1913-1994

"Presents an account of the involvement of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in Pakistan's 1970s military dictatorship and argues that they encouraged China's military presence in India, illegally supplied weapons that were used in massacres and embraced military strategies that have negatively impacted geopolitics for decades"--Provided by OCLC.

Presents a brief profile of the Watergate break in and President Nixon's attempt to fight the subpoena of tapes of Oval Office conversations.

Follows the life of Patricia Nixon from childhood to the White House, where she served as first lady during the administration of her husband Richard, the thirty-seventh president of the United States.

Explores Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger's tumultuous personal relationship--their collaboration and rivalry--and the extent to which they struggled to outdo each other in the reach for foreign policy achievements.

Details the events of the scandal called Watergate, including the major players, how the facts were uncovered, and the way in which the events ultimately reaffirmed basic principles of the Constitution.

Years after Richard Nixon resigned the presidency his legacy still remains shrouded in controversy. Noted throughout the book are many of Nixon's solid achievements with regard to domestic programs. Noted also is his complex, inconsistent, and contradictory term of office which was shaped by his personality and political practices of the time. The topical approach to this book allows the reader to observe the development of an entire domestic program or international relationship over an extended period thereby making it easier to understand some of the drawn-out issues of the time such as reforming welfare or ending the Vietnam War.

An account of the thirty-seventh presidency sets Nixon's administration against a backdrop of the tumultuous civil rights movement while offering insight into how key events in the 1960s set the stage for today's political divides.

A collection of personal narratives about the Watergate scandal of the 1970s by those who were closely associated with it including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Barbara Jordon, Sam Ervin, and Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who broke the news of the break-in.

Explores the relationship between China and the United States during the 1970s and Richard Nixon's historic 1972 trip to China and meeting with Mao Tse-tung that opened the doors between the new nations.