Abuse of Power

The New Nixon Tapes

AvStanley Kutler

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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No President has taped Oval conversations so thoroughly or found himself in as much trouble as Richard Nixon. He and his heirs fought for years to keep hours of these sensitive recordings from ever being released. Now Stanley I. Kutler, an emminent historian and one of the principle parties to the lawsuit that forced the tapes release, has edited and annotated every tape concerning abuses of power from Nixon's entire presidency. Among the breathtaking revelations are evidence of Nixon's direct role in the obstruction of justice during the 'Watergate' investigation to the proposal for a $5 million scheme to secretly finance a black candidate for president in order to split the democratic vote. Nixon's own voice and those of his closest advisors expose an administration steeped in corruption. Revealing unprecedented details about White House activities as well as painting a vivid portrait of a paranoid and narcissistic world leader - ABUSE OF POWER is a fascinating look into the inner workings of America's most notorious presidency.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-02-02
Mått:152 x 229 x 46 mm
Vikt:832 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:704
Förlag:Simon & Schuster
ISBN:9780684851877

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Centralt styre och förvaltning inom Samhälle och politik
Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
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Mer om författaren

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.

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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.

Innehållsförteckning

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