Nixon Seeks The Evangelical Halo Effect: Ep. 4 of Harry Shearer's 'Nixon's The One'

Harry Shearer's new web miniseries 'Nixon's The One' premieres its fourth episode, "Religion," this morning on YouTube. The LA Times calls the show "a fascinating portrait, in mosaic form, of a man with whom history is still grappling." Watch and embed the link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlHZGoVx0vg

Despite his Quaker upbringing, as David Frost explains in the episode's introduction, President Richard Nixon was "one of the rare American politicians not to flaunt their faith." However, this didn't stop him from seeking the "halo effect" of meetings with famous evangelical Christians. In "Religion," Nixon meets with Baptist leader Billy Graham to discuss the growing influence of overeducated progressives and gets lectured on the proper way to communicate with the American people by televangelist Oral Roberts.

Watch Shearer talk about 'Nixon's The One' on Good Day New York: http://www.myfoxny.com/clip/10792390/harry-shearer

For 'Nixon's The One,' Shearer, alongside Watergate historian Stanley Kutler, combed through thousands of hours of Nixon's secret White House tapes. These re-enactments are pulled verbatim from the tapes, giving untold insight into the awkwardly intimate machinations of the Nixon Administration. "It's like you're in the Oval Office with him," says Shearer, "And you can't get out."