Video About Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power

American historian Robert Dallek joins One on One host Katherine Lanpher to discuss his book Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power in this interview from Barnes & Noble Media. Dallek illuminates what he's learned from pouring over thousands of recently declassified documents and tapes of President Nixon and his Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. While Nixon and Kissinger slandered each other behind their backs, they generally agreed with each other over the foreign policy direction of the United States in the early 1970s including their policies over the Soviet Union, China, and the Vietnam War. Dallek found a number of surprising conversations in his research including Nixon and Kissinger's cynical discussions about the Vietnam War which they saw as unwinnable, and yet remained in it to "save face". This talk is available on streaming audio and MP3 download from Barnes & Noble's website.

Robert Dallek: One on One

The 20th-century American Presidency is something of a mystery. Some Presidents performed exceptionally well in office, displaying strong leadership and winning the respect of the American people as well as the rest of the world. Others fell short of expectations and are remembered at best as marginal chief executives. What was it that allowed some to rise to greatness while others failed? What elusive mix of character traits, circumstance, and determination combine to mold the shape of a Presidential Administration? This course explores the tenures of the men who held our nations highest office during the 20th-century. The lectures look at each President and examine their strengths and weaknesses as well as the times in which they served. Through this analysis listeners will develop a better understanding not only of this supreme office and how it has taken shape, but also how it has shaped America and, indeed, the modern world.

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The Gordon Skene Sound Collection is a massive collection of speeches and historical events recorded on audio. LearnOutLoud.com is pleased to now be offering over 50 audio downloads from the Gordon Skene Sound Collection.

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As a rule I hate looking back. The trouble with looking back is you tend to stare at it a long time, and nothing really good ever comes of that. I'm also not a big fan of "nostalgia". I think of nostalgia and think "fond remembrance of events that never occurred" - time tends to blow small events out of proportion and large events into heart stopping defining moments which, at the time didn't amount to much. So why look back at all?

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