The legacy of Watergate and the Nixon presidency : Nixon's curse / / Michael A. Genovese
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| Autore: |
Genovese Michael A
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| Titolo: |
The legacy of Watergate and the Nixon presidency : Nixon's curse / / Michael A. Genovese
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| Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
| ©2023 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xi, 142 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina: | 973.924 |
| Soggetto topico: | Executive power - United States |
| Political leadership - Moral and ethical aspects - United States | |
| Watergate Affair, 1972-1974 - Influence | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government 1969-1974 |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Legacy of Watergate and the Nixon Presidency |
| ISBN: | 3-031-43474-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910760277803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
The Evolving American Presidency Series