The Nixon Tapes: 1973 - Couverture souple

Brinkley, Douglas; Nichter, Luke

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0544811844 ISBN 13 : 9780544811843

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2016

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

“A revealing selection . . . [a] heroic service.” — New York Times Book Review “Endlessly fascinating . . . Essential for students of late-twentieth-century history and the American presidency.” — Kirkus Reviews “[A] monumental effort . . . Astonishing.” — Austin American-Statesman Between 1971 and 1973, President Richard Nixon’s voice-activated tape recorders captured 3,700 hours of conversations. Douglas Brinkley and Luke Nichter’s intrepid two-volume transcription and annotation of the highlights of this essential archive provides an unprecedented and fascinating window into the inner workings of a momentous presidency.                 The Nixon Tapes: 1973 tells the concluding chapter of the story, the final year of taping, covering such events as the Vietnam cease-fire, the Wounded Knee standoff, and, of course, the Watergate investigation. Once again, there are revelations on every page. With Nixon’s landslide 1972 reelection victory receding into the background and the scandal that would scuttle the administration looming, The Nixon Tapes: 1973 reveals the inside story of the tragedy that followed the triumph.   “A priceless . . . historical document . . . Readers will enjoy the editors’ insightful introductions.” — Publishers Weekly

Revue de presse :

Praise for The Nixon Tapes:  "The editors artfully cull from the more than 3,500 hours of tapes a fairly coherent documentary record...the exchanges published here give a more vivid sense than most accounts of the climate of urgency, risk and anticipation that enveloped Nixon’s and Kissinger’s effort.  To witness these two titans of ambition, vainglory and suspicion...is to receive gritty instruction in statecraft and psychology alike." —New York Times Book Review "Douglas Brinkley and Luke Nichter... have heroically compiled a huge, fascinating and devastatingly accurate portrait of the 37th president...groundbreaking" —?San Francisco Chronicle "A monumental accomplishment. . . Nichter's decade of research into the tapes has only deepened his understanding of this rich period of U.S. history, and his collaboration with Brinkley will only enrich Americans' knowledge of the Nixon administration." —?USA Today "An eye-opening reckoning of crimes, misdemeanors and bugging technology  40 years after Richard Nixon's ignominious departure from the White House . . . Essential for students of the era and fascinating for those who lived it." —?Kirkus Reviews, starred review

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0544811844
• ISBN 13: 9780544811843
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 848