Description: Bestselling author Tom Brokaw brings readers inside the White House press corps in this up-close and personal account of the fall of an American president.In August 1974, after his involvement in the Watergate scandal could no longer be denied, Richard Nixon became the first and only president to resign from office in anticipation of certain impeachment. The year preceding that moment was filled with shocking revelations and bizarre events, full of power politics, legal jujitsu, and high-stakes showdowns, and with head-shaking surprises every day. As the country’s top reporters worked to discover the truth, the public was overwhelmed by the confusing and almost unbelievable stories about activities in the Oval Office. Tom Brokaw, the young NBC News White House correspondent at the time, gives us a nuanced and thoughtful chronicle, recalling the players, the strategies, and the highs and lows of the scandal that brought down a president. He takes readers from crowds of shouting protesters to shocking press conferences, from meetings with Attorney General Elliot Richardson and White House Chief of Staff Alexander Haig, to overseas missions alongside Henry Kissinger. He recounts Nixon’s claims of executive privilege to withhold White House tape recordings of Oval Office conversations; the bribery scandal that led to the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew and the choice of Gerald Ford as VP; the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox; how in the midst of Watergate Nixon organized emergency military relief for Israel during the Yom Kippur war; the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court that required Nixon to turn over the tapes; and other insider moments from this important and dramatic period and event.The Fall of Richard Nixon allows readers to experience this American epic from the perspective of a journalist on the ground and at the center of it all during this historic time. 100% AuthenticBrand new; never readHand Signed by Tom BrokawFirst Edition First PrintingHardcoverDust JacketPrinted in the USAComes from a smoke-free and pet-free home*Will be carefully packed and shipped in a box with a tracking number Thank you for looking!Price is firm. I do not accept offers nor give discounts.
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Book Title: The Fall of Richard Nixon
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Politics, Richard Nixon, Watergate, American History, Political History, True Stories
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover
Inscribed: No
Type: Memoirs
Features: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Vintage: No
Author: Tom Brokaw
Personalized: No
Book Series: N/A
Publication Year: 2019
Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Signed: Yes
Signed By: Tom Brokaw
Publisher: Random House
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History
Subjects: Biographies & True Stories
Era: 2010s
Age Level: Adults
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Modified Item: Yes
Country: USA
Modification Description: Hand Signed by Tom Brokaw in Black Ink
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