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Not since 1862 have there been four living former Presidents.
"WE THE PEOPLE: The President and the Constitution," is a series of four one-our interviews with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan on the subject of Presidency. The interviews constitute an extraordinary history of profound interest to present and future generations of Americans. The interviews, conducted by veteran Washington journalist Hugh Sidey, are introduced by Warren E. Burger, Former Chief Justice of the United States, as Chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.
Elected as the nation's Chief E
Not since 1862 have there been four living former Presidents.
"WE THE PEOPLE: The President and the Constitution," is a series of four one-our interviews with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan on the subject of Presidency. The interviews constitute an extraordinary history of profound interest to present and future generations of Americans. The interviews, conducted by veteran Washington journalist Hugh Sidey, are introduced by Warren E. Burger, Former Chief Justice of the United States, as Chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.
Elected as the nation's Chief Executive during a turbulent period in American history, after serving as Vice President in the Eisenhower post-war administration, Richard 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 Presidents conduct of foreign affairs in the context of both the Vietnam War and the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1973. President Nixon also discusses the practical handicaps of divided government, secret diplomacy and covert operations, Presidential campaigning, and relations with the media. The interview examines such controversial constitutional proposals as the balanced budget amendment and the line-item web.
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