Includes transcripts and notes of interviews with Watergate protagonists; Watergate television series (1994) correspondence, scripts, notes; drafts of "Watergate: the corruption of American politics and the fall of Richard Nixon" by Fred Emery (Jonathan Cape, 1994), research correspondence, publicity.
Watergate / Fred Emery papers
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 MS1254
- Dates of Creation
- 1989 - 1994
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 10 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Fred Emery was born in Essex and attended Bancroft's School. He became a foreign correspondent and, amongst many assignments, he covered the Vietnam War. Fred Emery worked for The Times and was its chief Washington correspondent for seven years during the Watergate era. He later presented Panorama on BBC television.
Arrangement
MS1254/1 Interviews;
MS1254/2 Watergate television series;
MS1254/3 "Watergate: the corruption of American politics and the fall of Richard Nixon" drafts and files.
Access Information
Open for research (unless specified otherwise) although at least 24 hours advance notice should be given. Some files are closed until 2050 due to data protection legislation.