tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post7385804859946513168..comments2024-03-23T06:43:45.246+10:00Comments on 1735099: Frost/NixonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-51424323100115753022009-01-06T17:10:00.000+10:002009-01-06T17:10:00.000+10:00Much of the dialogue was devoted to the money ques...Much of the dialogue was devoted to the money question, although most of it was about Frost's difficulties in raising the ante to pay Nixon for the interviews ($600000 US from memory). The networks didn't want to know, because they regarded it as "cheque-book journalism". They were also worried about getting their sponsors offside. Consequently they wouldn't fund it and Frost used a lot of his own money.<BR/>Nixon was portrayed as being very keen to get his hands on the cash, but there was no explanation as to why.1735099https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945140949290600423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-27813456820294010882009-01-06T16:56:00.000+10:002009-01-06T16:56:00.000+10:00Apparently Nixon did the interviews to cover the l...Apparently Nixon did the interviews to cover the legal bills that he racked up during his time in office. Frost paid him enough to cover his bills, and that was it. Until then, with the exception of LBJ, ex-presidents did not trade on their name to make a fortune when leaving office.Boy on a bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452119541546978454noreply@blogger.com