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How conservatives waged a war on expertise

In Messengers of the Right, Nicole Hemmer presents a captivating exploration of the first generation of media activists who used their networks and communication skills—developed at publishing houses and magazines, in radio and television—to forge a movement.

Nicole Hemmer

These are the secret White House recordings you should be listening to

The good folks at the University of Virginia's Miller Center have almost a Grateful Dead-style guide to some of the better recordings and deeper tracks.

Trump: 'Better hope there are no tapes'

U.S. President Donald Trump is igniting more controversy with his latest Twitter tirade. This as he faces more questions over his recent firing of the FBI Director. It's a situation that is reminding many of the Richard Nixon scandal. Ken Hughes is one of America's leading experts on secret Presidential recordings and is the author of 'Chasing Shadows: The Nixon Tapes, The Chennault Affair, And The Origins Of Watergate.' He is also a Presidential Historian with the Miller Center in Charlottesville Virginia. He joins us with more.

Ken Hughes

Trump, U.S. government face democratic tests after Comey’s firing

Presidential historian Barbara Perry said Mr. Trump has shown himself to be a leader unprecedented in the history of his office. "We have never had a genuine demagogue in this authoritarian style."

Barbara Perry

The Shadowy History Of Secret White House Tapes

"Almost as soon as we had the technology to allow recorded conversations, FDR signed on in 1940," Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, told NPR's All Things Considered Friday. The Miller Center houses the recordings of six different presidents. The recordings can be heard in the Miller Center's feature, "The Secret White House Tapes."

Barbara Perry

Trump-Comey situation 'very reminiscent' of Nixon era

Miller Center expert Ken Hughes is interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on the Secret White House Tapes

Ken Hughes