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The Mafia's president : Nixon and the mob / Don Fulsom.

Author/creator Fulsom, Don author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York, N.Y. : Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Copyright Notice ©2017
Descriptionxxii, 280 pages ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The mob in the age of Nixon -- The Nixon-Mafia relationship -- Dick and Bebe -- Mobsters in Cuba -- Nixon's Mafia web -- Hoffa and clemency -- The most violent man in the Oval Office -- The JFK Assassination and the Warren Commission -- Nixon and Ford -- Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover -- Nixon, Sparky, and Ozzie -- Did Oswald know Ruby? -- Mob assassination connections -- The Watergate-assassination connection -- The Bay of Pigs Invasion -- Blackmailing the CIA chief -- Conclusion.
Abstract Describes President Nixon's association, through a political advisor and lawyer, with individuals in the Mafia, including Mickey Cohen, Meyer Lansky, Jimmy Hoffa, and Carlos Marcello and details the favors he exchanged with them to advance his own career.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formBiography.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formNonfiction.
LCCN 2017017597
ISBN9781250119407 (hardcover)
ISBN1250119405 (hardcover)
ISBN(electronic book)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E856 .F849 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold