Watergate : a new history / Garrett M. Graff.
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- ISBN: 9781982139162
- ISBN: 1982139161
- Physical Description: xxxiv, 793 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2022.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 689-757) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Prologue: The Pentagon papers -- Part I: The kindling, 1971. All the President's men ; "Ellsberg? I've never heard of him" ; The Chennault affair ; The Huston plan ; Burglarizing Brookings ; The plumbers ; The enemies list ; Sandwedge -- Part II: The match, 1972. The Committee to Re-Elect ; The Dita Beard memo ; "He's our Hitler" ; Third-rate burglars ; "A crime that could destroy us all" ; "Boys will be boys" ; "Stay the hell out of this" ; "Keep my mouth shut" ; The arrival of Mr. Rivers ; The Dahlberg check ; The Patman probe ; "A hell of a story" ; "I can't talk about Segretti" ; Landslide -- Part III: Brushfire, January-June 1973. "Something was rotten" ; Guilty pleas ; The "country lawyer" enters ; "Twist slowly, slowly in the wind" ; "Perjury occurred" ; "What meat do they eat" ; "Voice of doom" ; The end of Mark Felt ; "A no-win job" ; "A Russian novel" -- Part IV: Firestorm, July-December 1973. "We need you already" ; Butterfield's bombshell ; Must-see TV ; Spiro ; "An upheaval in Washington" ; Mud-wrestling ; "He is essentially alone" ; "The mahogany coffin" ; The massacre ; "We have no functional President" ; The patriotic monkey ; "I am not a crook" ; The Rose Mary stretch ; "Do I fight?" -- Part V: Inferno, 1974. Flutter and wow ; Le grand fromage ; "Don't miss page 503" ; The United States v. Richard M. Nixon ; Impeachment ; The smoking pistol ; "A day for tears" ; "I shall resign" -- Epilogue: Nixon's curse. |
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Watergate : A New History
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | p. xv | |
Prologue The Pentagon Papers | p. xxvii | |
Part I | The Kindling 1971 | |
Chapter 1 | All the President's Men | p. 3 |
Chapter 2 | "Ellsberg? I've Never Heard of Him" | p. 17 |
Chapter 3 | The Chennault Affair | p. 27 |
Chapter 4 | The Huston Plan | p. 39 |
Chapter 5 | Burglarizing Brookings | p. 63 |
Chapter 6 | The Plumbers | p. 77 |
Chapter 7 | The Enemies List | p. 87 |
Chapter 8 | Sand wedge | p. 99 |
Part II | The Match 1972 | |
Chapter 9 | The Committee to Re-Elect | p. 109 |
Chapter 10 | The Dita Beard Memo | p. 127 |
Chapter 11 | "He's Our Hitler" | p. 141 |
Chapter 12 | Third-Rate Burglars | p. 157 |
Chapter 13 | "A Crime That Could Destroy Us All" | p. 179 |
Chapter 14 | "Boys Will Be Boys" | p. 195 |
Chapter 15 | "Stay the Hell Out of This" | p. 205 |
Chapter 16 | "Keep My Mouth Shut" | p. 215 |
Chapter 17 | The Arrival of Mr. Rivers | p. 223 |
Chapter 18 | The Dahlberg Check | p. 233 |
Chapter 19 | The Patman Probe | p. 243 |
Chapter 20 | "A Hell of a Story" | p. 249 |
Chapter 21 | "I Can't Talk About Segretti" | p. 265 |
Chapter 22 | Landslide | p. 279 |
Part III | Brushfire January-June 1973 | |
Chapter 23 | "Something Was Rotten" | p. 295 |
Chapter 24 | Guilty Pleas | p. 301 |
Chapter 25 | The "Country Lawyer" Enters | p. 311 |
Chapter 26 | "Twist Slowly, Slowly in the Wind" | p. 319 |
Chapter 27 | "Perjury Occurred" | p. 337 |
Chapter 28 | "What Meat Do They Eat?" | p. 355 |
Chapter 29 | "Voice of Doom" | p. 365 |
Chapter 30 | The End of Mark Felt | p. 373 |
Chapter 31 | "A No-Win Job" | p. 391 |
Chapter 32 | "A Russian Novel" | p. 401 |
Part IV | Firestorm July-December 1973 | |
Chapter 33 | "We Need You Today" | p. 415 |
Chapter 34 | Butterfield's Bombshell | p. 429 |
Chapter 35 | Must-See TV | p. 443 |
Chapter 36 | Spiro | p. 449 |
Chapter 37 | "An Upheaval in Washington" | p. 463 |
Chapter 38 | Mud-Wrestling | p. 473 |
Chapter 39 | "He Is Essentially Alone" | p. 481 |
Chapter 40 | "The Mahogany Coffin" | p. 497 |
Chapter 41 | The Massacre | p. 505 |
Chapter 42 | "We Have No Functional President" | p. 513 |
Chapter 43 | The Patriotic Monkey | p. 525 |
Chapter 44 | "I Am Not a Crook" | p. 531 |
Chapter 45 | The Rose Mary Stretch | p. 543 |
Chapter 46 | "Do I Fight?" | p. 551 |
Part V | Inferno 1974 | |
Chapter 47 | Flutter and Wow | p. 563 |
Chapter 48 | Le Grand Fromage | p. 577 |
Chapter 49 | "Don't Miss Page 503" | p. 589 |
Chapter 50 | The United States v. Richard M. Nixon | p. 603 |
Chapter 51 | Impeachment | p. 619 |
Chapter 52 | The Smoking Pistol | p. 633 |
Chapter 53 | The Final Days | p. 645 |
Chapter 54 | "A Day for Tears" | p. 653 |
Chapter 55 | "I Shall Resign" | p. 661 |
Epilogue Nixon's Curse | p. 667 | |
Acknowledgments and Methodology | p. 681 | |
Notes | p. 689 | |
Index | p. 759 | |
Image Credits | p. 791 |