Abuse of Power

Stanley I. Kutler is the E. Gordon Fox Professor of American Institutions at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon, the editor of The Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century American History, the historical advisor for the Emmy-winning television documentary Watergate, and the founding editor of Reviews in American History.

Joseph Finder The New York Times Book Review It's oddly refreshing to get the undiluted, unmediated sense of hugger-mugger....It makes for spellbinding reading, and plunges us back into that sordid, astonishing world like nothing else.

• Editorial NoteCast of CharactersIntroduction - The Tapes of Richard NixonPart One - The Pentagon Papers and other "White House Horrors" (June 1971 - June 1972)Part Two - Watergate: Break-in and Cover-up (June 1972 - December 1972)Part Three - Watergate: The Unraveling of the Cover-up (January 1973 - April 1973)Part Four - Watergate: The President Under Siege (May 1973 - July 1973)Epilogue - The Final Year: The Fall of the President (July 1973 - August 1974)AcknowledgmentsIndex