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Although people like David Frost, Owen Lazar, and Jack Brennan can be said to have a tacit understanding of cooperation, and their specific operating skills even amazed Gao Xian and were quite rewarding, problems still occurred during the actual interview.

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In the final analysis, the foundation of this Nixon talk show is that it must be topical enough to attract the audience, even if it does not praise his virtues or make peace with him.

At the beginning of the first day of interviews, David Frost pointedly asked: "Why is there some White House work that is not taped?"

What this question means is that after Nixon took office as President of the United States in 1969, he secretly installed an automatic telephone recording system in the White House.

This move became public knowledge after the "Watergate Incident" intensified, but the White House was slow to hand over these tapes, and the part related to Nixon's cover-up of the "Watergate Incident" was obviously missing.

Although White House staff, including secretaries, erased part of the tapes by inadvertent mistakes as an explanation, more people believe that this was Nixon's intention to destroy incriminating evidence of his cover-up of the "Watergate Incident".

Of course, Nixon never admitted to this.

David Frost asked this pointed question at the beginning of the interview, naturally to ensure the effectiveness of the program.

Obviously, Nixon must have known in advance the direction of David Frost's questions in this day's interview, and should have been prepared to answer, but the former US president remained silent and did not even provide a vague answer.

Subsequently, this interview fell into the state described by the popular term "awkward chat" in the "old script" decades later.

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Because Nixon's residence in California is within the signal coverage of the Coast Guard navigation transmitter, in order to avoid interference with the equipment, the interview took place in a building rented for $6,000 from Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Nixon's long-term supporters.

Beach house.

Gao Xianzheng and Edward Cox, Nixon's eldest son-in-law, were chatting on the balcony on the second floor about establishing a private medical research institution in the United States. As a result, they heard footsteps and saw Nixon walking over.

Seeing this scene, Gao Xian immediately guessed that the interview was not going smoothly.

Noticing that Nixon was a little gloomy, Gao Xian gave Edward Cox a look, then went to get the drink himself, and listened to Jack Brennan's explanation of the ins and outs, so that he knew what he was doing.

During the next break, Nixon took the initiative and said: "In view of last year's mid-term election defeat, and next year's presidential election will also be on the agenda, can this talk show be postponed to prevent controversial topics from affecting the election?"

What Nixon said was an explanation for his failure to cooperate with the interview just now.

It must be admitted that this statement makes sense. One of the main reasons for the Republican Party's defeat in the 1974 U.S. midterm elections was the negative impact of the "Watergate Incident"; once the Nixon TV talk show is completed during this time period,

Presented in front of people, it is bound to cause fluctuations in public opinion again, which may affect whether President Ford, who is a Republican, can be re-elected.

Gao Xian did not answer directly, but pointedly said: "During this period, you must have a deep understanding of the coldness of the world and the warmth and coldness of human relationships. Many people hope that you will disappear from the public eye."

"However, if there is really no attention, then everything, including the impact on the election, is just a hypothesis."

The implication of Gao Xian's words is a very cold reality. Nixon has been pushed down by the wall in the United States, so why should he look forward and backward?

To put it bluntly, there are only two paths before Nixon. One is that he disappears from the public eye and no one remembers his value; the other is that he becomes the center of attention again and is worried by his fellow Republicans that it will affect next year's presidential election.

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Since Nixon wants to come back, essentially denying guilt completely will not work at all, and the excuse of worrying about the interests of the Communist Party is even more ridiculous. Winning attention first will have the capital to worry about other gains and losses.

It is estimated that Nixon was really touched by the harshness of the world and the warmth of human relationships he encountered. After the break, he finally began to answer the questions raised by David Frost head-on.

However, David Frost learned from the previous lesson and changed his words. Although it was still sharp, it was less harsh. "After the Watergate incident broke out, as the president, were your actions legal?"

Nixon responded slowly: "When the president does it in the context of national security, that means it's not illegal."

Gao Xian, who was watching from a distance, secretly breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this scene. No matter how politician-like the answer was, it finally got on track.

From the perspective of "manipulation", Nixon's situation is also quite ironic.

The cause of the "Watergate Incident" was that Nixon's senior aides were so overwhelmed by their abundant campaign funds that they did not need to use resources to spy on their opponents.

This kind of trivial matter that cannot be brought to the table, Nixon may not really know about it in advance, and it is invisibly manipulated by his subordinates.

After the incident came to light, Nixon was at the mercy of the situation and had no choice but to eliminate all kinds of evidence, but in the end he could not escape the fate of stepping down.

Now, in interviews, Nixon is gradually compromising and seems to be being manipulated.

Expanding from this, on the big stage in the world, who can really avoid the situation of "being manipulated"?

Producer David Frost did not make such a big leap in thinking as Gao Xian. After finishing the interview recording for more than two hours, he couldn't hide his excitement and said: "If this continues smoothly, the program will be broadcast by the end of this year at the latest."

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It was not that easy for Nixon to earn the $600,000 fee for this interview.

According to the plan, the interviews lasted for four weeks, with three interviews per week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with at least two hours of recording every day to obtain a total of no less than twenty-four hours of effective material. Eventually, these materials will be

Edited into four programs, each ninety minutes long, put on TV and met the public.

It's so hard work, but David Frost is still so happy, naturally because he is very motivated.

Nixon was notorious in the United States due to the impact of the "Watergate Incident", but the interview with him was of a very high standard, enough to become a brilliant resume in David Frost's career.

Gao Xian, who is more concerned about every little bit of useful experience in the operation of this interview program, is not as eager as David Frost. He just smiled lightly and said: "Then I wish this interview program can achieve an ideal ratings by then.

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PS: The update is really useless. Please bear with me. Work related to survival has to be given priority. I hope brothers will understand. I will go back to my hometown during the Spring Festival this year. After the Spring Festival, I will change my mind.

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