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Dewey Decimal Number: 973.924092 EAN: 9780743274067 ISBN: 0743274067 Label: Simon & Schuster Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 480 Publication Date: November 01, 2005 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Sales Rank: 58185 Studio: Simon & Schuster Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The Final Days is the classic, behind-the-scenes account of Richard Nixon's dramatic last months as president. Moment by moment, Bernstein and Woodward portray the taut, post-Watergate White House as Nixon, his family, his staff, and many members of Congress strained desperately to prevent his inevitable resignation. This brilliant book reveals the ordeal of Nixon's fall from office -- one of the gravest crises in presidential history. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - excellent detail aboout what nixon was doingthis book provides incredible detail to what nixon was doing and saying during his impeachment process. it really is incredible how the authors were able to piece this all together Rating:  - Surprisingly emotionalThis was a book that was unexpectedly emotional. The story of Richard Nixon and his battle to remain President felt just so real, this book made Nixon appear extremely human while the public vision of him was of a man with no self-doubt and full confidence in his abilities. I am always surprised by the amount of insider knowledge that the authors find. Surely it is not hard to work out who spilled the beans in these stories and one would think that the politicians would be more circumspect ... Read More Rating: - No fiction writer could create such a compelling storyThe American body politic cuts the president a great deal of error slack. We witnessed that during the Watergate years of Richard Nixon and we see it again in the presidency of George W. Bush. Both instances also point out one major fact of the American political landscape. No matter what they achieve or how high their popularity, if a President does the wrong things, they can crash down with great force. This book is one of the greatest political chronicles of all time. So great that no fiction ... Read More Rating: - Highly recommendedThis is a fascinating book regardless of your political persuasion or feelings about Richard Nixon. The detailed account of the last days of the administration reveals the human side of the names and faces you saw on the news everyday back then or read about in other books since then. Rating: - Solid, Readable NarrativeThis gripping narrative takes us inside the White House during the last days of the Nixon administration in 1974. From inside we see President Nixon, his advisors, family, and congressional allies trying to stave off his inevitable downfall from the Watergate scandal. Readers see how Nixon tried to claim executive privilege to avoid releasing the "smoking gun" tape that proved he'd ordered the cover-up. Even after he surrendered the tape (by Supreme Court order) Nixon refused to resign until his fast ... Read More |
