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Chasing shadows : the Nixon tapes, the Chennault affair, and the origins of Watergate /

This book, based on research on and transcripts of the Nixon, Johnson and Kennedy White House presidential recordings as well as other contemporary sources, reveals for the first time the origins of the 'Plumbers' (the Special Investigations Unit) and Nixon's policy of illegal break-i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hughes, Ken, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2014.
Subjects:
United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974.
Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994 > Political and social views.
Audiotapes.
Chennault, Anna.
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974.
United States > Politics and government > 1961-1963.
United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969.
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Summary:This book, based on research on and transcripts of the Nixon, Johnson and Kennedy White House presidential recordings as well as other contemporary sources, reveals for the first time the origins of the 'Plumbers' (the Special Investigations Unit) and Nixon's policy of illegal break-ins for partisan political gain, which led to Watergate, its cover-up and Nixon's resignation.
Physical Description:x, 228 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813936635 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
0813936632 (hbk. : acid-free paper)