The Political Editors is half a century of politics told by the people who wrote the first draft of history for the Times.

Over the festive period we're re-releasing the entire series.

First up is Fred Emery, who became political editor in 1977 after a series of foreign postings including covering the Vietnam War and Watergate. He tells Matt about getting the scoop that President Nixon was about to resign, the fall of the Callaghan government and what it was like to interview Margaret Thatcher. 

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