Overview

This reference provides background information about the Watergate crisis and discusses its significance to U.S. politics today. Relatively insignificant at first glance, the Watergate crisis led to the downfall of a president and emerged as the most important constitutional crisis since the Civil War. Journalists and the media were instrumental in shedding light on Watergate and exposing political corruption at the highest levels of government. Watergate became part of American popular culture and synonymous with presidential corruption. This book surveys the background of the Watergate crisis and links it to contemporary American politics. The first part of the book provides a narrative overview and examination of the Watergate crisis, with a consideration of what happened and why, and the relevance of Watergate to today's political issues. The book considers such topics as political corruption and impeachment, the role of the media, and the abuse of presidential power. The book also offers biographical sketches of key players in the Watergate crisis, a chronology, glossary, primary source document excerpts, and an annotated bibliography.

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Author:   Michael A. Genovese (Loyola Marymount University, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   ABC-CLIO
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9781440866562

ISBN 10:   1440866562
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   11 August 2020
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"List of Illustrations Series Foreword Preface Key Players in the Watergate Crisis Historical Overview Chronology Chapter 1. What Manner of Man? Watergate and the Development of Nixon's Political Personality Chapter 2. Is the President above the Law? Chapter 3. Presidential Corruption: A Comparison Chapter 4. Nixon and the Media Chapter 5. The Lessons of Impeachment Chapter 6. Dealing with a Poisonous President: Impeachment, the 25th Amendment, and Censure Conclusion: The Watergate Legacy Biographical Essays Spiro T. Agnew (1918–1996) Charles W. Colson (1931–2012) Archibald Cox (1938–2004) John W. Dean (1938–) John D. Ehrlichman (1925–1999) Sam J. Ervin (1896–1985) Gerald R. Ford (1913–2006) Alexander M. Haig (1924–2010) H. R. ""Bob"" Haldeman (1926–1994) Leon Jaworski (1905–1982) G. Gordon Liddy (1930–2010) Jeb Stuart Magruder (1934–2014) John N. Mitchell (1913–1988) Richard M. Nixon (1913–1994) Elliot L. Richardson (1920–1999) John Sirica (1904–1992) Robert Woodward (1943–) and Carl Bernstein (1944–) Primary Documents 1. John Dean, ""Dealing with Enemies"" Memorandum (1971) 2. Chuck Colson, ""The Enemies List"" Memorandum (1971) 3. Richard Nixon and H.R. Haldeman, The ""Smoking Gun"" Tape (1972) 4. Richard Nixon and H.R. Haldeman, Cover-Up Follow-Up (1972) 5. Richard Nixon and H.R. Haldeman, Obstruction of Justice (1972) 6. Richard Nixon and John Dean, ""Hush Money"" Conversation (1973) 7. United States v. Nixon (1974) 8. The Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment Resolutions (1974) 9. Richard Nixon, Statement upon the Release of the Tapes (1974) 10. Richard Nixon, Public Statement of Resignation (1974) 11. Richard Nixon, Letter of Resignation (1974) 12. Gerald Ford, Speech Pardoning Richard Nixon (1974) 13. The White House Tapes (1997) Glossary Annotated Bibliography Index"

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Michael A. Genovese holds the Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies and is professor of political science, director of the Institute for Leadership Studies, and president of the Global Policy Institute at Loyola Marymount University.

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