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The BULS search watergate retrieves 408 books (as of Oct 2018); 76 have been published in the last 5 years. Using the bibliographies of recently published books can help you identify recent scholarship and primary source documents. |
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Watergate: Chronology of a Crisis by
Now back in print, Watergate: Chronology of a Crisis is the permanent record of Congressional Quarterly's exhaustive coverage of the 1970s Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.''''This compilation of material covers the impeachment debate, President Nixon's resignation, his later pardon by successor Gerald Ford, the trail of conspirators in the events, and extensive excerpts from transcripts of White House conversations. The volume contains many discussions of the ways in which participants at the time viewed impeachment and the standards that were applied to impeachable offenses. ''
Location: Mugar Reference X E860.C64 1975Publication Date: 1999
In Search of Deep Throat by
More than a quarter century after Bob Woodward introduced his Scotch-drinking, cigarette-smoking, garage-skulking friend and source in All the President's Men , the public remains enduringly engrossed by the mystery of Deep Throat's identity. Leonard Garment became fascinated himself and began his own search for Deep Throat. This is the story of that hunt and its successful outcome, a hunt conducted in quintessential Washington fashion: at lunches, dinners, and parties, through the examination of secret, classified documents and testimony, and assisted by liberal doses of political gossip and insider tips from Woodward himself.
Location: Mugar Stacks E860 .G37 2000Publication Date: 2000
The Presidential Transcripts by Location: Mugar Stacks E860 .N57Publication Date: 1974
Watergate: A brief history with documents by
The second edition of Watergate: A Brief History with Documents presents a collection of relevant historic documents from Nixon's acceptance speech at the 1968 Republican National Convention to his 1974 pardon. Includes transcripts of recently-released Watergate tapes that reveal Nixon's thoughts and reactions to events as they unfolded, and that deal with the identity of the anonymous source known as 'Deep Throat'. Uses the crisis to explain how American politics and law work and provides an indication of the way the country may handle future crises Provides brief summaries of what happened to various Watergate participants Covers the entire span of time from Nixon's 1968 acceptance speech at the RNC until his pardon in 1974
Location: Mugar Stacks E860 .W363 2010Publication Date: 2009
Abuse of power : the new Nixon tapes by
No president has covertly taped Oval Office business as thoroughly -- and gotten himself in as much trouble -- as Nixon. He and his heirs fought for years to keep 3,000 hours of these sensitive recordings from ever being released. Now Stanley Kutler, an eminent historian and one of the principal parties to the lawsuit that forced the tapes' release, has edited and annotated every tape concerning abuses of power from Nixon's entire presidency. Among the breathtaking revelations are Nixon proposing a $5 million scheme to secretly finance a black candidate for president in order to split the Democratic vote; Nixon repeatedly interfering in the Watergate investigation and concocting a series of cover-up stories; and Nixon spying on and harassing George McGovern. Revealing unprecedented details about White House activities -- as well as painting vivid portrait of a paranoid and narcissistic world leader -- Abuse of Power is a repellantly fascinating look into the inner workings of our most notorious presidency.
Location: Mugar Stacks E860 .A26 1997Publication Date: 1997
The Day the Presses Stopped by
This bold account provides an original perspective on one of the most significant legal struggles in American history: the Nixon administration's efforts to prohibit the New York Times and the Washington Post from publishing the 7,000-page, top-secret Pentagon Papers, which traced U.S. involvement in Vietnam. In his gripping account of this highly charged case, Rudenstine examines new evidence, raises difficult questions, and challenges conventional views of a historic moment.
Location: Mugar Stacks KF228.N52 R84 1996Publication Date: 1996
Witness to Power by Location: Mugar Stacks E855 .E35Publication Date: 1982
The Nixon Defense by
Richard Nixon's resignation four decades ago in the wake of Watergate was an event that continues to resonate in American political life, whether in the endless number of '-gate' scandals that have come after it or in the distrust - if not outright cynicism - with which many citizens have come to regard the government. Yet as deeply reported and endlessly analysed as the Watergate break-in and its aftermath have been, controversies remain, from the notorious 18#65533;-minute gap in the recordings made in the president's office to the fundamental question of what Nixon really knew and when he knew it. Surprisingly, the primary source material for the true story of Watergate, Nixon's secret recordings, has become almost fully available, information far beyond the select material cited by government investigators and prosecutors yet hitherto totally neglected. Before now no one has attempted to catalog and transcribe all of Nixon's Watergate tapes and use them to examine and reconstruct the history of this period. The Nixon Defenseis based on this unique collection, presented as dramatic narrative and dialogue drawn directly from all the Watergate conversations. John Dean, who was a key player in the unfolding of the scandal and its resolution, has transcribed all of the nearly one thousand Watergate recordings held by the National Archives and Records Administration, which represents more than double the amount of material previously published and comprises the information essential to understanding this history. The result is an unprecedentedly detailed and fact-based account of the worst scandal in American political history. Dean presents a day-to-day record of the Nixon White House confronting the revelation of the break-in, strategizing its defense and ultimately facing its downfall because of its lies. The Nixon Defenseis not only a compellingly dramatic story of Watergate itself but a revelatory portrait of Nixon and his aides (Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Colson et al.) and the cynicism, paranoia and vindictiveness that were so often the driving forces of the president and his inner circle. The Nixon Defensewill finally expose the difference between what we've come to believe about the affair and what actually happened, and as such will stand as the authoritative account of Watergate.
Location: Mugar Stacks E860 .D385 2014Publication Date: 2014
Watergate by
A new afterword by Max Holland details developments since the original 2003 publication, including the revelation of Mark Felt as the infamous “Deep Throat,” the media’s role in the scandal, both during and afterwards, including Bob Woodward’s Second Man. Arguably the greatest political scandal of twentieth-century America, the Watergate affair rocked an already divided nation to its very core, severely challenged our cherished notions about democracy, and further eroded public trust in its political leaders. The 1972 break-in at Democratic National Headquarters in the Watergate Hotel—by five men acting under the direction of a Republican president's closest aides and his staff—created a constitutional crisis second only to the Civil War and ultimately toppled the Nixon presidency. With its sordid trail of illegal wiretapping, illicit fundraising, orchestrated cover-up, and destruction of evidence, it was the scandal that made every subsequent national political scandal a “gate” as well. A disturbing tale made famous by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in All the President’s Men, the Watergate scandal has been extensively dissected and vigorously debated. Keith Olson, however, offers for the first time a “layman’s guide to Watergate,” a concise and readable one-volume history that highlights the key actors, events, and implications in this dark drama. John Dean, John Ehrlichman, H. R. Haldeman, G. Gordon Liddy, John Mitchell, Judge John Sirica, Senator Sam Ervin, Archibald Cox, and the ghostly “Deep Throat” reappear here—in a volume designed especially for a new generation of readers who know of Watergate only by name and for teachers looking for a straightforward summary for the classroom. Olson first recaps the events and attitudes that precipitated the break-in itself. He then analyzes the unmasking of the cover-up from both the president’s and the public’s perspective, showing how the skepticism of politicians and media alike gradually intensified into a full-blown challenge to Nixon’s increasingly suspicious actions and explanations. Olson fully documents for the first time the key role played by Republicans in this unmasking, putting to rest charges that the “liberal establishment” drove Nixon from the White House. He also chronicles the snowballing public outcry (even among Nixon’s supporters) for the president’s removal. In a remarkable display of nonpartisan unity, leading public and private voices in Congress and the media demanded the president’s resignation or impeachment. In a final chapter, Olson explores the Cold War contexts that encouraged an American president to convince himself that the pursuit of “national security” trumped even the Constitution. As America approaches the thirtieth anniversary of the infamous Watergate hearings and the overreach of presidential power is again at issue, Olson’s book offers a quick course on the scandal itself, a sobering reminder of the dangers of presidential arrogance, and a tribute to the ultimate triumph of government by the people.
Location: JSTOR eBookPublication Date: 2016
Leak by
Through the shadowy persona of "Deep Throat," FBI official Mark Felt became as famous as the Watergate scandal his "leaks" helped uncover. Best known through Hal Holbrook's portrayal in the film version of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's All the President's Men, Felt was regarded for decades as a conscientious but highly secretive whistleblower who shunned the limelight. Yet even after he finally revealed his identity in 2005, questions about his true motivations persisted. Max Holland has found the missing piece of that Deep Throat puzzle—one that's been hidden in plain sight all along. He reveals for the first time in detail what truly motivated the FBI's number-two executive to become the most fabled secret source in American history. In the process, he directly challenges Felt's own explanations while also demolishing the legend fostered by Woodward and Bernstein's bestselling account. Holland critiques all the theories of Felt's motivation that have circulated over the years, including notions that Felt had been genuinely upset by White House law-breaking or had tried to defend and insulate the FBI from the machinations of President Nixon and his Watergate henchmen. And, while acknowledging that Woodward finally disowned the "principled whistleblower" image of Felt in The Secret Man, Holland shows why that famed journalist's latest explanation still falls short of the truth. Holland showcases the many twists and turns to Felt's story that are not widely known, revealing not a selfless official acting out of altruistic patriotism, but rather a career bureaucrat with his own very private agenda. Drawing on new interviews and oral histories, old and just-released FBI Watergate files, papers of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, presidential tape recordings, and Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate-related papers, he sheds important new light on both Felt's motivations and the complex and often problematic relationship between the press and government officials. Fast-paced and scrupulously fact-checked, Leak resolves the mystery residing at the heart of Mark Felt's actions. By doing so, it radically revises our understanding of America's most famous presidential scandal.
Location: JSTOR eBook; also print Mugar Stacks E860 .H65 2012Publication Date: 2012
Watergate and the Resignation of Richard Nixon by Location: ProQuest eBookPublication Date: 2004Watergate threatened the very constitutional order of the nation, and continues to this day to affect the public's attitudes about the presidency, America's political culture, the mass media's coverage of politics, the separation of powers, and the investigation of high-level misconduct in the federal government.Twelve topical essays written by presidential scholars cover these themes and examine the impact of the crisis over time. Primary source materials, including transcripts from oral interviews, Nixon's speeches, letters, the infamous Watergate tapes, excerpts from testimony and hearings in Congress, the proposed articles of impeachment, and more are all put in context with explanatory headnotes.
Richard Milhous Nixon : the rise of an American politician by Location: Mugar Stacks E856 .M67 1990Publication Date: 1989
Nixon by Location: Mugar Stacks E856 .A72 1987Publication Date: 1987in 3 vols.
v. 1. The education of a politician, 1913-1962 -- v. 2. The triumph of a politician, 1962-1972 -- v. 3. Ruin and recovery, 1973-1990
From the President : Richard Nixon's secret files by Location: Mugar Stacks E838.5 .F76 1989Publication Date: 1989"In 1973, with the subpoenas for Watergate-related documents raining down about him, President Nixon sequestered his papers in 'Special Files,' precisely to keep us from our present pleasure. After a protracted legal battle, the National Archives ruled in 1987 that we could have them. The result is 'From: The President,' a groaning laundry hamper of Nixonalia."
The Strong Man by Location: Mugar Stacks KF373.M5349 R67 2008Publication Date: 2008As Nixons attorney general, John Mitchell had been at the center of the controversies of the 1960s. But it was the Watergate scandal that spelled his destruction. The Strong Man traces in unprecedented detail Mitchells rise to power and his spectacular public downfall.
