Bill Maher reports back on his dinner with President Donald Trump, saying “everything I’ve ever not liked about him was… absent.” Jenna and Dom are left scratching their heads wondering, wait, what?

The Associated Press–Trump saga isn't over! After refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” the AP got blocked from some White House press events. Now a federal judge has weighed in, so what does the ruling actually say?

In part one of our conversation with Rick Perlstein — historian, journalist, and author — we trace how presidents have fought with the press, from Richard Nixon’s enemies list to Trump’s war on coverage he doesn’t like. The tactics may change, but the playbook sounds familiar.

Timecodes:
Start of show - 00:00
Bill Maher’s dinner date with Trump - 02:10
AP-Trump saga continues - 05:13
Rick Perlstein interview Nixon: The Press Is the Enemy - 09:51
Nixon: Silent Majority - 17:57
Spiro Agnew: Speech on the Media - 23:42
Nixon: No Washington Post In the White House - 45:26
More Next Week - 55:49

You can find Rick Perlstein’s books “Nixonland” and “Reaganland” at bookstore.com.

Links for this episode:
Judge orders White House to lift restrictions on Associated Press over use of Gulf of Mexico
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-associated-press-dispute-gulf-of-america/

Audio Credits:
“The press is the enemy.” - The Richard Nixon Library
https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/823/conversation-823-001

The Great Silent Majority (full version) - Courtesy: Richard Nixon Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpCWHQ30Do8&t=1552s

US Vice President Spiro Agnew speech on the media - Courtesy: Wikicommons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spiro_Agnew_speech_on_media_excerpt.ogg

Richard Nixon and Ronald Ziegler conversation about the Washington Post - Courtesy: Richard Nixon Library and Museum
https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/34/conversation-034-050