They said no to Nixon : Republicans who stood up to the president's abuses of power / Michael Koncewicz.

They said no to Nixon : Republicans who stood up to the president's abuses of power /

"In more than 3,000 recorded conversations, the Nixon tapes famously exposed a president's sinister views of governance that would eventually lead to his downfall. Despite Richard Nixon's best efforts, his vision of a government where he could use his power to punish his political ene...

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Main Author: Koncewicz, Michael, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Subjects:
United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : "Too many nice guys" : what brought about resistance in the Nixon administration
  • "An independent son of a bitch" : Nixon, Johnnie Walters and the IRS
  • "There's no basis in law to carry out this order ... and we're not going to do it" : how the OMB stopped Nixon's war on MIT
  • "Get him the hell out of HEW" : Elliot Richardson's quiet battles with President Nixon
  • "He's going to have to prove he's the white knight" : Elliot Richardson and the Saturday Night Massacre
  • Conclusion : Nixon's culture of loyalty in the age of Trump.

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