Inside the Nixon Administration (Hardcover)

Robert H. Ferrell

8 évaluations par Goodreads

Langue : anglais

Edité par University Press of Kansas, Kansas, 2010

0700617302 / 9780700617302

Vendeur : AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, AustralieAussieBookSeller

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 22 juin 2007

Livre relié

Etat: Neuf

EUR 99,23

EUR 33,16 expédition 
Expédition depuis Australie vers Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

Hardcover. As chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in the seventies, Arthur Burns had a unique view of the Nixon administration. Burns first joined the Nixon administration as an advisor in 1969 and was privy to the dynamics of the president's coterie over the course of six tumultuous years. Now the recently released secret diary of this top-level economist offers a surprisingly candid inside look at Richard Nixon's fall.The diary tracks Burns's growing awareness of Nixon's behind-the-scenes maneuverings and worrisome behavior (such as "insane shouting") and reveals how such things undermined his respect and enthusiasm for the president. Perhaps even more telling, Burns's evaluations of his colleagues provide piercing insights into the president's inner circle, including Henry Kissinger ("a brilliant political analyst, but admittedly ignorant of economics"), George Schultz ("a no less confused amateur economist"), John Connally ("a thoroughly confused politician"), and the "vulgarians" H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichmanthe only people he thought Nixon felt relaxed around.The Burns diary also offers rare and telling glimpses into the era's economyparticularly an account of how Nixon exerted political pressure to shape monetary policies that helped to fuel the stagflation of the 1970s. The administration sought to close the so-called gold window, an approximate valuation of dollars with gold bullion, by floating the dollar, and the consensus over many years has been that Nixon himself arranged thisspeculation now confirmed by Burns's diary. It also underscores the growing pressure Burns felt to serve the needs of Nixon's reelection bid rather than the economic welfare of the nation.Sequestered for decades and unavailable until 2008, this document reveals an honest and relatively apolitical man surrounded by partisans in top administrative positions who were dishonest, ineptor both. "The President has many shortcomings," wrote Burns. "He has few convictions, but now and then he gets into a euphoric mood where he wants to persuade himself that he's a statesman. But his sycophantic advisers cannot even recognize that."Deftly annotated by distinguished historian Robert Ferrell, who provides effective historical context and perspective, the Burns diary is a potentand poignanttestament to the Machiavellian and often Byzantine world of American presidential politics. The until now secret diary of top-level economist Arthur Burns, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in the Nixon administration. Provides keen insights into the dynamics and undoing of NIxon's inner circle and reveals how the president exerted political pressure to shape monetary policies that helped to fuel 1970s "stagflation." Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

N° de réf. du vendeur 9780700617302

Titre
Inside the Nixon Administration (Hardcover)
Auteur
Robert H. Ferrell
Éditeur
University Press of Kansas, Kansas
Année de publication
2010
État de l'article
new
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0700617302
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780700617302

AussieBookSeller

Truganina, VIC, Australie

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 22 juin 2007

Frais d'expédition de Australie vers Etats-Unis

Article25 à 45 jours ouvrés8 à 14 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 33,16EUR 39,43
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Profil professionnel du vendeur

The Nile Group Pty Ltd

42 Apex Drive
Truganina, VIC Australie 3029