Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. xii, 273 pages; 24 cm

Subject

1. United States
2. Political science
3. Vietnam War (1961-1975)
4. Presidents > Election
5. Audiotapes
6. Presidents > United States > Election > 1972
7. 1961 - 1975
8. Buddhism and politics
9. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Political aspects > United States
10. United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974
11. Political and social views
12. Nixon, Richard M (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 > Political and social views

Contents

1. Vietnamization -- "A nightmare of recrimination" -- "A hell of a shift" -- How to kill a withdrawal deadline -- Ted Kennedy -- The liberal mistake -- China -- "I'm being perfectly cynical" -- Cold steel -- Meeting Zhou -- Booting away nationalistic fervor -- "Old friends" -- "He deserves our confidence" -- JFK v. Nixon -- "Super secret agent" -- Sixty-six percent for six months -- "One arm tied behind" -- "Why does the Air Force constantly undercut us?" -- The appearance of success -- "Any means necessary" -- "A Russian game, a Chinese game and an election game" -- "It could be a bit longer" -- The Democrats -- "No one will give a damn" -- "Idealism with integrity" -- "Our terms will eventually destroy him" -- Blow-up 1968 -- "We're behind the trees!" -- "Saving face or saving lives" -- "Brutalize him" -- Kissinger v. Thieu -- "No possibility whatever" -- "The man who should cry is I" -- "The fellow is off of his head" -- No coalition government -- "Peace is at hand" -- "A little bit diabolically" -- The Chennault Affair -- "The clearest choice" -- Election day 1972 -- Promises and threats -- Christmas bombing -- "Let us be proud" -- The prisoners dilemma -- The final cutoff -- Stabbed in the back -- "We can blame them for the whole thing" -- Nixon's dolchstoss legende -- Unearthing Nixon's strategy -- The University of Virginia's Miller Center -- Decision points -- The Nixon tapes -- Interpretive inertia -- A better war -- Questions unasked.

Call number

1. JFE 15-2906

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Hughes, Ken, 1964- author.

Title

1. Fatal politics : the Nixon tapes, the Vietnam War, and the casualties of reelection / Ken Hughes.

Publisher

1. Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2015.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological term

1. 1961 - 1975

LCCN

1. 2014044262

ISBN

1. 9780813938028 hardcover alkaline paper
2. 0813938023 hardcover alkaline paper
3. 9780813938035 electronic book

Research call number

1. JFE 15-2906