Nixon Now Podcast

Nicholas Sarantakes on President Nixon and Football

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Synopsis

We are now about to begin football season. On an earlier podcast, we talked Nixon’s love for baseball ­­ what they call America’s past time. On this edition we’ll talk about Nixon’s love for America’s passion, football. On this edition, we’re back with Nicholas Evan Sarantakes, professor of history at U.S. Naval War College and author of a new book due out this October, “Fan in Chief: Richard Nixon and American Sports, 1969 – 1974. Read transcript here: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2019/09/podcast-nicholas-sarantakes-president-nixon-football/ Interview by Jonathan Movroydis. Photo: Richard Nixon was a member of the Whittier College football team. (Richard Nixon Presidential Library)