Title: The Mafia's president : Nixon and the mob /
Authors: Fulsom, Don,
Year: 2017
Subjects: Nixon, Richard M.; Nixon, Richard M.; Organized crime United States History; Political corruption United States History; Misconduct in office United States.; Presidents United States Biography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Presidents & Heads of State.; HISTORY United States 20th Century.; TRUE CRIME Organized Crime.; Misconduct in office; Organized crime; Political corruption; Politics and government.; Presidents; United States Politics and government; United States
Abstract: Describes President Nixon's association, through a political advisor and lawyer, with individuals in the Mafia, including Mickey Cohen, Meyer Lansky, Jimmy Hoffa, and Carlos Marcello and details the favors he exchanged with them to advance his own career.
Contents: The mob in the age of Nixon -- The Nixon-Mafia relationship -- Dick and Bebe -- Mobsters in Cuba -- Nixon's Mafia web -- Hoffa and clemency -- The most violent man in the Oval Office -- The JFK Assassination and the Warren Commission -- Nixon and Ford -- Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover -- Nixon, Sparky, and Ozzie -- Did Oswald know Ruby? -- Mob assassination connections -- The Watergate-assassination connection -- The Bay of Pigs Invasion -- Blackmailing the CIA chief -- Conclusion.