President Richard Nixon — and the 1973 Yom Kippur War.As war continues now in the Middle East, and as an American president is drawn into that conflict, and as Jews mark the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur —  this week's episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly" revisits what happened in 1973.

"In his second term, he would order the strategic air lift that saved Israel in the Yom Kippur war. Israel never had a better friend, said Golda Meir."

That was Pat Buchanan, an aide to President Nixon. Pat Buchanan spoke at a January 2013 celebration marking the 100th anniversary of Nixon's birth, hosted by the Nixon Foundation.

What did Richard Nixon say about his actions during the 1973 Yom Kippur War?

How about the people who were with him at the time?

And how do historians remember President Nixon's role in rescuing Israel during that war?

Find out in C-SPAN's "The Weekly."Find C-SPAN's "The Weekly" wherever you get podcasts

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