Nixon's gamble : how a president's own secret government destroyed his administration / Ray Locker.
2016
KF5052.5.N58 L63 2015 (Mapit)
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Title
Nixon's gamble : how a president's own secret government destroyed his administration / Ray Locker.
Imprint
Guilford, Connecticut : LP, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Description
xii, 339 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Taking the gamble. Origins ; Nixon takes charge (1969) ; First moves (1969) ; The secret wiretaps (1969) ; The military's harsh awakening (1969) ; Cooking intelligence with SALT (1969-1970) ; The Cambodia sideshow (1970) ; Nixon's war with the FBI (1970) ; Chile (1970) ; Laos and other crises (1970-1971) ; China (1971) ; Pentagon papers and FBI (1971) ; India-Pakistan (1971) ; Triumphs (1972) ; Watergate and early cover-up (1972)
The unraveling. Early 1973 ; May 1973 ; The White House tapes ; Spy ring cover-up (1973-1974) ; Impeachment (1974)
Epilogue. Ramifications.
The unraveling. Early 1973 ; May 1973 ; The White House tapes ; Spy ring cover-up (1973-1974) ; Impeachment (1974)
Epilogue. Ramifications.
Summary
"After taking the Oath of Office, Richard Nixon announced that 'government will listen ... Those who have been left out, we will try to bring in' and signed National Security Decision Memorandum 2. Using years of research and newly released NSC and administration documents, Ray Locker upends conventional wisdom about the Nixon presidency and shows how the creation of this secret, unprecedented, extra-constitutional government undermined U.S. policy and values; and sowed the seeds of his own destruction by creating a climate of secrecy, paranoia, and reprisal that still affects Washington today"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
KF5052.5.N58 L63 2015
Language
English
ISBN
9781493009312 hardcover
1493009311 hardcover
9781493019458 (electronic)
1493009311 hardcover
9781493019458 (electronic)
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