George H.W. Bush 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History
594 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRandal Wallace Presents : "George H. W. Bush" a four season look back at his extraordinary life, career, and his single term as President of the United States. A term that saw the high point of American Leadership around the world as he steered the world through the fall of the Communist superpower, the former Soviet Union. It also saw the United States lead a worldwide coalition against aggression by the Middle Eastern Dictator Saddam Hussein, and setting the example on how to fight such a war with textbook accuracy, overwhelming force, with a clear set of objectives, and leaving after those objectives were met. A lesson sadly we did not seem to learn in subsequent foreign entanglements. Then we will watch the changing of the guard as the Vietnam Generation leads a campaign in 1992 to transfer power from the generation of leadership that won the Cold War.
In this our 12th and 13 Seasons, we will look back at the Bush Administration and the historic sweep of freedom that changed the world from 1990 through Christmas 1991. It was a historic time. We saw the Gulf War begin as Bush led a multinational coalition to beat back the Iraqi Dictator, Saddam Hussein, after he invaded Kuwait. In August of 1991, hard liners in Moscow would attempt a coup to bring down Mikhail Gorbachev and his many reforms that were changing the Soviet Union. The coup would fail but it would help launch the career of the Moscow Mayor, Boris Yeltsin. That would, by Christmas Day, 1991, lead to what had been unthinkable for the past 70 years, the end of the Soviet Union. We would also see President Bush lead the way to reunify Germany, and a fight for the future of the United States Supreme Court would erupt after the nomination of Clarence Thomas was made to replace Thurgood Marshall. It all happened without firing a shot, which is an enormous success story for the ages.
We invite you to come along with us on a wild ride through the high points and low moments of modern American History, in an effort to show the citizens of today that we are an amazing and resilient nation.
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Episode 93: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 23) Endgame 2 The Peace Talks derail and Lyndon Johnson addresses Civil Rights one last time
April 04, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBSend us a Text Message. This episode opens with Henry Kissinger being frustrated with the antics of our ally in South Vietnam. At one point in these final days Kissinger even refused to go back to Vietnam and work with General Thieu. We will listen in to frustrated phone calls between the President and aid to Henry Kissinger , Alexander Haig as they plot the next moves in a frustrating situation. Then we also listen in on a call that settles another issue on the political front as the le...
Episode 92: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace ( Part 22 ) ENDGAME 1
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBSend us a Text Message. The 1972 election is now behind us and Richard Nixon is ready to end this war in Southeast Asia. He is having issues getting an agreement amazingly not from the North Vietnamese but from the South. As General Thieu fears that an agreement that leaves some North Vietnamese troops in his country will spell eventual defeat. An understandable fear. Nixon begins pushing harder and harder and in this episode you will hear the President and his National Security Advisor ...
Episode 91:RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 21) Closing in on Victory 5, Election Night 72
March 29, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBSend us a Text Message. It is finally election Day in 1972. We get to relive the news coverage of the big day and election night as Richard Nixon caps off his amazing run with a 49 state landslide victory for re-election as President of the United States of America. You will get to hear the concession and victory speeches from George McGovern, Sargent Shriver, Spiro Agnew, and Richard Nixon. Then you can hear a phone call of congratulations between Richard Nixon and the 1968 Democratic...
ALASKA loses a Giant, A tribute to Representative Don Young the Dean of the House (Special Edition)
March 27, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBSend us a Text Message. During the time I was a City Councilman in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and was active in the National League of Cities I was befriended by a number of Alaskans. They are great people, who often helped me with issues related to Beach Re-nourishment and in turn I was always a big supporter of their issues mainly oil drilling in ANWR, the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. I was no where near as successful in helping them as they were with helping me in our roles as memb...
ALASKA loses a Giant, A tribute to Representative Don Young the Dean of the House (Special Edition)
March 27, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBDuring the time I was a City Councilman in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and was active in the National League of Cities I was befriended by a number of Alaskans. They are great people, who often helped me with issues related to Beach Re-nourishment and in turn I was always a big supporter of their issues mainly oil drilling in ANWR, the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. I was no where near as successful in helping them as they were with helping me in our roles as members of the Energy , Envi...
Episode 90: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 20) Closing in on Victory 4
March 24, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBNow in the final stretch of the 1972 campaign, with negotiations to end the war in their grasps, and more news stories bubbling under the surface over Watergate, Richard Nixon marches on with a substantial lead in all the polls. In this episode we listen to the back and forth between the parties in Vietnam, never quite able to get the deal done. News reports about the activities of both campaigns on the trail, with heavy hitting endorsements from actor Charlton Heston and singer James Bro...
Episode 90: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 20) Closing in on Victory 4
March 24, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Now in the final stretch of the 1972 campaign, with negotiations to end the war in their grasps, and more news stories bubbling under the surface over Watergate, Richard Nixon marches on with a substantial lead in all the polls. In this episode we listen to the back and forth between the parties in Vietnam, never quite able to get the deal done. News reports about the activities of both campaigns on the trail, with heavy hitting endorsements from actor Charlton Hes...
Episode 89: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 19) Closing in on Victory 3, Peace is at Hand
March 22, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBThis episode covers the growing issues that Watergate is creating, problems Nixon is having with our ally in South Vietnam that is slowing down his negotiations , and the 1972 campaign of George McGovern, which despite having some good issues for them developing still cannot seem to catch momentum. First we will hear Richard Nixon talk with Bob Haldeman about leaks coming from a high up spot in the FBI concerning the investigation of the break in at the Watergate. It is sensitive material...
Episode 89: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 19) Closing in on Victory 3, Peace is at Hand
March 22, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBSend us a Text Message. This episode covers the growing issues that Watergate is creating, problems Nixon is having with our ally in South Vietnam that is slowing down his negotiations , and the 1972 campaign of George McGovern, which despite having some good issues for them developing still cannot seem to catch momentum. First we will hear Richard Nixon talk with Bob Haldeman about leaks coming from a high up spot in the FBI concerning the investigation of the break in at the Watergate. ...
Episode 88: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 18) Closing in on Victory 2
March 18, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBSend us a Text Message. We join a 1972 campaign in wide open progress as George McGovern tries to make his case to the American people at a time when the economy is doing well and a peace looks like it could be with in grasp of President Nixon. It was a tough row to hoe. Listen in as President Nixon continues to work toward a negotiated peace in Vietnam, with many frustrations along the way. Plus you will hear Vice President Spiro Agnew on the campaign trail with a style uniquely his own....
Episode 88: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 18) Closing in on Victory 2
March 18, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBWe join a 1972 campaign in wide open progress as George McGovern tries to make his case to the American people at a time when the economy is doing well and a peace looks like it could be with in grasp of President Nixon. It was a tough row to hoe. Listen in as President Nixon continues to work toward a negotiated peace in Vietnam, with many frustrations along the way. Plus you will hear Vice President Spiro Agnew on the campaign trail with a style uniquely his own. Here we listen to ads...
The Horror of Munich : Black September 1972 (Special Edition)
March 16, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBWhile Richard Nixon served as President at the height of the Cold War. He was also President when terrorism exploded on to the World stage as a tool of the extreme Islamic World. In this special edition we look back at one of the most horrifying events of the early 1970's, by tuning into the voices of the people who covered it for ABC Sports. It features interviews with a Hall of Fame Quarterback turned sports commentator, Frank Gifford, and his counterpart T.V. Host Jim Mckay, a man bes...
The Horror of Munich : Black September 1972 (Special Edition)
March 16, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBSend us a Text Message. While Richard Nixon served as President at the height of the Cold War. He was also President when terrorism exploded on to the World stage as a tool of the extreme Islamic World. In this special edition we look back at one of the most horrifying events of the early 1970's, by tuning into the voices of the people who covered it for ABC Sports. It features interviews with a Hall of Fame Quarterback turned sports commentator, Frank Gifford, and his counterpart T.V. H...
Episode 87: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 17) Closing in on Victory 1 The Campaign and Vietnam
March 14, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBThe 1972 conventions are over and the candidates hit the campaign trail. It is a year where major events seem to be happening every time you turn your head around. President Nixon has a commanding 26 point lead in most national polls and he is in hot pursuit of not only a victory at the polls in November but also a successful end to the war in Vietnam, a peace with honor. It is in the last half of 1972 that a high stakes game of International intrigue is being played to finally get the U...
Episode 87: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 17) Closing in on Victory 1 The Campaign and Vietnam
March 14, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBSend us a Text Message. The 1972 conventions are over and the candidates hit the campaign trail. It is a year where major events seem to be happening every time you turn your head around. President Nixon has a commanding 26 point lead in most national polls and he is in hot pursuit of not only a victory at the polls in November but also a successful end to the war in Vietnam, a peace with honor. It is in the last half of 1972 that a high stakes game of International intrigue is being pla...
Episode 86: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 16) The Republican National Convention 2 Nixon Speaks
March 10, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBSend us a Text Message. The final night opens with actor Jimmy Stewart and First Lady Pat Nixon. Then Congressman Gerald Ford introduces Vice President Spiro T. Agnew who will in turn bring out Richard Nixon for the main event. Then Richard Nixon will deliver his acceptance speech for a second term as President. At that moment, Richard Nixon sat on top of the world. He was closing in on a victory of not only the Presidency , but of ending the War in Vietnam with honor, restructuring the Fe...
Episode 86: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 16) The Republican National Convention 2 Nixon Speaks
March 10, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBThe final night opens with actor Jimmy Stewart and First Lady Pat Nixon. Then Congressman Gerald Ford introduces Vice President Spiro T. Agnew who will in turn bring out Richard Nixon for the main event. Then Richard Nixon will deliver his acceptance speech for a second term as President. At that moment, Richard Nixon sat on top of the world. He was closing in on a victory of not only the Presidency , but of ending the War in Vietnam with honor, restructuring the Federal Government, calmin...
Episode 85: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 15 ) The Republican National Convention and rally with Sammy Davis Jr 1
March 09, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBSend us a Text Message. If the McGovern campaign had been a textbook example of what could go wrong would, the Nixon campaign ran like a well oiled machine. If you listen to the journalist covering the convention they sound like they are covering the great turtle race. They are audibly struggling to keep things interesting. But if you love the pomp and circumstances of a national convention, which I do, you will still love all the fun of the roll call vote, the nominating speeches and th...
Episode 84: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 14) The Democratic National Convention 2 (and Thomas Eagleton)
March 07, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBIn this episode we open with the real power player in the Democratic Party of 1972, Senator Ted Kennedy. He would step up to nominate George McGovern. Then George McGovern will go to the podium in the wee hours of the morning to make his case to the nation as to why they should trade in Richard Nixon for him. It would be the high mark for a campaign that would end up with a shock just days after the convention gaveled to a close. The news that would change the upward stride of the campa...
Episode 84: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 14) The Democratic National Convention 2 (and Thomas Eagleton)
March 07, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBSend us a Text Message. In this episode we open with the real power player in the Democratic Party of 1972, Senator Ted Kennedy. He would step up to nominate George McGovern. Then George McGovern will go to the podium in the wee hours of the morning to make his case to the nation as to why they should trade in Richard Nixon for him. It would be the high mark for a campaign that would end up with a shock just days after the convention gaveled to a close. The news that would change the up...
Episode 83: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 13) The Democratic National Convention 1
March 06, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBSend us a Text Message. *** WELCOME TO CONVENTION WEEK, All week we will be stepping back in time to the 1972 National Conventions. This episode starts off the conventions of 1972 with the Democrats. While 1972 was not 1968, it was still a textbook example of what not to do. Poor George McGovern was in a campaign best described as "if it could go wrong it did. " He had come from out of nowhere to be the front runner for the nomination going into the convention but he still had not won it....
Episode 82: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 12) The Peak
March 01, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBPresident Richard Nixon's Address to the nation and to a joint session of Congress on June 1, 1972, would mark the arguable high point of his amazing political career. Fresh off two successful summits, first in Peking, China and then in Moscow, in the Soviet Union. President Nixon was poised to change the chess board of the world in 1972. It was an incredible moment when all seemed with in his grasp, that he would be bringing peace to the world and marking his place as one of America's gre...
Episode 82: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 12) The Peak
March 01, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBSend us a Text Message. President Richard Nixon's Address to the nation and to a joint session of Congress on June 1, 1972, would mark the arguable high point of his amazing political career. Fresh off two successful summits, first in Peking, China and then in Moscow, in the Soviet Union. President Nixon was poised to change the chess board of the world in 1972. It was an incredible moment when all seemed with in his grasp, that he would be bringing peace to the world and marking his place...
Special Commentary Edition: We Desperately Need a Strategy for the Free World
February 28, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Special Commentary that was inspired by recent events in the nation of Ukraine. How did we come to this, an invasion by Russia. It is simply because we look weak to the world. The reason for that is for the past two decades we have conducted foreign policy with no strategic vision we would stick to at all. Four United States Presidents, Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden have conducted foreign policy with either no strategy or a horribly incompetent one. It is time to lo...
Special Commentary Edition: We Desperately Need a Strategy for the Free World
February 28, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBSpecial Commentary that was inspired by recent events in the nation of Ukraine. How did we come to this, an invasion by Russia. It is simply because we look weak to the world. The reason for that is for the past two decades we have conducted foreign policy with no strategic vision we would stick to at all. Four United States Presidents, Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden have conducted foreign policy with either no strategy or a horribly incompetent one. It is time to look at the visionary lead...
Episode 81: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 11) SALT 1, The Summit in Moscow
February 27, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBSUMMIT IN MOSCOW. On May 22, 1972 Richard Nixon was the first American President to set foot inside the Kremlin as he and Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev would hold the first Summit meeting. It would lead to various treaties and the start of a thaw in Cold War relations between the two world Super Powers. It was there in Moscow that the two nations signed the SALT 1 agreement, the Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty. In this show we look back at this momentous moment and here from several o...
Episode 81: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 11) SALT 1, The Summit in Moscow
February 27, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBSend us a Text Message. SUMMIT IN MOSCOW. On May 22, 1972 Richard Nixon was the first American President to set foot inside the Kremlin as he and Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev would hold the first Summit meeting. It would lead to various treaties and the start of a thaw in Cold War relations between the two world Super Powers. It was there in Moscow that the two nations signed the SALT 1 agreement, the Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty. In this show we look back at this momentous moment...
Episode 80: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 10) The Democratic Primary, Vietnam and a farewell to J. Edgar Hoover
February 25, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBSend us a Text Message. After President Richard Nixon returned from China he would have to catch up on all he missed as the Democratic Party began its campaign to challenge him in earnest. It would be a race that would feature one of the great come from nowhere candidates in all of American history, South Dakota Senator George McGovern. He would be up against Senator Edmund Muskie, the presumed frontrunner, former Vice President Hubert Humphrey the 1968 nominee, an Alabama Governor George...
Episode 80: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 10) The Democratic Primary, Vietnam and a farewell to J. Edgar Hoover
February 25, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBAfter President Richard Nixon returned from China he would have to catch up on all he missed as the Democratic Party began its campaign to challenge him in earnest. It would be a race that would feature one of the great come from nowhere candidates in all of American history, South Dakota Senator George McGovern. He would be up against Senator Edmund Muskie, the presumed frontrunner, former Vice President Hubert Humphrey the 1968 nominee, an Alabama Governor George Wallace who had run for...
Episode 79: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 9) Welcome Home from China
February 24, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBSend us a Text Message. In this episode we witness President Richard Nixon's triumphant return to the United States. But it was not without real worry about how the trip and the Shanghai Communique would be received by millions of Americans who had spent a lifetime fearing the Chinese. It went better than Nixon could have imagined and though Watergate would derail the effort for a while by 1979, the Administration of Jimmy Carter would finally normalize relations with China. Here we liste...
Episode 79: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 9) Welcome Home from China
February 24, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBIn this episode we witness President Richard Nixon's triumphant return to the United States. But it was not without real worry about how the trip and the Shanghai Communique would be received by millions of Americans who had spent a lifetime fearing the Chinese. It went better than Nixon could have imagined and though Watergate would derail the effort for a while by 1979, the Administration of Jimmy Carter would finally normalize relations with China. Here we listen to President Nixon's ar...
Episode 78: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 8) The Shanghai Communique
February 23, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBSend us a Text Message. While China represented mystery, exotic locales, and an entirely different cultural experience for Americans watching back home on television. There was still a lot of work being done on the trip itself. There was a lot at stake for both countries and for allies around the world who were watching and worrying about what it all would mean for peace and world order. This was especially true for three other countries in particular, America's long standing ally in Tai...
Episode 78: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 8) The Shanghai Communique
February 23, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBWhile China represented mystery, exotic locales, and an entirely different cultural experience for Americans watching back home on television. There was still a lot of work being done on the trip itself. There was a lot at stake for both countries and for allies around the world who were watching and worrying about what it all would mean for peace and world order. This was especially true for three other countries in particular, America's long standing ally in Taiwan, China's ally in No...
Episode 77: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Special 50th Anniversary Edition) Discovering Zhou En Lai
February 21, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBTo mark the actual 50th anniversary of the start of the week that changed the world. The week Richard Nixon landed in Peking , China and reestablished a relationship with Mainland China. We thought it appropriate to look to the other man who made this trip and the events within that week such a dramatic success. He was the man on the other side of the field, a man often in the shadow of Mao in the story of opening relations with China. The books and attention is often on Nixon and Mao, but...
Episode 77: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Special 50th Anniversary Edition) Discovering Zhou En Lai
February 21, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBSend us a Text Message. To mark the actual 50th anniversary of the start of the week that changed the world. The week Richard Nixon landed in Peking , China and reestablished a relationship with Mainland China. We thought it appropriate to look to the other man who made this trip and the events within that week such a dramatic success. He was the man on the other side of the field, a man often in the shadow of Mao in the story of opening relations with China. The books and attention is oft...
Episode 76: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 7) The Great Wall and the Ming Dynasty Tombs of China
February 17, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBDuring the week that President and Mrs. Nixon were in China there were several staged tours arraigned for the party and at those events there were often staged people too. This is the story of the wandering adventures of the party and the press corp as they traveled around China all the while President Nixon and Zhou Enlai were busy negotiating out the Communique from the trip. They would visit the Great Wall of China, The Ming Tombs, and fly to the city of Hangzhu. At one point reporte...
Episode 76: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 7) The Great Wall and the Ming Dynasty Tombs of China
February 17, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBSend us a Text Message. During the week that President and Mrs. Nixon were in China there were several staged tours arraigned for the party and at those events there were often staged people too. This is the story of the wandering adventures of the party and the press corp as they traveled around China all the while President Nixon and Zhou Enlai were busy negotiating out the Communique from the trip. They would visit the Great Wall of China, The Ming Tombs, and fly to the city of Hangzh...
Episode 75: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 6) The Press, the Pandas and the Ballet
February 15, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBSomethings never change, and one of those things that will never change is the troublesome issues the press can create by trying to get into mischief and question everything they see. This was very true with the traveling press corp as they were bused around China. The Chinese tried to contain them but it was to no avail and they managed to find a good story or two while they were there. Here you will hear them visit a commune, and the old historic palace, snoop around where they were not ...
Episode 75: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 6) The Press, the Pandas and the Ballet
February 15, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Somethings never change, and one of those things that will never change is the troublesome issues the press can create by trying to get into mischief and question everything they see. This was very true with the traveling press corp as they were bused around China. The Chinese tried to contain them but it was to no avail and they managed to find a good story or two while they were there. Here you will hear them visit a commune, and the old historic palace, snoop aro...
Episode 74: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 5) Meeting Chairman Mao
February 10, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBIn a trip planned and choreographed to the minute, an enormous surprise happened with in hours of the President's arrival. Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai showed up at the guest house where President Nixon was staying and whisked him away with only Henry Kissinger, his aid Winston Lord, and one Secret Service Agent in tow. Bob Haldeman recorded in his diary his worry at having the President just taken ,without security, and without the usual Presidential entourage surrounding him. Richard N...
Episode 74: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 5) Meeting Chairman Mao
February 10, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBSend us a Text Message. In a trip planned and choreographed to the minute, an enormous surprise happened with in hours of the President's arrival. Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai showed up at the guest house where President Nixon was staying and whisked him away with only Henry Kissinger, his aid Winston Lord, and one Secret Service Agent in tow. Bob Haldeman recorded in his diary his worry at having the President just taken ,without security, and without the usual Presidential entourage surr...
Episode 73: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace ( Part 4) Welcome to China and the handshake that shook the World
February 08, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBSend us a Text Message. "One story about the famous meeting with Richard Nixon remained a secret for many years, until Nixon’s memoirs appeared. The story began in the mid-50’s, when America and China had no diplomatic relations, and there was great hostility between the two nations. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, at a meeting in Geneva, deliberately snubbed Zhou Enlai, refusing to shake his hand. He said that he and Zhou would only meet in a car crash. Diplomatic memories are lon...
Episode 72: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 3) The Journey to China
February 06, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Finally the door has been opened to China. President Nixon would send a group of young men under the supervision of 34 year old Ron Walker to China to lay the groundwork for the historic visit. They would find it immensely rewarding but not without many frustrations as they entered a world that was totally foreign to the one they left. A world where technology was behind, a world where the the people had been totally isolated, and a world with propaganda everywhere ...
Episode 72: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 3) The Journey to China
February 06, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBFinally the door has been opened to China. President Nixon would send a group of young men under the supervision of 34 year old Ron Walker to China to lay the groundwork for the historic visit. They would find it immensely rewarding but not without many frustrations as they entered a world that was totally foreign to the one they left. A world where technology was behind, a world where the the people had been totally isolated, and a world with propaganda everywhere that portrayed America a...
Episode 71: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 2) EUREKA!! Putting the trip to China Together
February 03, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBSend us a Text Message. In this episode we look backwards at how the China initiative came together. Richard Nixon had envisioned reaching out to China long before he became President of the United States. He wrote an article for Foreign Affairs magazine in 1967 where he talked briefly about Asia after Vietnam and the importance of reaching out to China. There were hints in his inaugural Address about building a world in which no one lived "in angry isolation" This was such a different app...
Episode 71: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 2) EUREKA!! Putting the trip to China Together
February 03, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBIn this episode we look backwards at how the China initiative came together. Richard Nixon had envisioned reaching out to China long before he became President of the United States. He wrote an article for Foreign Affairs magazine in 1967 where he talked briefly about Asia after Vietnam and the importance of reaching out to China. There were hints in his inaugural Address about building a world in which no one lived "in angry isolation" This was such a different approach than was being con...
Episode 70: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 1) CHINA
January 31, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBThe opening of our Season 5 look at the Administration of Richard Nixon begins with the signature event of his time in office., the opening to China. It marks the beginning of a season of triumph for America and for Richard Nixon. It begins with a journey into the unknown because China and the United States had had no diplomatic ties for a quarter of a century. In fact, China had bee isolated from the rest of the world for much of that time as Chairman Mao had consolidated his power. Jus...
Episode 70: RICHARD NIXON 1972 The Foundation of Peace (Part 1) CHINA
January 31, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBSend us a Text Message. The opening of our Season 5 look at the Administration of Richard Nixon begins with the signature event of his time in office., the opening to China. It marks the beginning of a season of triumph for America and for Richard Nixon. It begins with a journey into the unknown because China and the United States had had no diplomatic ties for a quarter of a century. In fact, China had bee isolated from the rest of the world for much of that time as Chairman Mao had conso...
Episode 69 : HURRICANE HUGO (Part 2) A Night Like No Other (Special Edition)
January 24, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBDestruction, devastation, and disaster all describe the South Carolina Coast on the 23rd of September 1989. Hurricane Hugo had torn its way through the State of South Carolina, plowing into Sullivan's Island S.C. and drowning McClellenville S.C. , a small shrimping town, under a massive surge of water. In Georgetown S.C. , Atalaya , a Spanish style castle villa once owned by Anna Hyatt Huntington, was nearly pulled from its foundations by the power of the Oceans undertow. In Pawley's Isl...
Episode 69 : HURRICANE HUGO A Night Like No Other (Part Two) Special Edition
January 24, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Destruction, devastation, and disaster all describe the South Carolina Coast on the 23rd of September 1989. Hurricane Hugo had torn its way through the State of South Carolina, plowing into Sullivan's Island S.C. and drowning McClellenville S.C. , a small shrimping town, under a massive surge of water. In Georgetown S.C. , Atalaya , a Spanish style castle villa once owned by Anna Hyatt Huntington, was nearly pulled from its foundations by the power of the Oceans u...