FrostNixon, David Frost
FrostNixon, David Frost
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Frost/Nixon
Behind the Scenes of the Nixon Interview

Author: David Frost

Narrator: David Frost

Abridged: 4 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/18/2008


Synopsis

Following the resounding success of the eponymous West End and Broadway hit play, Frost/Nixon tells the extraordinary story of how Sir David Frost pursued and landed the biggest fish of his career—and how the series drew larger audiences than any news interview ever had in the United States, before being shown all over the world.This is Frost's absorbing story of his pursuit of Richard Nixon, and is no less revealing of his own toughness and pertinacity than of the ex-President's elusiveness. Frost's encounters with such figures as Swifty Lazar, Ron Ziegler, potential sponsors, and Nixon as negotiator are nothing short of hilarious, and his insight into the taping of the programs themselves is fascinating. Frost/Nixon provides the authoritative account of the only public trial that Nixon would ever have, and a revelation of the man's character as it appeared in the stress of eleven grueling sessions before the cameras. Including historical perspective and transcripts of the edited interviews, this is the story of Sir David Frost's quest to produce one of the most dramatic pieces of television ever broadcast, described by commentators at the time as “a catharsis” for the American people.

About David Frost

Sir David Frost is the only person to have interviewed the last seven Presidents of the United States and the last six prime ministers of Great Britain. He has been awarded all the major television awards including the Emmy Award (twice, for The David Frost Show) in the US and the BAFTA Fellowship in the UK, their highest honor. Often described as ""a one-man conglomerate"", Sir David has worked variously as an author, film and television producer, publisher, lecturer and impresario and co-founded two network companies in the United Kingdom, LWT and TV-am. Sir David is currently hosting Frost Over The World, his weekly current affairs programme for Al-jazeera English, as well as series for the BBC and ITV. He is also executive producing a remake of the film, The Dam Busters, with Peter Jackson and Universal. He lives in London, Hampshire and on British Airways.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba

David Frost writes about the context, preparation and actual series of interviews he did with the 'disgraced' President Richard Nixon, on Watergate, the cover ups, the obstructions of justice, Vietnam, Détente, China etc etc. A revealing and engaging look at one of the most famous series of intervie......more

Goodreads review by HR-ML

Hardback edition. David Frost had an interview show. Frost's team and former Pres. Richard Nixon's team agreed on conditions for Frost's Nixon television interview. Frost spent nearly 1/3 of this book recounting the conditions. Frost insisted on he and his team being the only editors of the footage.......more

Goodreads review by Dan

Richard Nixon's resignation has always been an oddly fascinating moment for me. I was almost ten years old when he resigned and for some reason, the event left it's mark. Back in the late 90s, when the Bill Clinton impeachment comedy was playing out in Congress, there were a lot of people saying tha......more

Goodreads review by P.S.

If you weren't around when Nixon was in office, you have to read the interviews, if you were, you have to read them too. So much happened at this time, much of it behind the scenes. Reading the story helps us not to forget what happened and why we need to stop it from happening again.......more