LEADER 03232oam 22004933 450 001 9910760277803321 005 20240118232554.0 010 $a3-031-43474-9 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30878234 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30878234 035 $a(CKB)28806316800041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9928806316800041 100 $a20231112d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe legacy of Watergate and the Nixon presidency $eNixon's curse /$fMichael A. Genovese 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aCham :$cPalgrave Macmillan,$d2023. 210 4$d©2023. 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 142 pages) $cillustrations (some color) 225 1 $aThe Evolving American Presidency Series 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$aPrint version: Genovese, Michael A. The Legacy of Watergate and the Nixon Presidency Cham : Palgrave Macmillan,c2023 9783031434730 327 $aIntro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Rise and Presidency of Richard Milhous Nixon -- Nixon on the Public Stage -- What Manner of Man? -- Child is Father to the Man -- Nixon in the White House -- Organizing Power -- Nixon's Staff -- Nixon's Cabinet -- Foreign and Defense Policy -- Vietnam as Root of All Evil -- Vietnamization -- The War Spreads: Cambodia and Beyond -- U.S.-Soviet Relations -- The Road to (and from) Détente -- Opening Doors to China -- Conclusion -- 3 The Watergate Crisis -- The 1972 Landslide -- The Roots of Watergate -- Cambodia: Nixon Turns Up the Heat -- The War at Home -- Plugging Leaks -- The Wiretaps -- The Huston Plan -- The Pentagon Papers -- The Plumbers -- Dirty Money -- Dirty Tricks -- The Break-In -- The Cover-Up Begins -- Uncovering the Cover-Up -- All Fall Down -- The Ervin Committee -- The House Faces Impeachment -- The Ongoing Battle for the Tapes -- The Resignation -- The Pardon -- 4 Nixon's Curse: A Nation Divided Against Itself -- Presidential Corruption -- Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) -- Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) -- Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) -- Ronald W. Reagan (1981-1989) -- William Jefferson Clinton (1993-2001) -- Donald J. Trump (2017-2021) -- "A Republic, If You Can Keep It" -- Watergate, and the Vagaries of Modern Democracy -- The Legacy of Watergate: A New Path -- Remembering, Misremembering, and Learning -- Conclusion -- The Road to January 6 -- Index. 410 4$aThe Evolving American Presidency Series 606 $aExecutive power$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical leadership$xMoral and ethical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aWatergate Affair, 1972-1974$xInfluence 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1969-1974 615 0$aExecutive power 615 0$aPolitical leadership$xMoral and ethical aspects 615 0$aWatergate Affair, 1972-1974$xInfluence. 676 $a973.924 700 $aGenovese$b Michael A$0254439 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910760277803321 996 $aThe Legacy of Watergate and the Nixon Presidency$93598725 997 $aUNINA