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Nixon's gamble : how a president's own secret government destroyed his administration / Ray Locker.

Author/creator Locker, Ray
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoGuilford, Connecticut : LP [Lyons Press] [2016]
Descriptionxii, 339 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents Prologue -- Part I. Taking the gamble -- Origins -- Nixon takes charge (1969) -- First moves (1969) -- The secret wiretaps (1969) -- The military's harsh awakening (1969) -- Cooking intelligence with SALT (1969-1970) -- The Cambodia sideshow (1970) -- Nixon's war with the FBI (1970) -- Chile (1970) -- Laos and other crises (1970-1971) -- China (1971) -- Pentagon papers and FBI (1971) -- India-Pakistan (1971) -- Triumphs (1972) -- Watergate and early cover-up (1972) -- Part II. The unraveling -- Early 1973 -- May 1973 -- The White House tapes -- Spy ring cover-up (1973-1974) -- Impeachment (1974) -- Epilogue: Ramifications.
Scope and content "After taking the Oath of Office, Richard Nixon announced that 'government will listen... Those who have been left out, we will try to bring in' and signed National Security Decision Memorandum 2. Using years of research and newly released NSC and administration documents, Ray Locker upends conventional wisdom about the Nixon presidency and shows how the creation of this secret, unprecedented, extra-constitutional government undermined U.S. policy and values; and sowed the seeds of his own destruction by creating a climate of secrecy, paranoia, and reprisal that still affects Washington today"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 320-328) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015030923
ISBN9781493009312 (hardcover : alkaline paper)

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