{"product_id":"books-the-nixon-tapes-1973-by-douglas-brinkley","title":"The Nixon Tapes: 1973","description":"\u003cb\u003e Endlessly fascinating . . . Essential for students of late-twentieth-century history and the American presidency. \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [A] monumental effort . . . Astonishing. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustin American-Statesman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Between 1971 and 1973, President Richard Nixon s voice-activated tape recorders captured 3,700 hours of conversations. Douglas Brinkley and Luke Nichter s intrepid two-volume transcription and annotation of the highlights of this essential archive provides an unprecedented and fascinating window into the inner workings of a momentous presidency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Nixon Tapes: 1973\u003c\/i\u003e tells the concluding chapter of the story, the final year of taping, covering such events as the Vietnam cease-fire, the Wounded Knee standoff, and, of course, the Watergate investigation. Once again, there are revelations on every page. With Nixon s landslide 1972 reelection victory receding into the background and the scandal that would scuttle the administration looming, \u003ci\u003eThe Nixon Tapes: 1973\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the inside story of the tragedy that followed the triumph.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e A priceless . . . historical document . . . Readers will enjoy the editors insightful introductions. \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Douglas Brinkley is a professor of history at Rice University, a presidential historian, and a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of several \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, including \u003ci\u003eRightful Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Deluge\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Austin, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Luke A. Nichter is an associate professor of history at Texas A\u0026amp;M University, Central Texas. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRichard Nixon and Europe: The Reshaping of the Postwar Atlantic World.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Harker Heights, Texas.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54422200058129,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780544610538.jpg?v=1787591109","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-nixon-tapes-1973-by-douglas-brinkley","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}