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Nixon's fbi : hoover, watergate, and a bureau in crisis / Melissa Graves.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Graves, Melissa, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Federal Bureau of Investigation--United States.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--History--20th century.
- United States.
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
- Nixon, Richard M.
- Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.
- Hoover, J. Edgar.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2020.
- Summary:
- How is it that the FBI, a domestic intelligence agency, operates beyond the US borders? What role does the bureau play in emerging democracies? In what ways does it contribute to US diplomacy and global security? Darren Tromblay tackles these intriguing questions to assess the FBI's presence abroad, revealing the inextricable nature of domestic and foreign intelligence activities.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The FBI and the US Presidency
- 2 Hoover’s Sabotage and Nixon’s Plumbers
- 3 Protecting the Bureau’s Jurisdiction
- 4 The Bureau Under Scrutiny
- 5 Hoover’s Final Days
- 6 Nixon’s New Acting Director
- 7 The Watergate Investigation
- 8 The Past Informs the Present
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Book
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-62637-920-3
- OCLC:
- 1312726728
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