Watergate prosecutor / William H. Merrill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merrill, William H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--United States.

Political corruption.

Political ethics--United States.

Political ethics.

Special prosecutors--United States--Biography.

Special prosecutors.

Watergate Affair, 1972-1974.

United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.

United States.

Merrill, William H.

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Impeachment.

Nixon, Richard M.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the inside story of the Watergate trials. Written by the ultimate insider who helped change the course of history: William Merrill was the Special Prosecutor who sent the ""plumbers"" to jail. Not just any plumbers, but the ""Nixon plumbers,"" hired by the White House to ""stop leaks"" by any means necessary. Officially, they were the Special Investigation Unit. Unofficially, they were the ""dirty tricks squad,"" whose illegal actions eventually caused the President to resign his office. Bill Merrill prosecuted the plumbers. Here, more than thirty years late

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Prologue; 1. Beginning of the End for Nixon; 2. Appointment as Associate Watergate Special Prosecutor; 3. Determining My Role; 4. Investigation of the Fielding Break-In; 5. Scene of the Crime; 6. The Grand Jury; 7. The Saturday Night Massacre; 8. Krogh Pleads Guilty; 9. The Indictment; 10. Preparing for Trial; 11. Colson Pleads Guilty; 12. The Trial; 13. Appeals; 14. A Look Back; Epilogue; Appendix: The Wiretap Law; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60917-071-7

OCLC:

680718478