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The fall of Richard Nixon : a reporter remembers Watergate / Tom Brokaw.
"The last year of the Nixon presidency was filled with power politics, legal jiu-jitsu and high-stakes showdowns, with head-shaking surprises every day. Tom Brokaw, the NBC News White House correspondent during the final year of Watergate, gives us a close-up, personal account of the players, the strategies, and the highs and lows of the scandal that brought down a president. Brokaw writes, 'Even now, almost half a century later, I am astonished by what the country went through, and I wanted to share press stories from the inside looking out -- what it was like to be on call 24/7, the twists and turns, the laughs and tensions during this historic time.'"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781400069705 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: x, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Illustrations on end papers. Includes index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. Watergate Affair, 1972-1974 > Press coverage. United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 973.924092 Bro | 31681010174894 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"The last year of the Nixon presidency was filled with power politics, legal jiu-jitsu and high-stakes showdowns, with head-shaking surprises every day. Tom Brokaw, the NBC News White House correspondent during the final year of Watergate, gives us a close-up, personal account of the players, the strategies, and the highs and lows of the scandal that brought down a president. Brokaw writes, 'Even now, almost half a century later, I am astonished by what the country went through, and I wanted to share press stories from the inside looking out -- what it was like to be on call 24/7, the twists and turns, the laughs and tensions during this historic time.'"-- - Baker & Taylor
"The Presidential Medal of Freedom-winning former NBC host and author of the best-selling ""The Greatest Generation"" draws on his experiences as a young White House correspondent to recount the endgames of the Watergate scandal and the Nixon presidency." - Random House, Inc.
Bestselling author Tom Brokaw brings readers inside the White House press corps in this up-close and personal account of the fall of an American president.
In August 1974, after his involvement in the Watergate scandal could no longer be denied, Richard Nixon became the first and only president to resign from office in anticipation of certain impeachment. The year preceding that moment was filled with shocking revelations and bizarre events, full of power politics, legal jujitsu, and high-stakes showdowns, and with head-shaking surprises every day. As the countryâs top reporters worked to discover the truth, the public was overwhelmed by the confusing and almost unbelievable stories about activities in the Oval Office.Â
Tom Brokaw, who was then the young NBC News White House correspondent, gives us a nuanced and thoughtful chronicle, recalling the players, the strategies, and the scandal that brought down a president. He takes readers from crowds of shouting protesters to shocking press conferences, from meetings with Attorney General Elliot Richardson and White House Chief of Staff Alexander Haig, to overseas missions alongside Henry Kissinger. He recounts Nixonâs claims of executive privilege to withhold White House tape recordings of Oval Office conversations; the bribery scandal that led to the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew and his replacement by Gerald Ford; the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox; how in the midst of Watergate Nixon organized emergency military relief for Israel during the Yom Kippur War; the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court that required Nixon to turn over the tapes; and other insider moments from this important and dramatic period.
The Fall of Richard Nixon allows readers to experience this American epic from the perspective of a journalist on the ground and at the center of it all.
Advance praise for The Fall of Richard Nixon
âA divided nation. A deeply controversial president. Powerful passions. No, itâs not what youâre thinking, but Tom Brokaw knows that the past can be prologue, and heâs given us an absorbing and illuminating firsthand account of how Richard Nixon fell from power. Part history, part memoir, Brokawâs book reminds us of the importance of journalism, the significance of facts, and the inherent complexity of power in America.ââJon Meacham, Pulitzer Prizeâwinning author of The Soul of America
