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Nixon's Politics as a Substitute for God
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Was Richard Nixon a Christian?
As America approaches the 50th anniversary of Watergate, Russell Moore welcomes Daniel Silliman, Christianity Today news editor and the author of One Lost Soul: Richard Nixon’s Search for Salvation to the podcast.
Silliman and Moore discuss the dissonance between Nixon’s Quaker heritage and legacy as the president who executed the Vietnam War. They also examine the former president’s relationship with CT founder, Billy Graham, and how it influenced his understanding of God and his political rhetoric.
Tune in for an episode that reflects on history while speaking pointedly to the present.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
- One Lost Soul: Richard Nixon’s Search for Salvation by Daniel Silliman
- Okie from Muskogee by Merle Haggard
- “Checkers Speech” by Richard Nixon
- Years of Upheaval by Henry Kissinger
- Frost/Nixon
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