Perfectly clear; Nixon from Whittier to Watergate
Publisher: Quadrangle
Published: 1973
Place of publication: New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780812904055
Subjects: Watergate, Affaire, 1972-1974; Watergate Affair, 1972-1974
Description: More than a "Watergate" book, Perfectly Clear traces the road to the scandal through the career of Richard M. Nixon. Frank Mankiewicz takes the reader through the Nixon history, and what he describes as "Nixon politics," from its beginnings to Watergate and beyond. Thus he demonstrates how the use of forged cables, illegal contributions, burglary and wiretapping, corruption, and outright political sabotage is the inevitable result of twenty-seven years of increasing emphasis on "national security," the militarization of previously civilian activities, the growth of an imperial White House, the "CIA-ization" of much of our domestic affairs, and the simultaneous political career of Richard Nixon. - Jacket flap.
Table of contents: title: High crimes and misdemeanors; title: Politics as usual; title: The California proving ground; title: The exceptions that swallowed the rules; title: The White House horrors; title: The Miami ambiente; title: The Intelligence Manual as burglar's handbook; title: But what if the truth won't sell?; title: The American Fuehrerprinzip; title: At the next point in time; title: Afterword; title: Appendixes. President Nixon speaks on crime; title: The criminal statutes; title: A letter from Albert Speer; title: Senator McGovern's speech on corruption; title: Judgment of the Supreme Court, Case No. 526150, October 30, 1964.