1. Gerald Ford was Nixon's vice-president, and then when Nixon resigned, Ford became president. Gerald Ford gave Nixon full clemency and pardoned him of all his crimes, so that he was not indicted. I would invite him to ask him why he gave Nixon a full pardon, and if he regrets it or not due to all the backlash received.
2. William Mark Felt was the undercover source in the FBI that provided the Washington post journalists information on Watergate. His undercover name was "Deep Throat" and without his information the Watergate Scandal may have never been broken. I would invite him to ask him why did he come forward 30 years later to finally share his real identity? I also think he would be a good source of information to interview on Watergate because he knew exactly what happened with the coverup since he was in the FBI.
3. James M. McCord was a CIA officer who was involved in Nixon's secret burglary group. He was directly involved in the scandal because he was one of the 4 arrested at the Democrat Headquarters for wire-tapping. I would invite him to ask him if he willingly wanted to do this or regretted it? I would also ask what motive did he have to do this: was he a huge Nixon supporter or was he solely in it for the money?
4. Frank Wills was the security guard who noticed and caught the burglars at the the Democrat Headquarters the time of the second break-in. I would invite him to ask him did he have suspicions of what the burglars were doing with the wire-tapping and stolen documents, or did he simply report them because they looked sketchy. I would also ask him if he had to deal with any press or fame after the scandal happened.
5. Peter Morgan is the writer of the Frost/Nixon movie. I would invite him to ask him if his vision of the movie turned out how he liked, or if there is anything he would change about the movie. I would also ask him about creative changes he made that differed from the reality of what happened, and why he made these choices or what he was trying to emphasize.
6. Frank Langella is the actor who portrayed Richard Nixon in the movie Frost/Nixon. I would invite him to ask him what creative choices did he make to accurately portray Nixon, and what did he research about Nixon previously for this role. I would also ask him how he made Nixon seem like a three-dimensional character, and not just a villain in the movie, and what challenges he ran into while portraying Nixon.
7. Stanley Kutler is a historian who is known for his knowledge on the Watergate Scandal. He led a lawsuit against the National Archives to release the Watergate tapes for the public, and he won this case. I would invite Stanley Kutler to ask him why did he fight so hard for the release of these tapes, and why is he so invested and intrigued by the Watergate Scandal that he chose to specifically study it.
8. Bob Woodward is an investigational journalist who broke the Watergate Scandal. I would invite him to ask him what caused him to first think there was foul play involved within Nixon's reelection campaign. I would also ask him if he was discouraged by his bosses/team from uncovering and publishing the whole scandal, and if so why did he ignore this.
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