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Abt, John - Whittaker Chambers told the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) that John Abt had been a Communist during the 1930s.

Day 1, Tape 6

00:04:46

Acheson, Dean Gooderham, 1893 - 1971 - Secretary of State during President Truman's second term and an advisor to four Unites States Presidents. Acheson was involved in the NATO alliance, the Truman Doctrine, and the Marshall Plan.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:59:46
01:00:10
 

Adelson, Bill - Law school colleague of Richard Nixon.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:04:34

Adenauer, Konrad, 1876 - 1967 - First Chancellor of West Germany, 1949-63. Adenauer oversaw West Germany's reconstruction after World War II.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:20:24

Albrink, Freddy - One of Richard Nixon's roommates at Whippoorwill Manor in North Carolina while Nixon attended Duke University Law School. Became an Admiral in the Navy.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:05:58
00:07:32
 

Day 1, Tape 4
00:40:42
00:41:00
 

Ali, Muhammad - 1942-  - Formerly named Casius Clay, this African-American boxer won the heavyweight championship 3 different times.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:06:10
 

Andrews, Bert - Reporter, sometime Washington bureau chief for the New York Herald Tribune newspaper, and a friend of Richard Nixon.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:27:16
00:37:19
 

Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich, 1914 - 1984 - Head of the KGB, the Soviet intelligence agency, from 1967 to 1982, when he became the General Secretary of the Communist Party.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:16:59
 

Augustine, Saint, 354 - 430 - One of the Latin fathers of the church. Also known as St. Augustine of Hippo, his written works helped to form modern Christian doctrine.

Day 1, Tape 5
01:26:41
 

Ayres, Lew, 1908 - 1996- Famous actor in "All Quiet on the Western Front." Ayres was blacklisted during World War II. He participated in the war as a volunteer, performing medical duties and assisting as a chaplain's aide.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:41:12
 

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685 - 1750 - Baroque composer.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:47:37
 

Bacon, Virginia (Spelling uncertain.) - Richard Nixon calls her one of the great Washington hostesses.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:41:34
 

Barnum, Everett - Train operator, had the run from Needles California to Los Angels when Richard Nixon was a child.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:50:27
 

Barrowclough, General (First name unknown.) - Commander of the New Zealand Division on Green Island during World War II.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:51:48
 

Beeson, Alden - Richard Nixon's cousin, son of Harold and Jane.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:34:55
 

Beeson, Harold - Married to Jane, one of Hannah Nixon's sisters.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:34:55
 

Beeson, Jane - Hannah Nixon's sister. She married Harold and had two children, Alden and Sheldon.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:26:56
00:34:32
00:46:08
00:47:37
01:12:18
 

Day 1, Tape 2
00:31:04
 

Beeson, Sheldon - Richard Nixon's cousin; son of Harold and Jane, brother of Alden.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:34:55
 

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770 - 1827 - German composer whose works bridge the period between the classical and Romantic eras. He is most famous for his instrumental compositions.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:53:14
 

Bentley, Elizabeth - Testified in a trial concerning Communist infiltration of the federal government. The House Committee on Un-American Activities was heavily involved in this trial.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:02:08
00:04:21
 

Betit, Jack - Friend of Richard Nixon's since high school. Betit held a house meeting for Jerry Voorhis in his father's barn in 1944, where Richard Nixon met Voorhis.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:53:34
 

Day 1, Tape 5
00:12:30
00:40:56
 

Billingsley, Sherman - Started the famous Stork Club in New York.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:39:24
00:52:44
 

Bolich, Brian - Richard Nixon took a property class from him while attending college.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:01:03
 

Bonaparte, Napoleon, 1808 - 1873 - President of the Second Republic of France; in 1852, he became the Emperor of France.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:32:18

Brahms, Johannes, 1833 - 1897 - German composer and pianist during the Romantic period.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:47:37
 

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilich, 1906 - 1982 - An official of the Communist Party. Originally Nikita Khrushchev's protégé, he forced Khrushchev from power in 1964 and succeeded him as head of the Central Committee, a post he held until his death in 1982.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:13:49
00:14:38
00:17:12
00:58:07
 

Briggs, LeBaron Russell - Appointed Dean of Harvard, 1890 and President of Radcliffe College.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:46:23
 

Brock, Bill - Friend of Richard Nixon at Whittier College, California. Brock was a fullback for the football team.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:50:36
01:15:34
 

Brownfield, Lyman - One of Nixon's roommates at Whippoorwill Manor, Duke Forest, while attending law school.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:05:58

Day 1, Tape 4
00:39:28
 

Buley, Tom (Spelling uncertain.) Possibly a member of the football team at Whittier College, California.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:10:00
 

Bykov, Colonel Boris - KGB handler for the Hiss-Chambers espionage ring.  His gift of
a rug to Alger Hiss helped prove that Hiss had lied.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:22:49
 

Carpentier, Georges, 1894 - 1975 - Famous French boxer who was the world light-heavyweight champion, 1920-22. He was also the European champion at four different weight classes. He was beaten by Jack Dempsey in a much publicized match on July 2, 1921.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:03:40
 

Carroll, Bill - Controller of the Engineering Research Company; he bought Richard Nixon a plane ticket to California so Nixon could be interviewed by the Committee of 100 for the 1946 Twelfth District U.S. House race. Nixon was settling E.R.C.O.'s wartime contracts with the government at the time. Nixon says he reimbursed Carroll, but this "loan" would later become a campaign issue.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:03:21
 

Carter, Jimmy 1924- - 39th President of the United States, 1977-1981.

Day 1, Tape 5
01:22:48
 

Cavers, David - One of Richard Nixon's professors; he taught a class called "Conflicts" and was faculty advisor for "Law and Contemporary Problems."

Day 1, Tape 3
00:02:25
00:03:23
00:22:09
 

Chambers, Esther - Whittaker Chambers' wife.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:32:33

Day 1, Tape 6
00:24:40
00:27:16
 

Chambers, Whittaker, 1901 - 1961 - Former Time magazine senior editor and the man who accused State Department official Alger Hiss of being a Communist, on the basis of their collaborative espionage efforts, before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Chambers himself was a member of the Communist party from 1923-38.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:23:16

Day 1, Tape 6
00:02:03
00:04:16
00:08:09
00:12:08
00:18:02
00:21:25
00:24:40
00:32:31
00:52:42
 

Chase, Dr. (First name unknown.) - A prominent Jewish dentist, originally from Russia, who fixed Richard Nixon's tooth on the night he was elected president, 1972. Dr. Chase also accompanied Nixon to Russia to visit Leonid Brezhnev during their talks about Jewish emigration.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:12:40
00:14:38
 

Churchill, Sir Winston, 1874 - 1965 - British statesman, author, military leader and strategist, painter, Knight of the British Crown, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, and a great orator.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:47:46
01:15:42

Day 1, Tape 5
00:40:06
01:16:38
01:26:41
 

Cicero, Marcus Tullius, 106 - 43 BC - Roman orator, lawyer, and politician.

Day 1, Tape 5
01:26:41
 

Cliburn, Van - A famous classical pianist.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:47:37
 

Coffin, Dr. (First name unknown.) - Doctor for the Nixon family, during Harold's illness.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:09:28
 

Coffin, Dr. Herschel - Professor of Richard Nixon's at Whittier College, California. Dr. Coffin taught a class called "The Philosophy of Christian Reconstruction."

Day 1, Tape 2
01:24:23
 

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872 - 1933 - 30th President of the United States, 1923-1929.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:17:15
 

Cooper, Gary, 1901 - 1961 - Famous Hollywood actor.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:24:21
 

Cosell, Howard, 1918 - 1995 - Famous sports announcer.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:05:46
 

Cox, Christopher - Richard Nixon's grandson, son of Edward and Tricia Nixon Cox.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:46:08

Day 1, Tape 5
01:16:20
01:22:28
 

Cox, Edward - Richard Nixon's son-in-law, married to Tricia.

Day 1, Tape 5
01:16:20
 

Cox, Tricia - Richard Nixon's daughter, married to Edward Cox. They had one child, Christopher.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:46:08
01:06:36

Day 1, Tape 2
00:45:19

Day 1, Tape 3
00:21:15

Day 1, Tape 5
00:01:22
00:10:50
00:32:44
01:16:20
 

Crosley, George - Alger Hiss said he knew Whittaker Chambers as George Crosley, a deadbeat freelance writer, to explain how Chambers knows so much about him. It was later revealed that Hiss fabricated this name.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:12:08
00:18:02
00:37:45
 

Darwin, Charles, 1809 - 1892 - Biologist famous for his "Theory of Evolution." Darwin wrote two books describing his theories, "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" and "The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex."

Day 1, Tape 2
01:25:02
 

Davenport, Russell W. - Head of a committee concerned with health programs; Richard Nixon was involved with this committee.

Day 1, Tape 6
01:00:21
 

Day, Roy - Member of the Committee of 100 from Pomona, California. Day called Richard Nixon to inform him that the Committee had voted to support Nixon for the Republican nomination for the 1946 U.S. House race in the Twelfth District.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:07:56
00:44:41
 

De Gaulle, Charles, General, 1890 - 1970 - President of France after World War II.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:03:44

Day 1, Tape 5
01:26:41

Dempsey, Jack 1895 - 1983 - Famous heavyweight boxer, also known as the "Manassa Mauler." Dempsey held the heavyweight title from 1919 until 1926.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:03:40
00:06:10
 

Dewey, Thomas, 1902 - 1971 - Republican governor of New York and Republican candidate for the presidency in 1948; beaten by Harry Truman to the surprise of virtually everyone.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:25:17

Day 1, Tape 5
00:18:04

Day 1, Tape 6
00:56:15
00:57:50
 

Dirksen, Everett, 1896 - 1969 - Famous orator and a United States politician during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:44:43
 

Dole, Hollis - Officer with Richard Nixon on Green Island and roommate with him at Vella Lavella, later worked in the Department of the Interior.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:43:08
 

Donovan, William Joseph, 1883 - 1959 - Also known as "Wild Bill," Donovan worked in the United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. He was also a Senior partner of Donovan, Leisure, Newton, and Lombard. He met Richard Nixon during an interview for their firm. He later became the ambassador to Thailand.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:09:14
 

Dorris, Dorra - Richard Nixon's commanding officer in WWII.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:31:36
 

Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900 - 1980 - Democratic Congresswoman, 14th district of California, opposed Richard Nixon in the general election to the U.S. Senate in 1950.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:11:42

Day 1, Tape 5
00:54:08
 

Dubasha, Tomika - One of Richard Nixon's classmates while he was growing up in Yorba Linda, California.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:50:36
 

Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII - Prince of Wales from 1911-36. He became the King of the United Kingdom Ireland, and Emperor of India in 1936. He decided to leave his position in order to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson, who was not accepted by the British because she had been divorced.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:21:18
 

Dulles, John Foster, 1888 - 1959 - Secretary of State under Eisenhower and brother of Eisenhower's CIA director, Allen Dulles. He was also one of the trustees of the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:50:30
 

Eisenhower, Alexander - Richard Nixon's grandson, son of Julie and David.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:46:08

Day 1, Tape 5
01:16:20
 

Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1890 - 1969 - 34th President of the United States, 1953-1961. General Eisenhower had served as supreme commander of the Allied forces in Western Europe during World War II.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:44:06
 

Day 1, Tape 2
00:26:28

Day 1, Tape 3
00:07:47

Day 1, Tape 4
01:00:08

Day 1, Tape 5
00:18:04
00:42:34
01:01:08

Day 1, Tape 6
00:44:54
 

Eisenhower, Jenny - Richard Nixon's granddaughter; daughter of Julie and David.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:46:08

Day 1, Tape 5
01:16:20
 

Eisenhower, Julie, 1948-  - Richard Nixon's daughter; married to David; children: Jenny and Alex.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:04:21
00:46:08
 

Day 1, Tape 3
00:21:15

Day 1, Tape 5
01:16:20
 

Eisenhower, Mamie Geneva Doud, 1896-1979 - Wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:24:21
 

Eisler, Gerhart - The head of Communism in America; he refused to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:58:54
 

Emerson, Tom - Richard Nixon considered accepting a job offer from Emerson, who worked in the  Office of Price Administration, or OPA.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:03:04
 

Enlai, Zhou 1898 - 1976 - A prominent figure in the Chinese Communist Party, he was foreign minister of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1958 and Premier from 1949 until his death.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:28:46
 

Fonda, Jane, 1937-  - Famous actress, noted for her political activism.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:20:33
 

Forrestal, James V., 1892 - 1949 - The first United States Secretary of Defense in the Truman administration.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:32:31
 

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706 - 1790 - Famous inventor, printer, author, and publisher.

Day 1, Tape 5
01:26:41
 

Firpo, Luis Angel - A boxer from Argentina who was also known as the "Wild Bull of the Pampas." He fought heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey on September 14, 1923. Firpo knocked Dempsey out in the first round, but Dempsey came back in the second and won the match.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:03:40,/a
 

Ford, Gerald, 1913- - 38th President of the United States, 1974-1977. Ford became president after Richard Nixon's resignation.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:02:16
 

Freud, Sigmund, 1856 - 1939 - The founding father of psychoanalysis, who developed this theory as a therapy for the human psyche.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:08:09
 

Gandhi, Indira, 1917 - 1984 - Prime minister of India from 1966-77. She was assassinated by extremists who wanted an autonomous state.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:15:02
 

Gandhi, Mohandas K., 1869 - 1948 - One of the most respected spiritual and political leaders of the 20th century. He helped to free the Indian people from British rule through nonviolent resistance. His philosophical teachings influenced American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:26:56
 

Gardner, Harold - Real estate agent who recommended Mount Herman School for Boys to Hannah and Frank Nixon for their son Harold.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:31:04
 

Garibaldi, Giuseppe, 1807 - 1882 - Fought to unify Italy during the mid-nineteenth century. His name and example were invoked by post-WWII Italian communists.

Day 1, Tape 5
01:03:55
 

George (Last name unknown.) - Hannah Milhous Nixon cared for several patients in Prescott Arizona to help pay for medical care for her son, Harold. George was one patient's chauffeur.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:03:19
00:33:56
 

George, Nate - Friend of Richard Nixon while at Whittier College, California. He was a sprinter on the track team.
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Day 1, Tape 2
00:50:36
 

Gibbons, Martha Milhous, 1882 - 1968 - Sister of Hannah Milhous Nixon. She married Laurence Eugene GIbbons in 1913.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:26:56
00:39:22

Day 1, Tape 2
00:31:04
 

Gibbs  (First name unknown.) - Played football with Richard Nixon while in college.

Day 1, Tape 2
01:14:00
 

Gladstone, William, 1809 - 1898 - British Prime Minister from 1868 - 1894.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:41:29
 

Goldwater, Barry, 1909 - 1998 - Conservative Republican senator from Arizona. He won the presidential nomination in 1964 but was defeated by Lyndon Johnson. Goldwater is regarded as the father of modern American conservatism.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:18:04
 

Graham, Billy, 1918 - - Evangelist who became widely known during WWII while preaching the Gospel on radio and in tent revivals. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1996.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:26:56
00:44:25

Day 1, Tape 2
01:25:02
 

Grant, Ulysses S., 1822 - 1885 - 18th President of the United States, he served from 1869 - 1877.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:46:32
 

Grieg, Edvard, 1843 - 1907 - Norwegian composer who was one of the founders of the Norwegian nationalist school of music.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:34:55
 

Greene, Nathanael, 1742 - 1786 - A Quaker general who fought in the American Revolution, he was regarded as second only to George Washington as a military leader.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:08:10
 

Halleck, Charles A. "Charlie," 1900 - 1986 - U.S. House member, Republican of Indiana, who served as Majority Leader until being displaced by Gerald Ford, whose ascent was supported by younger Republicans seeking an aggressive leader, in 1965.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:20:33

Day 1, Tape 6
00:08:28
 

Hannah, James Harrison 1889 - 1982 - Also known as "Truck," he was catcher for the Angels baseball team.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:10:13
 

Harris, Clint - Old time friend of Richard Nixon, he played football at Whittier College. He later became the owner of an Oldsmobile dealership in Whittier.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:08:39
 

Harris, Herbert - Richard Nixon's Shakespeare professor; Nixon says Harris had a great influence on his life.

Day 1, Tape 2
01:11:56
 

Harrison, Elizabeth Milhous, 1892 - 1930 - Sister of Hannah Milhous Nixon and called "Beth." She married Russell Earl Harrison. They had three children.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:37:43

Day 1, Tape 2
00:31:04
 

Hayden, Tom, 1939 - - A liberal member of the California state assembly and an author. He was once married to Jane Fonda.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:20:33
 

Hedges, Shorty - Childhood friend and neighbor of Richard Nixon.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:10:13
 

Hellman, Lillian, 1905 - 1984 - An American playwright and screenwriter. Hellman was not a communist, but was known for her support of leftist causes. She was questioned by the House Committee on Un-American Activities and although she refused to name names, she was not held in contempt. She was, however, blacklisted following her testimony.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:43:57
 

Herter, Christian, 1895 - 1966 - Representative from Massachusetts and Lyndon Johnson's Special Representative for Trade Negotiations.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:31:20
 

Hiss, Alger, 1904 - 1996 - State Department official accused of being a Communist spy by Whittaker Chambers. Hiss's denials led to his conviction for perjury.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:31:53

Day 1, Tape 6
00:04:46
00:07:10
00:12:08
00:17:39
00:21:25
00:35:14
00:40:24
00:50:30
 

Hiss, Priscilla Hobson - Alger Hiss's wife.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:32:33

Day 1, Tape 6
00:12:08
00:37:45
 

Hitler, Adolf, 1889 - 1945 - Leader of the Nazi Party, 1920 - 1921 and dictator of Germany, 1933 - 1945.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:53:14

Day 1, Tape 2
01:04:50

Day 1, Tape 4
00:32:18
 

Hoover, Herbert, 1874 - 1964 - 31st President of the United States, 1929 - 1933.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:28:13

Day 1, Tape 4
00:35:27

Day 1, Tape 6
01:00:21
 

Hoover, J. Edgar, 1895 - 1972 - Professor of Economics who served in the Office of Price Administration. In 1924, he became Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Day 1, Tape 3
00:09:14
 

Horack, Dean - Richard Nixon's faculty advisor at Duke University Law School.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:09:14
 

Hussey, Red (Spelling uncertain.) - Served with Richard Nixon on Green Island.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:43:08
 

Jackson, Donald Lester, 1910 - 1981 - A former Marine, Jackson was a candidate in the 1946 congressional race for California's 16th district (Santa Monica), a district represented by Tom Hayden. Jackson was later appointed by President Richard Nixon to the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:20:33
00:29:10
 

Jackson, Thomas "Stonewall," 1824 - 1863 - Confederate general in the Civil War. Jackson was considered an impressive tactician. He was given the nickname of "Stonewall" following his heroic stand at the "Battle of Bull Run."

Day 1, Tape 4
00:46:32
 

Javits, Jacob Koppel "Jack," 1904 - 1986 - Republican senator from New York. Javits also served with the Chemical Warfare Service during World War II.

Day 1, Tape 6
01:00:21
 

Jensen, Benton Franklin, 1892 - 1970 - U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th District. Jensen served in World War I as a second lieutenant.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:02:26
 

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743 - 1826 - 3rd President of the United States from 1801 - 1809.

Day 1, Tape 5
01:26:41
 

Johnson, Lyndon, 1908 - 1973 - 36th president of the United States from 1963 - 1969.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:26:35

Day 1, Tape 4
00:17:12
01:01:25
 

Day 1, Tape 5
00:18:04
 

Johnson, Paul - Author of the book " The Offshore Islanders."

Day 1, Tape 2
00:18:08
 

Jones, Howard - University of Southern California Coach.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:09:36
 

Johnston, Albert - Secretary of War in the Republic of Texas, he commanded the lst Texas Rifles in the Mexican War. He went on to serve as a general on the Confederate side during the American Civil War. Despite his reputation as a military giant, Johnston had a lackluster Confederate career.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:46:32
 

Kaiser Wilhelm II - The last of the Hohenzollerns, William II ruled as emperor of Germany and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918. Germany fought and lost World War I under his leadership.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:05:59
 

Kennedy, Eunice - John F. Kennedy's older sister.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:50:25
 

Kennedy, John F. "Jack," 1917 - 1963  - 35th President of the United States. When he was elected in 1960, he was the youngest man ever to be elected to the American presidency. He was assassinated in 1963.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:26:28

Day 1, Tape 3
00:44:06

Day 1, Tape 4
01:01:01

Day 1, Tape 5
00:18:04
00:48:22
 

Kennedy, Senator Edward "Ted," 1932 -  - United States Senator from Massachusetts. Kennedy supported many liberal causes including voting rights, fair housing, and national health insurance.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:26:35
 

Kepple, Gerald - Member of the California State Assembly. When Kepple was appointed to a judgeship, Herman Perry to wrote a letter to Richard Nixon encouraging him to run for the seat Kepple had vacated.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:24:42

Day 1, Tape 5
00:02:38
 

Kersten, Charles Joseph, 1902 - 1972 - United States Republican Representative from Wisconsin's 5th district, he served from 1947 - 1949 and again from 1951 - 1955.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:55:45
 

Khrushchev, Nikita, 1894 - 1971 - The first Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union, 1953 - 1964 and the Soviet Premier, 1958 - 1964. Khrushchev is remembered by many for the incident in which he removed one of his shoes and used it to pound on the table during a speech he gave at the United Nations in 1960.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:28:47
 

Kim, Duk Koo - A lightweight boxer from Korea, Kim was fatally injured while fighting Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini on November 13, 1982.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:05:34
 

Knebel, Fletcher - U.S. journalist and author who covered national issues. He later became a novelist and screenwriter. His best known novel, Seven days in May, was published in 1962.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:41:56
 

Knight, Jack, 1894 - 1981 - American journalist and publisher who founded "Knight Newspapers," a major newspaper chain in the United States. In 1974, "Knight Newspapers" merged with the "Ridder" newspaper chain to become the Knight-Ridder Syndicate.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:41:56
 

Kontz, Augie (Spelling uncertain.) Was in WWII with Nixon, commanding officer of "S.C.A.T."

Day 1, Tape 3
00:37:16

Day 1, Tape 4
00:49:27
 

Kosygin, Alexsei N., 1904 - 1980 - Soviet Premier, 1964 - 1980.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:03:44
 

Krueger, Al  - Football player from the University of Southern California. Playing the position of end, Krueger caught a fourth quarter pass from quarterback Doyle Nave to lead the Trojans to victory in the 1939 Rose Bowl.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:09:36
 

La Follette, Robert, 1855 - 1925 - A Representative and a Senator from Wisconsin. La Follette was a Republican. His nickname was "Fighting Bob." He served as governor of Wisconsin from 1901 - 1906.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:17:15
 

Larry (Last name unknown.) One of the patients Hannah Milhous Nixon took care of in Prescott, Arizona in order to help pay for her son Harold's medical bills.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:33:56
01:21:10
 

Lauros, Alexandro - Boyhood friend of Richard Nixon in Yorba Linda, California; twin brother of Jesus Lauros.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:50:36
 

Lauros, Jesus - Boyhood friend of Richard Nixon in Yorba Linda, California; twin brother of  Alexandro Lauros.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:50:36
 

Lauros, Tony - Boyhood friend of Richard Nixon in Yorba Linda, California.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:50:36
 

Lee, Robert E., 1807 - 1870 - Unites States military leader. A famed military strategist, he became a Confederate commander in the American Civil War.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:46:32
 

Leslie (Last name unknown.) One of the patients Hannah Milhous Nixon took care of in Prescott, Arizona in order to help pay for her son Harold's medical bills.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:33:56
01:21:10
 

Levin, Jenny - One of Richard Nixon's professors.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:25:59
 

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809 - 1865 - 16th President of the United States, 1860 - 1865.

Day 1, Tape 5
01:26:41
 

Lindbergh, Charles A., 1902 - 1974 - Made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic, from New York to Paris, on May 20-21, 1927. Richard Nixon met him briefly during WWII. Lindbergh was a guest at the White House during Nixon's presidency.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:35:27
 

Day 1, Tape 4
00:49:27
 

Liszt, Franz, 1811 - 1886 - Hungarian pianist and composer.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:53:14

Logue, Bob - Elected student body president of his Whittier High School. Richard Nixon had run against him for the office.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:22:15
 

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807 - 1882 - A famous American poet.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:26:56
 

Loman, Margaret - Concert pianist.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:47:37
 

Louis, Joe, 1914 - 1981 - Famous boxer; he was the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until he retired in 1949.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:06:10
 

Luce, Ann Claire Booth, 1903 - 1987 - Ambassador to Italy and Republican House member from Connecticut. She was also the managing editor of "Vogue" and of "Vanity Fair." Luce was a playwright and the author of many articles on religious topics. She was married to Time and Life magazines' originator/publisher, Henry Luce.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:17:44

Day 1, Tape 5
01:22:48
 

Maggs, Douglas - While attending Duke Law School, Richard Nixon mimeographed a whole case book on constitutional law by hand for this professor.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:09:14

Day 1, Tape 4
00:21:18
 

Mahon, George H., 1900 - 1985 - Republican House member from Texas, chairman of the House Armed Forces Committee. Mahon travelled to Europe as member of the Herter Committee along with Richard Nixon.

Day 1, Tape 5
01:01:56
 

"The Major" - One of the patients Hannah Milhous Nixon took care of in Prescott, Arizona in order to help pay for her son Harold's medical bills.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:33:56
01:21:10
 

Marshall, George Catlett, 1880 - 1959 - General and Army Chief of Staff during World War II. Marshall won the Nobel Peace Prize for formulating the European Recovery Program (ERP). Popularly
known as the Marshall Plan, this program is credited for Europe's economic recovery following WWII.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:59:46
 

Marshburn, Olive Milhous - One of Hannah Milhous Nixon's sisters, married to Oscar Marshburn.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:39:22
00:59:26
01:08:10

Day 1, Tape 2
00:31:04
 

Day 1, Tape 4
00:02:53
 

Marshburn, Oscar - Richard Nixon's uncle; married to Nixon's maternal aunt, Olive Milhous.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:39:22
00:20:10
01:08:10
 

Massingill, Tex - Crew chief for loading and unloading planes. He was stationed with Richard Nixon during WWII.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:43:08
 

Martin, Joseph William Jr., 1884 - 1968 - United States House member from Massachusetts for over 40 years. Speaker of the U.S. House, 1947 - 1949. A Republican, Martin had Nixon appointed to the House Committee on Un-American Activitiesand to the Herter Committee.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:53:57
01:01:06
 

Day 1, Tape 6
00:08:28
 

McCall, Harrison - Campaign manager for Richard Nixon's 1946 race for the California 12th District seat in the U.S. House.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:20:33
 

McCarthy, Joseph, 1908 - 1957 - Republican Senator from Wisconsin who was well known in the early 1950s due to his unproved charges of Communism within the government. He was censured for his outlandish conduct by his Senate colleagues in 1954.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:04:04

Day 1, Tape 6
00:43:57
00:57:50
 

McDowell, John - Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, member of the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:54:08

Day 1, Tape 6
00:12:08
 

McGroarty, John Stephen, 1862 - 1944 - Democratic Congressman from California, 1935 - 1939. Elected poet laureate of California in 1933.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:12:30
 

McKinney, George (Spelling uncertain.) Worked with Richard Nixon on the Taft-Hartley bill; later became a judge on the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:48:35
 

McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890 - 1944 - A Pentecostal evangelist whom the Nixons listened to on the radio.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:06:36
 

Mehta, Zubin, 1936-  - Musical conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, 1962 - 1978, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra 1978 - 1991, and the Israel Philharmonic, 1968.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:52:57
 

Meir, Golda, 1898 - 1978 - Fourth prime minister of the State of Israel, 1969 - 1974.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:15:02
00:20:10
 

Milhous, Almira, 1849 - 1943 - Richard Nixon's grandmother, also known as "Aunt Allie."

Day 1, Tape 1
00:26:47

Day 1, Tape 2
00:44:09

Day 1, Tape 3
00:11:41
00:17:35
00:29:51

Day 1, Tape 4
00:09:46

Day 1, Tape 5
00:12:30
 

Milhous, Charlie - (Name uncertain.) The youngest brother of one of Richard Nixon's grandfathers was named Charlie. It is unclear whether Charlie was the brother of Richard Nixon's maternal or paternal grandfather.

Day 1, Tape 2
01:07:17
 

Milhous, Elizabeth - Richard Nixon's great grandmother and a Quaker preacher.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:24:02
 

Day 1, Tape 3
00:17:35
 

Milhous, Griffith William - Richard Nixon's uncle, half brother to Hannah Milhous Nixon. He gave Richard Nixon music lessons.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:34:55
00:46:08
 

Morse, Wayne, 1900 - 1974 - Senator from Oregon who changed parties from Republican to Independent to Democrat. He openly opposed Joseph McCarthy's accusations of suspected communists, which were made without proof.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:04:00
 

Mundt, Karl Earl, 1900 - 1974 - Representative from South Dakota from 1939 - 1948 and a member of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. He was appointed Senator in 1948 and was elected to the office several times thereafter; he served until 1973.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:02:26

Day 1, Tape 5
00:54:08
 

Nave, Doyle - A quarterback at University of Southern California. His fourth quarter pass to Al Krueger was the winning play in the 1939 Rose Bowl.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:09:36
 

Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889 - 1964 - The first prime minister of independent India, 1947 - 1964. Nehru is noted as being one of the principal leaders of India's independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:16:56
 

Newman, Chief - Richard Nixon's football coach at Whittier College, California.

Day 1, Tape 2
01:04:19
01:15:28
 

Day 1, Tape 5
00:09:45
 

Newsom, Roy - Friend of Nixon's in high school and college; later President of Whittier College.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:22:15
 

Nixon, Arthur, 1918 - 1925 - One of Richard Nixon's brothers; died at the age of seven of tubercular meningitis.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:23:29
01:12:18
 

Day 1, Tape 2
00:04:41
01:07:17
01:17:09
 

Nixon, Edward - Brother of Richard Nixon.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:08:39
 

Nixon, Francis Anthony, 1878 - 1956 - Richard Nixon's father.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:10:49
00:20:43
00:34:55
00:44:25
01:03:44

Day 1, Tape 2
00:11:42
00:29:34
00:43:19
00:52:56
01:07:17

Day 1, Tape 3
00:32:54

Day 1, Tape 4
00:02:53
00:37:30

Day 1, Tape 5
00:12:30
00:14:46
 

Nixon, Francis Donald - Brother of Richard Nixon.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:23:32
00:56:41
01:02:22
 

Day 1, Tape 2
00:10:16
00:43:19
01:07:17
01:27:07

Day 1, Tape 4
00:37:30
 

Nixon, Hannah Milhous, 1885 - 1967 - Mother of Richard Nixon.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:04:21
00:14:53
00:34:55
00:50:14
01:02:22
01:16:16

Day 1, Tape 2
00:31:04
00:41:00
00:55:38
01:07:17
01:17:09
 

Day 1, Tape 3
00:12:19
00:29:51

Day 1, Tape 4
00:02:53
00:08:22
01:05:47
01:24:42

Day 1, Tape 5
00:02:15
00:12:30
 

Nixon, Harold - 1909 - 1933 - One of Richard Nixon's brothers; died of tuberculosis.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:22:55
00:56:41
 

Day 1, Tape 2
00:03:06
00:29:20
00:42:52
01:02:39
01:21:10

Nixon, Lyle - Francis Anthony Nixon's uncle.

Day 1, Tape 2
01:26:59

Day 1, Tape 4
00:37:18
 

Nixon, Pat Ryan (Thelma Catherine), 1912 - 1993 - Wife of Richard Nixon. (Christened Thelma Catherine Ryan but was called "Pat" because she was born on St. Patrick's Eve.)

Day 1, Tape 1
00:46:08
01:06:36
01:12:41

Day 1, Tape 2
00:45:19

Day 1, Tape 3
00:14:56
00:52:12

Day 1, Tape 4
00:12:40
00:25:20
01:09:20

Day 1, Tape 5
00:10:27
00:32:44
00:44:41
01:08:21

Day 1, Tape 6
00:27:16
01:00:02

O'Neill, Thomas Phillip "Tip," 1912 - 1994 - Member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives from 1936 -1952 and its speaker from 1949 -1952. A Democrat, he represented Massachusetts in Congress from 1953 - 1987. He served as Speaker of the House in the 95th through 99th Congresses.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:02:26
 

Paks - The family who took over the Los Angeles Vegetable Market after Richard Nixon left.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:50:36
 

Perdue, Bill - One of Nixon's roommates at Whippoorwill Manor, Duke Forest, while attending law school at Duke University.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:05:58

Day 1, Tape 4
00:46:32
01:05:47
 

Perry, Herman - Classmate of Hannah Milhous Nixon at Whittier College. Went on to be head of the Bank of America in Whittier County. Perry is most notable for introducing Richard Nixon to politics by writing him a letter in 1941 urging him to run for Gerald Kepple's seat in the state assembly when Kepple retired. Perry was later involved in the Committee of 100 whose support helped Richard Nixon to win the Republican nomination in the 1946 U.S. House race in the Twelfth District. Nixon credits Perry with getting him into politics.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:24:42

Day 1, Tape 5
00:01:22
00:09:15
00:20:11
 

Perry, Hubert - Herman Perry's son and a supporter of Richard Nixon during his presidency

Day 1, Tape 5
00:09:19
 

Pompidou, Georges, 1911 - 1974 - Premier of the Fifth French Republic, 1962 to 1968. He went on to serve as president from 1969 until his death in 1974.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:20:10
 

Porter, Paul - A liberal Democrat and Truman supporter.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:41:34
01:00:21
 

Pressman, Lee - General counsel for the Council of Industrial Organizations (CIO), an early umbrella organization of unions. Whittaker Chambers told the House Un-American Activities Committee that Pressman had been a Communist during the 1930s.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:04:46
 

Purlo, Victor - Whittaker Chambers told the House Un-American Activities Committee that Purlo had been a Communist during the 1930s.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:04:46
 

Reagan, Ronald, 1911 - - 40th President of the United States, 1981 - 1989.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:20:13
01:01:28
 

Renter, Mark (Last name uncertain.) - Mentioned by Nixon; could be a part of Pat Nixon's family.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:25:20
 

Renter, Neva (Last name uncertain.) - Richard Nixon refers to her as Pat Ryan Nixon's sister but Pat did not have a sister.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:25:20
 

Rickover, Admiral Hyman G., 1900 - 1986 - Admiral who developed the world's first nuclear powered engines and the first atomic powered submarine. The Polish-born Rickover, who emigrated to the United States in 1906, accompanied Richard Nixon to Russia during talks with Leonid Ilich Brezhnev about Jewish emigration.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:14:54
 

Riggins, John, 1949 - - Running back for the Washington Redskins football team.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:13:24
 

Rogers, William Pierce "Bill", 1913 - - Secretary of State in the Nixon administration, attorney general in the Eisenhower administration, and head aide for the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, the Senate counterpart to HUAC.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:20:16

Day 1, Tape 6
00:02:08
 

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884 - 1962 - United Nations diplomat and American first lady, married to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Richard Nixon saw her in WWII at Noumea, New Caledonia.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:52:12
 

Roosevelt, Franklin D., 1882 - 1945 - 32nd President of the United States, 1933 - 1945.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:19:55
00:33:37
 

Day 1, Tape 5
00:18:04
 

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858 - 1919 - 26th President of the United States, 1901 - 1909.

Day 1, Tape 5
01:26:41
 

Root, Charlie, 1899 - 1970 - Baseball pitcher who played for the Angels and later for the Chicago Cubs.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:10:13
 

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712 - 1778 - A famous French philosopher. His writings influenced the leaders of the French Revolution.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:09:46
 

Russell, Lou - Investigator for the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:18:02
 

Ruth, Babe, 1895 - 1948 - Famous baseball player who held a longtime record of 60 home runs in a major league baseball season.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:10:13
 

Ryan, Kate Halberstadt Bender - Pat [Ryan] Nixon's mother.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:17:35
 

Ryan, William - Pat [Ryan] Nixon's father.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:17:35
 

Schuyler, Harry - Francis A. Nixon sold part of the Nixons' land to him in order to raise money to pay for Harold Nixon's medical treatment.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:32:48
 

Sennett, Mack, 1880 - 1960 - American motion-picture producer and director. Sennett made a significant contribution to silent films featuring slapstick comedy, and is the creator of the Keystone Kops.

Day 1, Tape 2
01:27:07
 

Sheller, H. Lynn - One of Richard Nixon's high school English teachers.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:25:59

Day 1, Tape 4
00:44:43
 

Shepley, Jim - Time Magazine's Washington bureau chief during the Hiss hearings; he spoke highly of Whittaker Chambers to Richard Nixon.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:06:33
 

Shuler, Bob, 1880 - 1965 - An evangelist; the Nixons listened to him on the radio.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:06:36
 

Sinding, Christian, 1856 - 1941 - Norwegian composer.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:34:55
 

Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873 - 1944 - Elected governor of New York State four times (1918, 1922, 1924 and 1926. Smith was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1928, the first Roman Catholic to run for that office as a major party's candidate.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:33:56
 

Smith, Paul - Richard Nixon's professor of history at Whittier College, California and one whom Nixon points out as having a significant effect on his life.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:59:25
 

Stalin, Joseph, 1879 - 1953 - Soviet premier, 1941 - 1953. Stalin ran the Soviet Union as a dictator and turned his country into a world power.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:17:12
 

Stassen, Harold, 1907 - 2001 - When he was elected governor of Minnesota at age 31, Stassen became the youngest candidate ever to win an American governorship. Stassen went on become a "perennial" Republican candidate for the presidency, seeking the nomination ten times. Richard Nixon supported him in 1948; Stassen lost that nomination to Dewey.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:16:39

Day 1, Tape 3
00:52:12

Day 1, Tape 6
00:54:37
 

Stewart, Gloria - Wife of actor Jimmy Stewart.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:00:53
 

Stewart, Jimmy, 1908 - 1997 - Famous actor.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:08:35
 

Stewart, Jimmy - One of Nixon's room-mates, possibly during training for WWII.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:39:24

Day 1, Tape 4
00:52:34
 

Stripling, Bob - Chief investigator of the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

Day 1, Tape 6
00:02:08
00:27:16
 

Sweeney, Joe - Reference unclear; possibly a member of Richard Nixon's school debate team.

Day 1, Tape 2
01:10:16
 

Taft, William Howard, 1915 - - Grandson of President William H. Taft and son of Sen. Robert A. Taft, he went by "Bob" and was long known as "Mr. Republican." He served as Senator from Ohio and was also the United States Ambassador to Ireland, 1953 - 1957. He sought the Republican nomination for president in 1948 but lost to Dewey.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:25:17

Day 1, Tape 5
00:18:04
00:48:35

Day 1, Tape 6
00:56:15
 

Thatcher, Margaret, 1925 - - Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1979 - 1990, she was Europe's first woman prime minister. Thatcher was Britain's longest-serving prime minister since the Earl of Liverpool, who served from 1812 - 1827.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:17:44
 

Thomas, John Parnell, 1895 - 1970 - U.S. House member from New Jersey, elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fifth Congress and re-elected six times; he succeeded Martin Dies as chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Thomas served from 1937 until his
resignation on January 2, 1950, following a fraud conviction.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:54:08

Day 1, Tape 6
00:08:28
 

Tilden, "Big Bill" 1893 - 1953 - Tennis star of the 1920s.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:10:13
 

Timberlake, Edith Milhous - One of Hannah Milhous Nixon's sisters; married Tim Timberlake.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:39:01

Day 1, Tape 2
00:31:04
00:44:09
 

Timberlake, Tim - Married to Hannah Milhous Nixon's sister Edith; an entomologist.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:39:01

Day 1, Tape 2
00:11:42
 

Tolstoy, Leo, 1828 - 1910 - Russian author best known for "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina."

Day 1, Tape 2
00:59:25
01:23:21

Day 1, Tape 4
00:09:46
 

Triggs, Dean - Friend of Richard Nixon at Whittier College, California. Played on the football team, and formed a society with Richard Nixon.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:53:26
 

Truman, Bess, 1885 - 1982 - Wife of President Harry Truman.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:55:45
 

Truman, Harry S., 1884 - 1972 - 33rd President of the United States, 1945 - 1953.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:16:39

Day 1, Tape 4
00:59:31

Day 1, Tape 5
00:29:10
00:48:35

Day 1, Tape 6
00:35:14
00:46:47
 

Trueblood, Mrs. (First name unknown.) - Richard Nixon's neighbor in Yorba Linda, California.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:02:22
 

Upton, Albert - One of Richard Nixon's professors at Whittier College, California. Named by Richard Nixon as a person who had a significant effect on his life.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:08:10

Day 1, Tape 2
00:59:25

Day 1, Tape 4
00:09:34
 

Von Loo, Harry (Spelling uncertain.) - Was in WWII with Richard Nixon. United Airlines pilot before and after the war.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:37:16

Day 1, Tape 4
00:49:27
 

Voltaire, 1694 - 1778 - Great French writer recommended by Richard Nixon.

Day 1, Tape 5
01:16:38
 

Voorhis, Jerry [Horace Jeremiah ], 1901 - 1984 - A New Deal Democrat, Voorhis was the incumbent in the 1946 race for California's 12th district congressional seat. Nixon defeated Voorhis; this election elevated Nixon's status as a viable Republican candidate for national office.

Day 1, Tape 3
00:53:34

Day 1, Tape 5
00:04:50
00:14:46
00:27:28
00:38:03
00:46:07
00:54:08
 

Wade, Wallace - Football coach at Duke University.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:09:36
 

Wagner, Richard, 1813 - 1883 - German composer of highly emotional operas. His best known works are The Ring of the Nibelung, a series of operas based on German mythology, and "The Flying Dutchman."

Day 1, Tape 1
00:53:14
 

Wallenberg, Raoul, 1912 - 1947 - Swedish diplomat famed for his efforts to rescue Jews during World War II. He disappeared while imprisoned in the Soviet Union.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:19:41
 

Ward, Julie - A halfback on the football team at Duke University.

Day 1, Tape 4
00:26:27
 

Warren, Earl, 1891 - 1974 - Republican, elected governor of California in 1946. Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1953 - 1969.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:44:41
 

Washington, George, 1732 - 1799 - General in the American Revolutionary War and first President of the United States, 1789 - 1797.

Day 1, Tape 5
00:07:56
 

Wayne, Anthony, 1745 - 1796 - Known as "Mad Anthony." An American general during the Revolutionary War.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:08:10
 

Webb, Del - Dan Topping, Del Webb and Larry MacPhail purchased the Yankees in 1945. The Yankees won the World Series ten times in the 20 years they were co-owned by Webb. In the interview, Nixon refers to Webb as the "general manager, in effect, of the New York Yankees." Webb was never officially manager of the team.

Day 1, Tape 4
01:12:09
 

Weinstein, Allen - Professor who wrote "Perjury : the Hiss-Chambers Case," 1978. He began believing that Hiss was innocent but ultimately concluded that he was guilty.

Day 1, Tape 6
01:12:09
 

Welch, Captain (First name unknown.) - Ola Florence's father, and acting chief of police in Whittier, California.

Day 1, Tape 2
00:08:09
 

Welch, Ola Florence - Richard Nixon's girlfriend at Whittier College, California.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:22:34

Day 1, Tape 2
00:08:09
 

West, Jessamyn, 1902 - 1984 - Famous author; cousin of Richard Nixon. Her "The Friendly Persuasion," a collection of short stories, contains information about the early Milhous family.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:24:02
 

Wilson, Doctor (First name unknown.) - Treated Arthur Nixon for tubercular meningitis.

Day 1, Tape 1
01:12:41
 

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856 - 1924 - 28th President of the United States, 1913 - 1921.

Day 1, Tape 1
00:17:15

 

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