The American Mind Podcast Overthrowing Nixon ft. James Rosen
Feb 27, 2026
James Rosen, Newsmax chief Washington correspondent and investigative reporter, digs into newly seen Nixon-era files exposing stolen NSC documents and a possible military spy ring. He recounts polygraph confessions, transfers to admirals and the Joint Chiefs, tape discoveries that hint at a constitutional crisis, and lingering classified pages.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Radford's Theft And Military Transfer
- James Rosen recounts Yeoman Charles Radford confessing under polygraph to stealing 5,000 NSC documents.
- Radford delivered the files to senior naval officers who passed them to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Military Spy Ring, Not Just Leaks
- Rosen frames the incident as a wartime military spy ring targeting the president and his civilian national security advisor.
- He argues this revelation expanded the scandal far beyond journalist leaks into a constitutional crisis.
Researching Nixon's Tapes In 2000
- Rosen says he first researched the released Nixon tapes at the National Archives in October 2000 and later wrote about them in 2002.
- He links the tapes to Nixon's perspective on the seriousness of the offense and the subsequent withheld grand jury pages.