Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

Overview

Dr. Harvey Wallinger is one of Nixon's aides who rises through the ranks to become the "real" power behind the president. This short was produced as a television special for PBS in 1971 and was scheduled to air in February 1972, but it was pulled from the schedule shortly before its airdate as PBS officials reportedly feared it might adversely affect their government funding. The special never aired, but it can now be viewed in The Paley Center for Media and has been widely bootlegged online.

Details

Cast

Woody Allen

Harvey Wallinger

Reed Hadley

Narrator

Diane Keaton

Renata Wallinger

Louise Lasser

Wallinger's Girlfriend

David Ackroyd

Conrad Bain

Jean De Baer

Court Benson

Milo Boulton

Jean David

Dan Frazer

Mitchell Jason

Tom Lacy

Lee Wallace

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wil Albert

Harold Chidhoff

Richard M. Dixon

President Richard M. Nixon

Abe Drazen

George Harris