Documentary filmmaker David C. Taylor will be sharing film clips and interviews from his film Nixon: A Presidency Revealed. The film explores the Nixon presidency through the perspectives of those who fought to bring him down and those who defended him in the path to potential impeachment. Dr Henry Kissinger, Ray Price, Alexander Butterfield, John Dean, General Alexander Haig and Senator Bob Dole were among those interviewed.
The evening will also include discussion of evidence, disclosed after the film went out, that suggested Nixon sabotaged the Paris Peace talks to win the 1968 election. Former Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford told Taylor he read FBI intercepts that detailed Nixon’s actions during this time period. White House tapes released in 2007 appeared to confirm Clifford’s suspicions.
SPEAKER BIO
Hailing from Nottinghamshire, England, David Taylor came to the United States in the 1970s as a high school student. He became the BBC Washington producer in 1981 and in 1992 began his career as a documentary producer. He has researched, written and produced well over 25 documentary films and received a Peabody and Emmy awards for his coverage of U.S. and military history. During his career, he has had the opportunity to get to spend time with a host of remarkable historic figures, and he takes great delight in sharing the stories surrounding the creation of the films.
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VENUE & PARKING
Douglass Community Center is located at 407 E. Market Street Leesburg, 20176. It is an ADA compliant building.
Ample free parking is available around the main building and in the back by the playground.