U.S. History

Poisoning the Press: Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson, and the Rise of Washington's Scandal Culture

Mark Feldstein

About the Program

Mark Feldstein, journalism professor at the University of Maryland, examines the feud between President Richard Nixon and investigative journalist Jack Anderson, a harsh critic of the President throughout his career.  Mr. Feldstein recounts Jack Anderson's means of acquiring information about the Nixon administration from poring over classified documents to sorting through garbage and the administration's nefarious plans to hurt the journalist.  Mark Feldstein presents his book at King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, Utah.

About the Authors

Mark Feldstein

Mark Feldstein is a journalism professor at the University of Maryland.  He is a former investigative correspondent for several news outlets, including CNN and ABC.  Over the course of his journalism career he has been the recipient of two George Foster Peabody Awards and the Edward R. Murrow Achievement Award. 


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Poisoning the Press: Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson, and the Rise of Washington's Scandal Culture

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Past Airings

  • Monday, February 14th at 4am (ET)
  • Sunday, November 14th at 6am (ET)
  • Sunday, October 24th at 10am (ET)
  • Saturday, October 23rd at 11pm (ET)
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