{"product_id":"watergate-9781405188487","title":"Watergate","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003eWatergate: A Brief History with Documents\u003c\/i\u003e presents a collection of relevant historic documents from Nixon''s acceptance speech at the 1968 Republican National Convention to his 1974 pardon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes transcripts of recently-released Watergate tapes that reveal Nixon''s thoughts and reactions to events as they unfolded, and that deal with the identity of the anonymous source known as ''Deep Throat''.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses the crisis to explain how American politics and law work and provides an indication of the way the country may handle future crises\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides brief summaries of what happened to various Watergate participants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the entire span of time from Nixon''s 1968 acceptance speech at the RNC until his pardon in 1974\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cast of Characters viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatergate: A Brief History 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Richard Nixon: At Work and in His Own Words 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcceptance Speech: 1968 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Personality of the President 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Man on Top 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII The White House Horrors 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlumbers and Enemies 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII The Watergate Break-In 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Burglary 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of the President’s Campaign Committee 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Did the White House Know? 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe White House Reacts: Private and Public Comment 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV Cover-Up! The White House Responds 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Smoking Gun”: Using the CIA 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Money Trail 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Stonewalling” and Perjury 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV The Conspiracy Unravels: Judge Sirica, the Ellsberg Case, the Senate, and the Special Prosecutor 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFatal White House Leaks 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSirica and McCord 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefections: Dean and Magruder 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ellsberg Case 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNixon Responds 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe President and His Men: Taped Conversations, February–April 1973 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaldeman and Ehrlichman Resign 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Special Prosecutor 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Special Prosecutor: Nixon’s Reaction 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Special Prosecutor Takes Over 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSenate Select Committee: John Dean 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSenate Select Committee: Ehrlichman and Haldeman 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSenate Select Committee: Revelation of the Tapes 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI The Tapes and the Saturday Night Massacre 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Battle for the Tapes 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe President Retreats 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOctober: The Cruelest Month 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Saturday Night Massacre 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe President Succumbs 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Special Prosecutor 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 18½-Minute Tape Gap 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVII The Final Agony: Impeachment, Resignation, Pardon 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNixon Embattled 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impeachment Inquiry 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eU.S. v. Nixon 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResignation 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pardon 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatergate Special Prosecution Force Criminal Actions Final Report, 1975 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Note 219\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529338462551,"sku":"9781405188487","price":39.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405188487.jpg?v=1731875232","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/watergate-9781405188487","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}