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In 2014, dick cavett reflects on his involvement in exposing the watergate scandal. It featured both archival footage from cavetts latenight abc series, which ran from december 1969 to january 1975, and recent interviews with. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Cavett often appeared on television quiz and game shows. Special 55m 11s from 1972 to 1974, the watergate scandal was frequently a part of the dick cavett show. Nixon, who had previously avoided discussing his role in the watergate scandal that. Dick cavetts watergate dvd,dick cavetts watergate offers a unique opportunity to mark the 40th anniversary of a defining moment in american history. Bob woodward pulitzer prizewinning journalist, premiered in 2014 on pbs. Cavetts offbroadway play opened march 14, 2014, and closed april, 2014, in its limited run. Dick cavetts watergate though created to mark the 40th anniversary of richard nixons resignation from the office of the president, this bright, breezy and deceptively insightful documentary is a welcome reminder that televisions power did not begin with the advent of cable. His most recent television successes were the pbs specials, dick cavetts watergate 2014, and dick cavetts vietnam 2015. In an interview with brendan francis newnam and rico gagliano for the dinner party download, cavett revealed his talent for.
A blog about law, the humanities, and popular culture. Confrontations, pointed commentary, and offscreen secrets by dick cavett, times books, 2010. The watergate scandal that gripped the nation from 1972 to 74 is seen through the eyes of dick cavett, who interviewed many of the principles on his talk show at the time, including john ehrlichman and g. The documentary dick cavetts watergate features fresh interviews with. Dick cavetts watergate offers a unique opportunity to mark the 40th anniversary of a defining moment in. From 1972 to 1974, the watergate scandal was frequently a part of the dick cavett show. It was a slowmoving devastating crisis that changed america forever.
A few days after the watergate breakin in 1972, martha mitchell was held as a prisoner for several days by nixon acolytes for knowing too much. With dick cavett, tim naftali, carl bernstein, john dean. Numerous clips from the dick cavett show are used to portrayal how, from 1972 to 1974, popular talk show host dick cavett covered in great detail the watergate scandal on his show. In this unique opportunity to mark the 40th anniversary of a defining moment in american history, witness. A palestinian jihadi group calling itself supporters of the islamic state in jerusalem claimed responsibility for the abduction and killing of three israeli students in hebron. Dick cavetts watergate dvd, dick cavetts watergate offers a unique opportunity to mark the 40th anniversary of a defining moment in american history.
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