Watergate: The Break-In June 17, 1972: A burglary at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters. (First of four parts) Learn more If There Are Tapes Miller Center Nixon expert Ken Hughes explains why congressional committees must subpoena any and all Trump tapes Read more American presidents have long recorded their conversations FDR, Nixon, and others taped their meetings and telephone calls. Is Donald Trump doing the same? Read more Three little words Does Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey echo Nixon? Find out more Featured Recordings LBJ and MLK Just a few days after assuming the presidency, President Johnson discusses the difficulties of inheriting a presidency without warning LBJ Orders Some New Haggar Pants President Lyndon Johnson explains his special requirements for pants [Note: Recording may not be appropriate for younger audiences] The Smoking Gun Listen to the infamous "Smoking Gun Tape" that brought down a presidency More Featured Recordings Browse some of the most poignant, significant, and humorous secret recordings from Roosevelt through Nixon The Presidential Recordings Program About the Presidential Recordings Program Learn more about the Presidential Recordings Program Research the Tapes Research the raw digital audio files of the from the presidencies of Franklin Roosevelt through Richard Nixon. Search the archive of raw audio and learn how to access finding aids and other research tools. Featured Scholar Marc Selverstone is an associate professor at the Miller Center and chair of the Presidential Recordings Program. Selverstone’s broader scholarship focuses on presidents and presidential decision-making, particularly during the 1960s and 1970s. Presidential Recordings Digital Edition Read transcripts from the Presidential Recordings Program through the University of Virginia's digital press. Featured Publications The Presidential Recordings John F. Kennedy Volumes I-III The Presidential Recordings: John F. Kennedy Volumes IV-VI The Presidential Recordings: Lyndon B. Johnson Volumes I-III The Presidential Recordings: Lyndon B. Johnson Volumes IV-VI
