Intersting Insights

Summer has come with a vengeance and my brain is slowly melting out of my ears. So I haven't had the energy to come up with any kind of analysis or insights of my own. Thus, I have to rely on the insights of others.

In 1972 the Watergate scandal erupted and sent a lot of powerful people to prison and ultimately ended Nixon's presidency. If you aren't aware of what the Watergate scandal was, read up on it here: 

Watergate Scandal

 

I found some cool old 60 Minutes interviews with amongst others, John Ehrlichman, G. Gordon Liddy and others on the official 60 Minutes Youtube Channel and thought I'd share with you good people.

So enjoy and hopefully my brain will be slightly less molten next week! Join me again next time and until then, have a great and safe week!

 

 

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I am not a crook...

OK, I bet you're wondering why I'm blogging on a Saturday, right?

Well the truth is, I'm going out of town for a couple of days, and I simply don't trust Blogger to publish my post if I put it on a timer. So, you're getting your weekly dose of Eccentricity and Spheres today.

I read yesterday that apparently all the official papers on the JFK assassination will be released in 2017. Of course, as one eloquent redditor put it, “I bet redacted did it”. Wouldn't surprise me...

But it got me thinking, and I remembered a great documentary series on Youtube concerning another fascinating event in American politics, the Watergate Scandal.

Since I'm pretty busy today (and my brain won't accept blogging on Saturdays) I thought you all might like to see it.

The really interesting aspect of this multi-part series are all the interviews with the actual people involved. This is not people talking about what other people did. Oh no, it's frank interviews with Nixon, Liddy, Halderman, Hunt etc...

So if that's your cup of tea, get ready for some amazing stuff.

I'm not embedding the videos here, just follow the links instead.

Until next Monday have a great week!

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmxyM7ptKq4

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIXFJVmdgEg

Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9R--FUOeM8

Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SWPNked0dQ

Part 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_RYJJWZOXE