| 31 Days: Gerald Ford, the Nixon Pardon, and a Government in Crisis Contributor(s): Werth, Barry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400078687 ISBN-13: 9781400078684 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $21.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: The author takes readers inside the White House during the tumultuous days following Nixon's resignation and the swearing-in of Gerald Ford, revealing the ruthless maneuvering and day-to-day politicking behind everything from the pardon of Nixon to the rise of a new cadre of Republican movers and shakers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State |
| Dewey: 973.925 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.32" W x 7.98" (0.67 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1970's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 31 Days, acclaimed historian Barry Werth takes readers inside the White House during the tumultuous days of August 1974, following Richard Nixon's resignation and the swearing-in of America's "accidental president," Gerald Ford. The Watergate scandal had torn the country apart. In a dramatic, day-by-day account of the new administration's inner workings, Werth shows how Ford, caught between political expedience, the country's demands for justice, and his own moral compass, struggled valiantly to restore the nation's tarnished faith in its leadership. With deft and refreshing analysis Werth illuminates how this unprecedented political upheaval produced new fissures and battle lines, as well as new opportunities for political advancement for ambitious young men such as Donald Rumsfeld, who had been Nixon's ambassador to NATO, and Dick Cheney, already coolly efficient as Rumsfeld's former deputy. A superbly crafted presidential history with all of the twists and turns of a thriller, 31 Days sheds new light on the key players and political dilemmas that reverberate in today's headlines. |