Cdr. Alvarez shot down 50 years ago today

On this day in 1964, Ensign Everett Alvarez was shot down amid Operation Pierce Arrow, President Johnson’s response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident and the beginning of U.S. Air operations over North Vietnam and Southeast Asia. An A-4 Skyhawk pilot, Alvarez was one of...
August 2: The “Smoking Gun” Tape

August 2: The “Smoking Gun” Tape

[youtube https://youtu.be/kZOcclAwzOQ] August 2: President Nixon recalls telling his family about the “Smoking Gun” tape and why he postponed a final decision to resign in part 2 of this 7 part series.
August 1: The Decision to Resign

August 1: The Decision to Resign

[youtube https://youtu.be/Kn6FPug1ZnE] August 1: President Nixon recalls weighing his options after losing the support of three Southern Democrats on the Judiciary Committee, in part 1 of this 7 part series.