Watergate ：A Brief History with Documents

Publication subTitle ：A Brief History with Documents

Author： Stanley I. Kutler  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2010

E-ISBN: 9781444318319

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781405188487

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781405188487

Subject： K7 Americas History

Language： ENG

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The second edition of Watergate: A Brief History with Documents presents a collection of relevant historic documents from Nixon's acceptance speech at the 1968 Republican National Convention to his 1974 pardon.

  • Includes transcripts of recently-released Watergate tapes that reveal Nixon’s thoughts and reactions to events as they unfolded, and that deal with the identity of the anonymous source known as ‘Deep Throat’.
  • Uses the crisis to explain how American politics and law work and provides an indication of the way the country may handle future crises
  • Provides brief summaries of what happened to various Watergate participants
  • Covers the entire span of time from Nixon's 1968 acceptance speech at the RNC until his pardon in 1974

Chapter

Contents

pp.：  7 – 9

Acknowledgments

pp.：  9 – 10

The Cast of Characters

pp.：  10 – 15

Introduction

pp.：  15 – 19

Watergate: A Brief History

pp.：  19 – 23

I Richard Nixon: At Work and in His Own Words

pp.：  23 – 33

II The White House Horrors

pp.：  33 – 45

III The Watergate Break-In

pp.：  45 – 55

IV Cover-Up! The White House Responds

pp.：  55 – 89

V The Conspiracy Unravels: Judge Sirica, the Ellsberg Case, the Senate, and the Special Prosecutor

pp.：  89 – 149

VI The Tapes and the Saturday Night Massacre

pp.：  149 – 181

VII The Final Agony: Impeachment, Resignation, Pardon

pp.：  181 – 221

Appendix

pp.：  221 – 233

Bibliographical Note

pp.：  233 – 234

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