Richard Nixon's final bout with British Interviewer David Frost last week concluded, as had the first of the four telecasts, with a discussion of what the ex-President described as the "shattering experience" of his resignation. In coming full circle, the series—which had been sold separately to 162 U.S. television stations—lost half of its viewers, according to rating surveys in New York City and Los Angeles. Only about 21% of the TV audience watched the fourth interview, v. 42% for the first; 23% for the second; 17% the third. Among the topics in Nixon-Frost IV:
CHILE. Nixon defended his efforts to...