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As White House counsel to Richard Nixon, a young John W. Dean was one of the primary players in the Watergate scandal-and ultimately became the government's key witness in the investigations that ended the Nixon presidency. After the scandal subsided, Dean rebuilt his career, first in business and then as a bestselling author and lecturer. But while the events were still fresh in his mind, he wrote this remarkable memoir about the operations of the...

A penetrating investigation into Kissinger's complex character and rise to prominence in diplomatic circles. Bibliog.

A biography of Johnson, focusing on the years between 1961 and 1973 during which he served as President of the United States, discussing the legislation he successfully pushed through Congress, including Medicare and the Clean Air and Water Acts; his work on behalf of civil rights; and his anguish over Vietnam.

Draws on recently declassified documents to chronicle one of the most disastrous presidencies in U.S. history, presenting a portrait of a brilliant man overcome by his deep insecurities and his distrust of his cabinet, Congress, and the American people.

The Great Shark Hunt features Thompson's early writings, which focus on the political and social turbulence of mid-20th-century America. With his signature style, these essays show his evolution from a sports reporter to the outrageous, insightful and always daring creator of Gonzo Journalism.

"Forget Pinochet, Milosevic, Hussein, Kim Jong-il, or Gadafi: America need look no further than its own lauded leaders for a war criminal whose offenses rival those of the most heinous dictators in recent history-Henry Kissinger. Employing evidence based on firsthand testimony, unpublished documents, and new material uncovered by the Freedom of Information Act, and using only what would hold up in international courts of law, The Trial of Henry Kissinger...

Woodward tells the story of his long, complex relationship with W. Mark Felt, the enigmatic former number 2 man in the FBI who helped end the presidency of Richard Nixon.

Utilizing archive footage and newly-released White House tapes, this film profiles Nixon and presidency. Includes segments on ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War; forging peacekeeping relations with the Soviet Union, China, and the Middle East; implementing social and environmental initiatives; and Watergate.

"Who was Richard Nixon? The most amazing thing about the man was not what he did as president, but that he became president. In President Nixon, Richard Reeves has used thousands of new interviews and recently discovered or declassified documents and tapes - including Nixon's tortured memos to himself and unpublished sections of H. R. Haldeman's diaries - to offer a nuanced and surprising portrait of the brilliant and contradictory man alone in the...