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A companion to Richard M. Nixon / edited by Melvin Small ; contributors Nigel Bowles [and twenty nine others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Blackwell companions to American history.
- Blackwell Companions to American History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
- Nixon, Richard M.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (632 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Summary:
- This companion offers an overview of Richard M. Nixon's life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the evolution and current state, of Nixon scholarship. * Examines the central arguments and scholarly debates that surround his term in office * Explores Nixon's legacy and the historical significance of his years as president * Covers the full range of topics, from his campaigns for Congress, to his career as Vice-President, to his presidency and Watergate * Makes extensive use of the recent paper and electronic releases from the Nixon Presidential Materials Project
- Contents:
- Introduction / Melvin Small
- Nixon biographies / Iwan Morgan
- The pre-political years, 1913-1945 / Joseph Dmohowski
- Pat Nixon / Gil Troy
- The congressional years / Anthony Rama Maravillas
- The Alger Hiss case / Athan G. Theoharis
- The Richard Nixon vice presidency : research without the Nixon manuscripts / Irwin F. Gellman
- The election of 1960 / W.J. Rorabaugh
- The election of 1968 / Melvin Small
- The election of 1972 / Rick Perlstein
- The administrative presidency / Karen M. Hult
- Richard Nixon, the great society, and social reforms : a lost opportunity? / Romain Huret
- Rights policy / Dean J. Kotlowski
- Economic policy / Nigel Bowles
- Political realignment / Robert Mason
- Nixon and the environment / Paul Charles Milazzo
- Nixon and the media / Tim Kiska
- Nixon and dissent / Katherine Scott
- Nixon and Agnew / Justin P. Coffey
- Foreign policy overview / Jussi M. Hanhimäki
- Nixon and Kissinger / Robert D. Schulzinger
- The Vietnam War / Jeffrey P. Kimball
- Explorations of détente / Keith L. Nelson
- The China card / Evelyn Goh
- Nixon and Europe : transatlantic policy in the shadow of other priorities / Luke A. Nichter
- Latin America and the quest for stability / Mark Attwood Lawrence
- Watergate / Keith W. Olson
- Nixon and Ford / John Robert Greene
- Nixon's image : a brief history / David Greenberg
- The Nixon tapes / Sahr Conway-Lanz.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781444340952
- 1444340956
- 9781780342139
- 1780342136
- 9781118387818
- 1118387813
- 9781444340921
- 1444340921
- 9781444340938
- 144434093X
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