The Nixon Tapes: 1973

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The blueprint for Nixon’s downfall, based on tapes released from 2010 to 2013, most of which have never been published. WhenThe Nixon Tapes: 1971–72was published in August of 2014, it jumped immediately onto theNY Timesbestseller list & captivated media attention for its many revelations. Brinkley & Nichter’s heroic efforts to transcribe & annotate the highlights of over 3700 hours of recorded conversations provided an unprecedented window into the inner workings of a momentous presidency. Now, with a concluding volume to cover the final year of the Nixon taping system, they tell the rest of the story—once again with revelations on every page, including: how Nixon & Kissinger knew privately that the 1/73 Vietnam peace agreement wouldn't hold, how Nixon & Kissinger anticipated the Yom Kippur War, Nixon’s threat to send a “division” of tanks to kill Native Americans at the Wounded Knee standoff & more...With Nixon’s dominating 1972 reelection receding into the background & the Watergate scandal looming,The Nixon Tapes: 1973reveals the inside story of the tragedy that followed the triumph.