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Loading... The Nixon Tapes: 1971-1972 (2014)by Douglas Brinkley, Luke A. Nichter
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"The famous--and infamous--Nixon White House tapes that reveal for the first time President Richard Nixon uncensored, unfiltered, and in his own words President Nixon's voice-activated taping system captured every word spoken in the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, and other key locations in the White House, and at Camp David--3,700 hours of recordings between 1971 and 1973. Yet less than 5 percent of those conversations have ever been transcribed and published. Now, thanks to professor Luke Nichter's massive effort to digitize and transcribe the tapes, the world can finally read an unprecedented account of one of the most important and controversial presidencies in U.S. history. The Nixon Tapes offers a selection of fascinating scenes from the year Nixon opened relations with China, negotiated the SALT I arms agreement with the Soviet Union, and won a landslide reelection victory. All the while, the growing shadow of Watergate and Nixon's political downfall crept ever closer. The Nixon Tapes provides a never-before-seen glimpse into a flawed president's hubris, paranoia, and political genius"-- No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)973.924092History and Geography North America United States 1901- Eisenhower Through Clinton Administrations Richard Nixon BiographyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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For example, when the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the military put a spy in Kissenger's office to steal his papers and copy them--Nixon: Prosecuting is a possibility for the joint chiefs."
Or on Vietnam: "...we should have flushed it down the drain three years ago, blamed Johnson and Kennedy."
Sometime you forget that the big fish make history sitting around a table bullshitting, just like us small guys do. ( )