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The Miller Center’s Tom Van der Voort on the Chennault Affair
What does Nixon’s correspondence with South Vietnam say about politics today?
Since 1799 the Logan Act has forbidden United States citizens from engaging in unauthorized correspondence with foreign governments. However, Richard Nixon’s presidential campaign advised the South Vietnamese government not to enter peace talks with the Lyndon Johnson administration, citing a better deal they might receive under a Nixon presidency.
In this episode of Archive Secrets, Tom van der Voort of the Miller Center, a political think-tank at the University of Virginia, takes us back to 1968 and what we now call the Chennault Affair. The center’s recordings of Nixon and Johnson unpack treason and offer an interesting perspective on the 2016 US presidential election and foreign influence within our own political moment.
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Hear Tom introduce you to the Chennault Affair and the power and new relevance of the Miller Center archives.

Chris Bickford: The churning water of the Atlantic ocean and the perilous grind of photo theft
In this interview, Chris takes us deep inside the swells of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. We meet surfing legends, a drill instructor from Blackwater, and learn how a stolen photo takes on an unintended transformational identity.

The “Jackie Robinson” of classical music: Charlie Burrell’s storied career
After hearing a radio broadcast conducted by Pierre Monteux, Burrell knew he wanted to pursue classical music. In 1959, he became the first black orchestra member hired by a major U.S. orchestra, breaking the color barrier in classical music.

Introducing the Archive Secrets Podcast: Every Archive has a story to tell
Behind every fascinating archival “discovery” is an archivist whose hard work brought the story to light. Archive Secrets is the podcast where we uncover tales, stories and gems from some of the world’s most intriguing, unknown and previously hidden archives.
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