Cefalo
02-12-21 Impeachment Defense Begins

First News with Jimmy Cefalo

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 4:50


Dr. Tim Naftali is a renowned Presidential and Political Historian, who is former director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Museum and Library *Follow him on Twitter: @TimNaftali

In The Thick
The Crazy Train

In The Thick

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 37:12


Maria and Julio break down the week's news with two ITT All-Stars. They are joined by Wajahat Ali, contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, and Jenni Monet, founder of the newsletter Indigenously. They talk about how white supremacy shows up among members of Congress, Biden's initial actions on climate policy and Indigenous affairs, and how the coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate Black, Indigenous and Latino communities.ITT Staff Picks: The New York Times Editorial Board calls on Republican leaders to reject QAnon, a right-wing conspiracy movement. Tim Naftali, associate professor at New York University, writes about why Trump is the worst president in U.S. history in this piece for The Atlantic. Jodi Archambault, former special assistant to the president for Native American affairs under President Barack Obama, writes for The New York Times about how the coronavirus has put tribal elders, and the languages they pass down, at risk.Photo credit: Erin Scott/Pool Photo via AP, File See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Background Briefing with Ian Masters
January 13, 2021 - Michael Gerhardt | Jeremi Suri | Tim Naftali

Background Briefing with Ian Masters

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 56:41


10 Republicans Joined Democrats in a 232 to 197 House Vote to Impeach Trump | The Sudden and Spectacular Fall of Donald Trump | De-radicalizing the Republican Party backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

To The Point
Political and religious violence at the US Capitol

To The Point

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 49:10


Warren Olney talks about the U.S. Capitol insurrection with presidential historian Tim Naftali and David French, an evangelical Christian and columnist for the Dispatch and Time magazine.

To the Point
Political and religious violence at the US Capitol

To the Point

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 49:10


Warren Olney talks about the U.S. Capitol insurrection with presidential historian Tim Naftali and David French, an evangelical Christian and columnist for the Dispatch and Time magazine.

To the Point
Political and religious violence at the US Capitol

To the Point

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 49:10


Warren Olney talks about the U.S. Capitol insurrection with presidential historian Tim Naftali and David French, an evangelical Christian and columnist for the Dispatch and Time magazine.

Think Tank with Steve Adubato: The Podcast
Tim Naftali & John Catsimatidis on Trump Tenure; Bob Feinberg on Arts in NJ

Think Tank with Steve Adubato: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 30:00


Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato speaks with Timothy Naftali, PhD, Presidential Historian, NYU & Former Director, Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum, about President Trump’s tenure and leadership throughout his presidency and the pandemic, as well as […]

L’Essentiel avec Esther Bégin
Controverse et débat sur la vaccination au Canada et au Québec – 8 décembre 2020

L’Essentiel avec Esther Bégin

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 29:49


Ce soir, à L’Essentiel, le gouvernement Trudeau est toujours talonné par l’opposition sur les vaccins contre la COVID-19 alors que le Québec considère remettre la province sur pause. Roxane Borgès Da Silva est signataire d’une pétition demandant justement ce reconfinement. Les conservateurs continuent de faire obstruction à l’adoption du projet de Loi C-7 sur l’aide médicale à mourir. Notre groupe de députés en débat. Tim Naftali, historien présidentiel, nous révèle si le président élu Joe Biden fera sa première visite étrangère au Canada.

NYU Wagner Review Podcast Channel
Understanding the US Election System with Tim Naftali & Rhea Almeida

NYU Wagner Review Podcast Channel

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 61:31


In this two-part Explainer series, a historical context of the US 2020 elections is discussed by breaking down the complexity of American governance and political systems. Rhea Almeida, an NYU Wagner Review Contributing Editor and MPA candidate, and Tim Naftali, a CNN presidential historian and politics expert, aim to provide a historic view of the elections, the evolution of suffrage, and the framework of the Electoral College. They also dissect the emergence of voting rights for different sections of the American society, and historic voter suppression mechanisms. Transcript [00:00] Welcome from NYU Office of Global Services. [02:02] Rhea Almeida begins facilitating a conversation with professor Tim Naftali about American democracy and elections. GUEST SPEAKER Timothy Naftali, clinical associate professor of public service and a clinical associate professor of history, is the director of NYU's undergraduate public policy program. The first federal director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Naftali has served as an historical consultant to anumber if federal investigative and historial projects, such as the 9/11 Commission and the Interagency Working Group on Nazi and Imperiial Japanes War Crimes. The author or co-author of 5 books (and editor or co-editor of 8 books), Naftali specializes in presidential, international and espionage history. He is currently a CNN presidential historian and appears regularly in historical documentaries.

KURIER daily
Guter Biden - böser Trump? Der Kandidatencheck

KURIER daily

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 33:46


Der KURIER Daily zur US-Wahl: Einer von beiden wird künftig die USA regieren: Donald Trump oder Joe Biden. Doch wer sind die zwei Männer wirklich, wofür stehen sie? Wie sind sie an die Macht gekommen, welche Schwächen haben Sie. Wählen die Amerikaner den netten Uncle Joe Biden oder den Rüpel Donald? Redakteurin Caroline Ferstl und Moderator Elias Natmessnig haben die beiden Kandidaten porträtiert. Unsere US-Korrespondentin Angelika Ahrens hat die Stimmung vor den Toren New Yorks eingefangen und den CNN-Analysten Tim Naftali interviewt, der die beiden Kandidaten für den KURIER analysiert. Abonniert unseren Podcast auch auf Apple Podcasts, Spotify oder Google Podcasts und hinterlasst uns eine Bewertung, wenn euch der Podcast gefällt. Mehr Podcasts gibt es unter www.kurier.at/daily

Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction
The First Patient

Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 11:34


Going all the way back to George Washington, many American presidents have faced serious health issues while in office. But their administrations have often hidden the true state of the president’s health from the public. CNN presidential historian Tim Naftali explores the long history of medical issues — and medical misdirection — in the White House. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Fareed Zakaria GPS
October 4, 2020 | On GPS: Covid-19 sends President Trump to the hospital

Fareed Zakaria GPS

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 38:21


Airdate October 4, 2020: President Trump, the first lady, and staffers all contracted Covid-19. How ill is he and what will the coming days bring? Fareed asks Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, former adviser to the Obama White House on health policy and the present advisor to the Biden campaign. And, what can we learn from past U.S. presidents who have fallen ill? CNN presidential historian Tim Naftali tells Fareed. Then, the U.S., Brazil, and the U.K. all rank in the top five nations with the highest Covid-19 death counts AND now all three have also seen their leaders infected. A panel of top reporters dive into what we can learn from responses abroad. Finally, what does Trump's illness mean for the upcoming election and his race against Biden? Nate Cohn of the New York Times tells Fareed what he's seeing in the polls.  GUESTS: Ezekiel Emanuel, Timothy Naftali, Anne McElvoy, Shasta Darlington, Anton Troianovski, Nate Cohn To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Time4Coffee Podcast
538: What LGBTQ Can Expect in Government and National Security Jobs With Tim Naftali, New York University [K-Cup TripleShot]

Time4Coffee Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 12:41


Tim Naftali is a CNN presidential historian and associate professor at New York University. In 2007, he was appointed to be the founding director of the federal Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. During his time as the library’s director, he helped create a nonpartisan Watergate exhibit and oversaw the release of over 1 million pages of presidential documents and hundreds of hours of the infamous Nixon tapes. The post 538: What LGBTQ Can Expect in Government and National Security Jobs With Tim Naftali, New York University [K-Cup TripleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Time4Coffee Podcast
534: How President Trump Compares With Nixon With Tim Naftali, New York University [K-Cup TripleShot]

Time4Coffee Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 9:31


Tim Naftali is a CNN presidential historian and associate professor at New York University. In 2007, Tim was appointed as the founding director of the federal Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. The post 534: How President Trump Compares With Nixon With Tim Naftali, New York University [K-Cup TripleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Time4Coffee Podcast
535: Why to Follow Your Interests After You Graduate With Tim Naftali, New York University [K-Cup TripleShot]

Time4Coffee Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 10:04


Tim Naftali is a CNN presidential historian and associate professor at New York University. From 1998 to 2006, Tim was the founding director of the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs as well as a professor in the history department. The post 535: Why to Follow Your Interests After You Graduate With Tim Naftali, New York University [K-Cup TripleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Time4Coffee Podcast
532: Which President Set Up the White House Recording System and Why With Tim Naftali, New York University [K-Cup DoubleShot]

Time4Coffee Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 6:04


Tim Naftali is a CNN presidential historian and associate professor at New York University. From 1998 to 2006, Tim was the founding director of the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs as well as a professor in the history department. The post 532: Which President Set Up the White House Recording System and Why With Tim Naftali, New York University [K-Cup DoubleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Time4Coffee Podcast
529: What It’s Like to Be a CNN Presidential Historian With Tim Naftali, New York University [Main T4C Episode]

Time4Coffee Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 57:59


Tim Naftali is a CNN presidential historian and associate professor at New York University in a joint appointment at NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and the history department. From 1998 to 2006, Tim was the founding director of the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs as well as a professor in the history department. The post 529: What It’s Like to Be a CNN Presidential Historian With Tim Naftali, New York University [Main T4C Episode] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Background Briefing with Ian Masters
January 28, 2020 - Lara Friedman | Max Bergmann | Tim Naftali

Background Briefing with Ian Masters

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 61:28


Trump's Take It Or Leave It Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan without Palestinians; The Russians Will Elect Trump with No Holds Barred and No Expenses Spared; The Wounded Presidency and How Impeachment Shapes Foreign Policy

Fareed Zakaria GPS
December 22, 2019 | On GPS: Looking at President Trump's impeachment through the lens of history

Fareed Zakaria GPS

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 37:51


Airdate December 22 2019: On Wednesday, President Trump became the third president in U.S. history to be impeached. How does his impeachment compare to those of Clinton and Johnson (and the almost-impeachment of Nixon)? Fareed is joined by an all-star panel of presidential historians to discuss. Then, a rare bit of good news to round out your holiday season: global poverty (and especially extreme poverty) has shrunk considerably over the past few decades. That's thanks to the work of people like Ester Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee - a husband and wife team who just won the Nobel Prize for their work. Could the world actually eliminate extreme poverty? GUESTS: John Meacham, Tim Naftali, Annette Gordon-Reed, Masih Alinejad, Ester Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee

Skullduggery
The President is impeached

Skullduggery

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 55:14


Yahoo News colleagues Jon Ward and Alex Nazarian as well as Tim Naftali former director of the Nixon Library join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Ward and Nazarian, both whom have been covering the impeachment since the beginning, weigh in on next steps, what possibilities remain, and debate whether this will benefit either side in the end. Then Naftali compares and contrasts that of Nixon's impeachment to President Trump's by pointing out similarities as well as differences. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer
An Impeachment Like No Other w/Presidential Historian Tim Naftali

Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 92:35


Presidential historian and former Director of the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Tim Naftali joins the podcast to discuss the historical context and comparisons of the Trump impeachment process thus far. Is this worse than Watergate? Should the Mueller findings be included? How are Democrats handling impeachment proceedings? Naftali offers his take on these questions and much more. Naftali is also the co-author of "Impeachment: An American History."Tara gives her take on the latest political hot topics.

CNN's The Daily DC
Does 2+2 = Quid Pro Quo?

CNN's The Daily DC

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 23:58


Gordon Sondland didn't just drop a bombshell, he unleashed an artillery. In testimony that might change the dynamic of the impeachment inquiry, the Ambassador to the European Union confirmed the existence of a quid pro quo, linked President Trump to the effort to pressure Ukraine, and pointed a finger at senior administration officials like Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence. CNN national security analyst Sam Vinograd guest hosts and unpacks a historic day on Capitol Hill with CNN senior political analyst John Avlon. Plus, CNN presidential historian Tim Naftali explains how today's revelations compare to the Watergate saga and why Republicans might finally turn on Trump.

On the Media
Nice Democracy You've Got There...

On the Media

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 50:05


The impeachment inquiry into President Trump is tangled up in Ukrainian politics, but few Washington reporters understand the dynamics at play. This week, On the Media looks at what we all need to know to make sense of the news. Plus, why there are no whistle-blower protections for those in the intelligence community. And, how the Nixon impeachment makes a case for a more deliberate Trump inquiry. Don't miss... 1. Tim Naftali [@TimNaftali], historian at New York University, on what the Nixon impeachment teaches us about the need for a deliberate process. Listen.  2. Tom Devine, legal director at the Government Accountability Project, on the poor protections for intelligence community whistle-blowers. Listen. 3. Adam Entous [@adamentous], staff writer at The New Yorker, on the patchy validity of Trump's Hunter Biden accusations. Listen. 4. Kyrylo Loukerenko [@K_Loukerenko], executive director at Hromadske Radio, helps us make sense of the misinformation about Ukraine. Listen. Music: Nuages (Clouds) by James Carter Life On Mars? by Meridian String Quarter A Ride With Polly Jean by Jenny Scheinman Nocturne for piano in B flat minor   

Real Time with Bill Maher
Ep. #508: Samantha Power, Sarah Haider

Real Time with Bill Maher

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 57:17


Bill’s guests are Samantha Power, Sarah Haider, Heather McGhee, Tim Naftali, and Andrew Sullivan. (Originally aired 9/20/19)

Real Time with Bill Maher
Overtime - Episode #508: Samantha Power, Sarah Haider, Heather McGhee, Tim Naftali, Andrew Sullivan

Real Time with Bill Maher

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 6:31


Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 9/20/19)

De Wereld | BNR
Witte Huis-racisme

De Wereld | BNR

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 2:46


In een telefoongesprek met president Nixon, in 1971, noemde Reagan Afrikaanse regeringsleiders apen, laat ze naar de verdoemenis gaan, ze hebben zelfs moeite om schoenen te dragen. Staat op een bandje dat Nixon-historicus Tim Naftali boven water haalde. Dat Nixon racist, homofoob en antisemiet was, was gevoeglijk bekend, dus Reagan vond een willig oor. De Amerikaanse presidentiële geschiedenis zit vol voorbeelden van vaak vilein racisme. Thomas Jefferson, bijvoorbeeld, de derde president, was de auteur van de Onafhankelijkheidsverklaring, waarin hij schreef dat alle mensen gelijk geschapen zijn. Maar in een boek beschreef hij zwarte landgenoten als mensen met een sterke, onaangename geur, die niet in staat zijn kunst of poëzie te creëren. Net als zijn voorgangers en een zwik opvolgers, had hij slaven. Als die vrij zouden komen, schreef Jefferson, moesten ze het land uit, want zwarten en witten konden niet vreedzaam naast elkaar leven. Toen dus al dat argument ga terug naar je eigen land. Het opmerkelijke is dat de zwarte wortels in Amerika teruggaan naar de 17de Eeuw, en dat de meeste blanken later kwamen. De grootste etnische groep, de Duitsers, kwam in de 19de Eeuw, net als de Ieren, de Italianen, Schotten. Chinezen en Oost-Europeanen. Ga terug naar je eigen land? Duitsland, dus. Andrew Jackson was een notoire racist, net als Andrew Johnson, James Monroe, Woodrow Wilson, Ike Eisenhower. En zelfs Harry Truman, die na de Tweede Wereldoorlog een heldhaftige kampioen werd van de strijd voor gelijke burgerrechten, schreef in 1911 in een brief aan zijn verloofde dat hij vooroordelen had, dat negers in Afrika hoorden, gele mensen in Azië en witten in Europa en Amerika. Of Trump zijn 44 voorgangers precies heef bestudeerd, valt te betwijfelen. Maar dat je electoraal op rozen zit als je, openlijk of verborgen, inzet op wit racisme, voelt hij feilloos aan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter
Mueller report reveals a White House of lies; Sarah Sanders' lack of credibility; inside CNN's 18 months of reporting on the Mueller probe; viral video shows hypocrisy of Fox hosts; Jay Rosen warns about 'authoritarian news system'

Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 43:09


Past Present
Episode 158: George H.W. Bush, Exorcisms, and the Squatty Potty

Past Present

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 44:17


In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the death of President George Herbert Walker Bush, the resurgence of exorcisms, and the viral popularity of the Squatty Potty. Support Past Present on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:  Forty-first president George H.W. Bush died recently at age 94. Niki mentioned diverging analyses of Bush’s legacy from historians Tim Naftali at Slate and David Greenberg at POLITICO. Natalia recommended historian Josh Clark Davis’ viral thread about Bush’s War on Drugs. Neil wrote about Bush’s experience with the religious right at the Washington Post. Catholic exorcisms are on the rise. Niki referred to this article at The Conversation about the role of Pope Francis in this rise. A product called the Squatty Potty is a consumer hit. Natalia referred to this Guardian article about changes in how we relate to toilets and our bodies, as well as to another product, Tushy, that illustrates a new openness to discussing once-taboo bodily functions.    In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: Natalia recommended Jaime Lauren Keiles’ Vox article, “Reconsidering the Jewish American Princess.” Neil commented on the controversy over every president reciting the Apostles’ Creed at George H.W. Bush’s funeral except President Trump. Niki discussed Sarah Zhang’s Atlantic article, “300 Million Letters Are Missing From the Human Genome.”

To the Point
White House ‘Norms:' Past and Present

To the Point

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 25:51


President Trump has famously violated traditional rules of presidential behavior. Now Barack Obama has broken the studied silence maintained by former presidents. He's even attacked Trump by name. Warren explores the historical context and future implications with Tim Naftali, who once ran the Richard Nixon Library and Museum.

Can He Do That?
Is it unusual for a president to publicly berate members of his own cabinet?

Can He Do That?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2017 24:47


Can a president fire the attorney general? How much influence does a president have over the Justice Department? Reporter Ashley Parker, historian Tim Naftali and law professor Steve Vladeck on the politics, historical context and legal limitations.

Fareed Zakaria GPS
On GPS, FIRED! What to make of the President's dismissal of Comey. And, unrest in Venezuela: an oil-rich nation on the brink of collapse.

Fareed Zakaria GPS

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2017 40:00


On GPS, the new Watergate? Fareed is joined by Michael Hayden, James Woolsey and others to discuss what happens after Trump firing of James Comey, the man in charge if getting to the bottom of Russian collusion in the American election. And, how did Venezuela go from oil-rich nation to the brink of collapse? Finally on Mother's Day, a look at the Biblical first mother: Eve. Guests include: Michael Hayden, James Woolsey, Cristina Rodriguez, Tim Naftali, Moises Naim, Shannon O'Neil and Bruce Feiler

JFK Library Forums
Being Nixon

JFK Library Forums

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2015 92:28


Evan Thomas discussed his new biography, Being Nixon: A Man Divided, with Tim Naftali, historian and former Director of the Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.

Zócalo Public Square
How Dwight D. Eisenhower Scarred Richard Nixon

Zócalo Public Square

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2013 68:47


Even a century after Richard Nixon’s birth, his life and political career are still almost always considered in light of his demons and dark side. But former New Yorker editor Jeffrey Frank, author of Ike and Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage, chose to dissect Nixon in an entirely different context—that of his relationship to his boss and eventual in-law, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, for whom Nixon was a two-term vice president. In a conversation with former Nixon Presidential Library director Tim Naftali, he explained how this relationship may have influenced the rest of Nixon's life and career.