During the 1970s, the United States became the world's preeminent postindustrial society. The new conditions changed the way Americans lived and worked and even their perceptions of reality. In this r
Henry Kissinger dominated American foreign relations like no other figure in recent history. He negotiated an end to American involvement in the Vietnam War, opened relations with Communist China, and
Working for four presidents over six decades, R. Sargent “Sarge” Shriver founded the Peace Corps, launched the War on Poverty, created Head Start and Legal Services for the Poor, started t
Hunter S. Thompson's books include Fear and Loathing in America, Screwjack, Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Proud Highway, Better Than Sex, The Rum Diary, and Kingdom of Fear. A co
Examines the presidency of Richard Nixon, covering the military and diplomatic aspect of the Vietnam War, Nixon's domestic policies, Watergate, and Nixon's post-presidential years.
The legacy of Watergate, for Liebovich (journalism, U. of Illinois at Champaign- Urbana), was deteriorating press-presidential relations and the loss of public confidence in Washington newsgathering.
A textbook for a US history survey course, looking at the Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations; foreign policy, social movements, what it calls the cultural earthquake of the decade, and limits and
In assessing this tumultuous period in American history, Stephanie A. Slocum-Schaffer provides readers with a visceral experience of the seventies and a comprehensive survey of the important events of
In 1971, the artist Philip Guston (1913-1980) created this series of caricatures of Richard Nixon, now available for the first time in book form. Produced two years before Watergate and three years be
From one of America's most distinguished historians comes this classic analysis of Richard Nixon. By considering some of the president's opinions, Wills comes to the controversial conclusion that Nixo
A ferocious political satire in the great tradition, Our Gang is Philip Roth’s brilliantly indignant response to the phenomenon of Richard M. Nixon.In the character of Trick E. Dixon, Roth shows us a
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Twenty-five years ago, after Richard Nixon resigned the presidency, Gerald Ford promised a return to normalcy. "My fellow Americans, our long national nightm
The Watergate crisis marked the beginning of the age of cynicism in America. This readable and insightful account examines what happened in Watergate, who was involved, what it meant then, and what it
Originally published in 1973 by Viking Penguin, and cited in Books for College Libraries, 3rd ed. This reprint makes available investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner Lukas's influential a
Small (history, Wayne State U.) uses a topical approach in his examination of Richard Nixon's controversial presidency. He examines both the military and diplomatic aspects of ending the Vietnam War
A former White House speechwriter illustrates how the timeless rules the former leader used as the basis for his presidency and often his life had a profound impact on history and other political powe
PRESIDENT NIXON: Here we go. What in the name of God are we doing on this one? What are we doing about the financial contributors? Now, those lists there, are we looking over McGovern's financial con
In this reassessment of a little studied decade, J. David Hoeveler, Jr., finds that the sense of detachment and dislocation that characterizes the postindustrial society serves as a paradigm for Ameri
