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"The Nixon Interviews With David Frost." Hollywood: MCA/Universal Home Video, 1977, 1993. 6:10 in five volumes (VHS). $19.98/volume. Volumes: I Watergate; II. The World; III. War at Home an Abroad; IV. The Final Days; V. The Missing 18 1/2 Minutes.
Only twice did Richard Nixon offer an explanation for his role in the Watergate scandal. One occasion was his 1978 memoirs. The other was in a series of interviews conducted by British journalist David Frost in April-May 1977. Happily for historians, the Frost interviews now have been released for non-broadcast use by MCA/Universal Home Video. The series consists of five volumes, including two about Nixon's diplomacy and handling of domestic unrest, topics he did later discuss. Unique, though, are the volumes "Watergate," "The Missing 18 Minutes," and "The Final Days," in which Nixon, for the only time in his life, publicly relives the demise...