Power to destroy : the political uses of the IRS from Kennedy to Nixon / John A. Andrew III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andrew, John A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Internal Revenue Service--History.

United States.

United States. Internal Revenue Service.

Tax administration and procedure--United States--History.

Tax administration and procedure.

History.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 385 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2002.

Summary:

Andrew confirms in this groundbreaking exploration what many have suspected for a long time: that presidents, political appointees, and bureaucrats have attempted to use the Internal Revenue Service to punish their enemies.

Contents:

Introduction: Researching the IRS 3

1 The Early 1960s: A New Role for the IRS? 11

2 The Ideological Organizations Project 25

3 Prime Target: Billy James Hargis and the Christian Crusade 45

4 The Ideological Organizations Project: Lessons Learned 58

5 Foundations, Politics, and Wright Patman 75

6 Robber Barons and Spies 93

7 Foundations: The Continuing Struggle 113

8 Politics, Two-way Mirrors, and Wiretaps in the Johnson Years 138

9 Jimmy Hoffa, Senator Long, and the IRS 166

10 The Nixon Years: Tawdry Tales and Tattered Principles 179

11 The Enemies List 201

12 Dangerous Relationships: The Rebozo-Hughes-O'Brien Connection 225

13 The Special Service Staff: An IRS Enemies List 250

14 The SSS: In the Trenches and Under Fire 274

15 Operation Leprechaun: Sex and Politics in South Florida 297

16 Cleaning Up 314.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-368) and index.

ISBN:

1566634520

OCLC:

49355885