Real Richard Nixon: EARLY YEARS (8) - World War II & Poker

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The Real Richard Nixon
Vol. 1: "Early Years"
Interview with Frank Gannon

In this interview/documentary segment, President Richard Nixon discusses his experiences in the Navy during World War II. He especially talks about his pastime of playing poker in the service, his farewell from his family before going overseas, and the event of Charles Lindbergh and a female nurse arriving at the South Pacific Island where he was stationed.

The video clip comes from 38 hours of interviews that Nixon did with Frank Gannon in 1983 during eight days of interviews spread out over several months. Gannon used to work for Nixon and was well acquainted with the former president. Subsequently, Nixon is more at ease and open here than in most of his recorded interviews.

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