Bag man : the wild crimes, audacious cover-up & spectacular downfall of a brazen crook in the White House /

The knockdown, drag-out, untold story of the other scandal that rocked Nixon's White House, and reset the rules for crooked presidents to come, with new reporting that expands on Rachel Maddow's Peabody Award-nominated podcast. Is it possible for a sitting vice president to direct a vast c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Maddow, Rachel (Author), Yarvitz, Michael (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Crown, [2020]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Agnew, Spiro T., > 1918-1996. Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994 > Friends and associates. Political corruption > Maryland. Vice-presidents > United States > Biography United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct. POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch. HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.

Table of Contents:

Prologue: What's a Spiro Agnew?
Divider-in-chief
Follow the money
Just being careful
"Otherwise decent"
Oh my god"
The prudent course
"I have no intention to be skewered in this fashion"
Is he a good boy?
"High-risk ball"
Two conditions
In his time of greatest need
"I'm a big trophy"
Subpoena envy
"We're going to be criticized for what we do here today"
Why'd he do it?
Disappearing act
Epilogue: Legacies.