This book examines the Nixon presidency, reviews the events surrounding Watergate and the President' resignation, and unpacks the effects of Watergate on our politics and public attitudes about the political process. Genovese, a prolific scholar of the American presidency who has published three previous books on Nixon and Watergate, argues that the roots of modern political dysfunction and slash-and-burn politics can be traced to the impact of the Vietnam War, the Watergate Crisis, the policies and activities of the Nixon presidency, and the hyper-partisanship they spawned. Now, 50 years on from the scandal, it is time for a reappraisal of Nixon's impact and a review of the impact he has had on our political system and political culture.

Considers the impact of the Nixon scandal on race, partisanship, and the rise of the far-right in the United States Contextualizes Nixon's corruption by reviewing other presidents, including Grant, Harding, Reagan, Clinton, and Trump Grapples with Nixon's legacy in American politics and how it has changed our understanding of the presidency

Autorentext

Michael Genovese is President of the Global Policy institute, Director of the Institute for Leadership Studies, and Loyola Chair of Leadership at Loyola Marymount University, USA. He is co-series editor of The Evolving American Presidency.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Rise and Presidency of Richard Milhous Nixon.- Chapter 3: The Watergate Crisis.- Chapter 4: What Nixon Did to Us. <p