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Autore |
Genovese Michael A |
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The legacy of Watergate and the Nixon presidency : Nixon's curse / / Michael A. Genovese |
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Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
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©2023 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 142 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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The Evolving American Presidency Series |
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Executive power - United States |
Political leadership - Moral and ethical aspects - United States |
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974 - Influence |
United States Politics and government 1969-1974 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Rise and Presidency of Richard Milhous Nixon -- Nixon on the Public Stage -- What Manner of Man? -- Child is Father to the Man -- Nixon in the White House -- Organizing Power -- Nixon's Staff -- Nixon's Cabinet -- Foreign and Defense Policy -- Vietnam as Root of All Evil -- Vietnamization -- The War Spreads: Cambodia and Beyond -- U.S.-Soviet Relations -- The Road to (and from) Détente -- Opening Doors to China -- Conclusion -- 3 The Watergate Crisis -- The 1972 Landslide -- The Roots of Watergate -- Cambodia: Nixon Turns Up the Heat -- The War at Home -- Plugging Leaks -- The Wiretaps -- The Huston Plan -- The Pentagon Papers -- The Plumbers -- Dirty Money -- Dirty Tricks -- The Break-In -- The Cover-Up Begins -- Uncovering the Cover-Up -- All Fall Down -- The Ervin Committee -- The House Faces Impeachment -- The Ongoing Battle for the Tapes -- The Resignation -- The Pardon -- 4 Nixon's Curse: A Nation Divided Against Itself -- Presidential Corruption -- Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) -- Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) -- Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) -- Ronald W. Reagan (1981-1989) -- William Jefferson Clinton (1993-2001) -- Donald J. |
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Trump (2017-2021) -- "A Republic, If You Can Keep It" -- Watergate, and the Vagaries of Modern Democracy -- The Legacy of Watergate: A New Path -- Remembering, Misremembering, and Learning -- Conclusion -- The Road to January 6 -- Index. |
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