In 2000 we were joined by Sergei Khrushchev, Nikita’s son. He had by then become a professor at Brown University and had just  published a definitive volume on his father’s personal history and political career, his role in the Cold War and his ultimate fall from power. We were joined in discussion with this fascinating guest by John Bushnell, professor of Russian history at Northwestern University.

Shortly after he got out of prison, Erlichman, a central White House and Watergate figure, came to chat. He told us how his boss – President Richard Nixon – should have handled the Watergate affair once it was disclosed to the public. Here’s a memorable excerpt.

“Strange” because of its fictional beginning, but full of revelations from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Edmund Morris. He is joined in this conversation from 1999 by Joe Morris. The two Morrises are not related except in their shared and striking competence as political historians.

As you have probably heard, Peter Schweitzer, author of the recent book “Clinton Cash,” asserts that they are. Here, he lays out his case.