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The famous -- and infamous -- Nixon White House tapes that reveal forthe first time President Richard Nixon uncensored, unfiltered, and in hisown wordsPresident Nixon's voice-activated taping system captured every wordspoken in the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, and other key locations in theWhite House, and at Camp David -- 3,700 hours of recordings between1971 and 1973. Yet less than 5 percent of those conversations have everbeen transcribed and published. Now, thanks to professor Luke Nichter'smassive effort to digitize and transcribe the tapes, the world can finallyread an unprecedented account of one of the most important andcontroversial presidencies in U.S. history.The Nixon Tapes offers a selection of fascinating scenes from theyear Nixon opened relations with China, negotiated the SALT I armsagreement with the Soviet Union, and won a landslide reelection victory.All the while, the growing shadow of Watergate and Nixon's politicaldownfall crept ever closer. The Nixon Tapes provides a never-before-seenglimpse into a flawed president's hubris, paranoia, and political genius.
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The Nixon Tapes, Douglas Brinkley, Luke A. Nichter
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2014
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- Titel
- The Nixon Tapes
- Ondertitel
- 1971-1972
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Douglas Brinkley, Luke A. Nichter
- Uitgever
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2014
- Formaat
- Hardcover
- Aantal pagina's
- 784
- ISBN10
- 0544274156
- ISBN13
- 9780544274150
- Reeks
- Tags
- Non-fictie, Sociale Wetenschappen, Technologie & Industrie, Politicologie & Politiek, Handleidingen en Gidsen, Politiek, Verenigde Staten, Militair, Amerikaanse Literatuur, Biografieën, 20e Eeuw, Geschiedenis van de VS, Politieke theorieën, Presidenten, Historische Bronnen, Archieven
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- 3,75 van 5
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- The famous -- and infamous -- Nixon White House tapes that reveal forthe first time President Richard Nixon uncensored, unfiltered, and in hisown wordsPresident Nixon's voice-activated taping system captured every wordspoken in the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, and other key locations in theWhite House, and at Camp David -- 3,700 hours of recordings between1971 and 1973. Yet less than 5 percent of those conversations have everbeen transcribed and published. Now, thanks to professor Luke Nichter'smassive effort to digitize and transcribe the tapes, the world can finallyread an unprecedented account of one of the most important andcontroversial presidencies in U.S. history.The Nixon Tapes offers a selection of fascinating scenes from theyear Nixon opened relations with China, negotiated the SALT I armsagreement with the Soviet Union, and won a landslide reelection victory.All the while, the growing shadow of Watergate and Nixon's politicaldownfall crept ever closer. The Nixon Tapes provides a never-before-seenglimpse into a flawed president's hubris, paranoia, and political genius.