The Nixon tapes
Subtitle: 1971-1972
By: edited and annotated by Douglas Brinkley and Luke A. Nichter
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 758
ISBN-13: 9780544274150; 9780544277373
Subjects: Vietnam War; 20th Century; Political and social views; Archives; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Military; Diplomatic relations; Außenpolitik; Audiotapes; HISTORY; Politics and government; Government; Presidents; Executive Branch; Sources; Foreign relations
Description: "The famous--and infamous--Nixon White House tapes that reveal for the first time President Richard Nixon uncensored, unfiltered, and in his own words. President Nixon's voice-activated taping system captured every word spoken in the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, and other key locations in the White House, and at Camp David--3,700 hours of recordings between 1971 and 1973. Yet less than 5 percent of those conversations have ever been transcribed and published. Now, thanks to professor Luke Nichter's massive effort to digitize and transcribe the tapes, the world can finally read an unprecedented account of one of the most important and controversial presidencies in U.S. history. The Nixon Tapes offers a selection of fascinating scenes from the year Nixon opened relations with China, negotiated the SALT I arms agreement with the Soviet Union, and won a landslide reelection victory. All the while, the growing shadow of Watergate and Nixon's political downfall crept ever closer. The Nixon Tapes provides a never-before-seen glimpse into a flawed president's hubris, paranoia, and political genius"--
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Cast of Characters; title: Abbreviations and Terms; title: Part 1.; title: The start of taping to the China announcement, February-July 1971; title: Part II.; title: The collapse of the gold standard to the India-Pakistan War, August-December 1971; title: Part III.; title: Summit planning and escalation in Vietnam, January-May 1972; title: Part IV.; title: The road to reelection and the end of the war, June 1972-January 1973; title: Timeline of Key Events; title: Acknowledgements; title: Index of subjects; title: Index of names.