CAPTURED: Shot Down In Vietnam

The first episode of a new show from the CAPTURED team. August 8th, 1974 marked the end of Richard Nixon’s presidency, but what if it didn’t? In this series premiere, we revisit the emotional final hours of Nixon’s administration and imagine what might’ve happened if he had fought to stay in office. Featuring archival audio and expert interviews, the episode blends history and fiction to ask: how different would America be if Watergate never happened? Before the hypotheticals begin, we confront the moment everything changed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

From the team that brought you CAPTURED comes a new series that explores the concept of Richard Nixon staying in office for his full second-term: If Nixon Stayed. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-nixon-stayed/id1761269019] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Introducing a new docuseries, from the team that brought you CAPTURED: Shot Down In Vietnam, that reimagines the course of history. Using newly-released archival materials, expert interviews and historical analysis, this podcast takes a deep-dive to explore what could have been if President Nixon continued the success of his 1972 landslide election victory to complete his second term and fulfill his bold vision of peace and prosperity for a new American century. “Therefore, I should resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.” When President Richard Nixon somberly delivered those words on August 8, 1974, as millions of Americans watched on primetime TV, he made history. For many, that’s one of the few things they know about the 37th president. But that same president less than two years earlier won one of the biggest landslide victories in the history of US presidential elections.  In his second inaugural address, President Nixon laid out a bold vision for his second term stating, “Let us pledge together to make these next four years the best four years in America’s history, so that on its 200th birthday American will be as young and as vital as when it began, and as bright a beacon of hope for all the world.”  This six-part series envisions how world history could have been altered with a completed second-term of Nixon’s presidency including: a different outcome in Vietnam, a reshaping of Middle East alliances, the creation of a big tent Republican party, an ambitious reduction of the federal bureaucracy and an expansion of visionary domestic programs in areas including healthcare and energy. Fifty years after President Nixon’s historical resignation, it’s time to challenge assumptions about the past, explore what could have been and contemplate how the ripples of history shape the future.  Coming this Fall ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Recorded live at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum [https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/]'s 50th-Anniversary Reunion for former Vietnam War POWs in May 2023, Sid Stockdale, one of Vice Admiral Jim and League of Wives co-founder Sybil Stockdale's four sons, joins Tyler to discuss what he remembers of his parents' critical roles in the Vietnam POW crisis and how their impact reverberates five decades later. Sid's book, A World Apart: Growing Up Stockdale During Vietnam [https://books.google.com/books/about/A_World_Apart_Growing_Up_Stockdale_Durin.html?id=0HGTzwEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description], is available now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The finale of our story brings us to December 1972, as President Richard Nixon's administration strives to bring an end to the stalemate in peace negotiations with the North Vietnamese. In this episode, we'll hear how Operation Homecoming came to bring 591 POWs home in February of 1973, 8.5 long years after Everett's capture. For more info and photos specific to this episode, visit www.capturedpodcast.com [http://www.capturedpodcast.com/]. CAPTURED: Shot Down in Vietnam is a docuseries from the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Foundation [https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/2ed182fe-6004-11eb-8e3d-772798306054/podcasts/1c26e1dc-dafd-11ed-b1b1-17367c76c5e4/episodes/44c71594-fcdb-11ed-9bfd-8fd6f85bc5fd/nixonfoundation.org], produced by the team at Foundwave [https://www.foundwave.com/], and respectfully created in honor of Ross Perot, Sr. If you're interested in learning more about Vietnam POWs, you can visit the new exhibit "CAPTURED" at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, CA. This series is produced by Steph Weaver-Weinberg. Original music compositions, foley effects, and mastering from Jonathan Rock. Research, background, and history from Jason Schwartz. Executive production from Joe Lopez & the team at Richard Nixon Foundation and Kali Mason from Perot Family Collections. Co-executive production, interviewing, and hosting by Tyler Russell McCusker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]