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"Inspiration for the Major Off-Broadway Show, Trial on the Potomac." "It’s the biggest Watergate bombshell to hit since the Nixon tapes in 1973—with implications at once historic and relevant today." —JAMES ROSEN, national bestselling author and legendary journalist
DETERMINED TO GET NIXON "AT ALL COSTS," THESE JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS.
Carl Bernstein’s famous assessment of Watergate, "The system worked," turns out to be completely wrong. Powerful new evidence reveals that virtually nothing in the justice system worked as it should in the prosecution of the most consequential scandal in American history. The roles of heroes and villains in Watergate were predetermined even before Marine One carried Richard Nixon into exile on August 9, 1974. However, Geoff Shepard’s patient and persistent research has uncovered shocking violations of ethical and legal standards by the so-called "good guys" including Judge John Sirica, Archibald Cox, and Leon Jaworski.
Through the Watergate prosecutors' own files, Shepard exposes their collusion with the federal judges who presided over their cases and appeals. This extensive professional misconduct renders the pretense of a fair trial impossible to maintain. Shepard reveals that the Watergate Special Prosecution Force consisted of individuals drawn from the ranks of Nixon's most ardent partisan foes. They were fortunate to have judges who shared their animosity or who quickly grew fond of the media adulation bestowed upon those who lent their power to the anti-Nixon cause.
Ultimately, Nixon's downfall was attributed to the "smoking gun" tape recording in which he seemed to order a cover-up of the Watergate burglary. However, Shepard presents a stunning revision of the historical record by showing that the conversation, transcribed by Shepard himself, was taken out of context and completely misunderstood—a viewpoint that Nixon's nemesis John Dean agrees with. While crimes were indeed committed and efforts were made to conceal them, the Watergate prosecutors and judges trampled on the defendants' right to due process, thereby depriving the American people of the assurance that justice had been served. As a result, the historical reputation of an exceptionally accomplished president and administration was tarnished.
This book will challenge everything you think you know about the Watergate scandal.
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publisher | Regnery History; Reprint edition (July 23, 2019) | ||||
language | English | ||||
paperback | 384 pages | ||||
isbn_10 | 1621579603 | ||||
isbn_13 | 978-1621579601 | ||||
item_weight | 1.06 pounds | ||||
dimensions | 6 x 1 x 9 inches | ||||
best_sellers_rank | #72,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #149 in Political Corruption & Misconduct #180 in United States Executive Government #330 in US Presidents | ||||
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