Don Fulsom

Treason (eBook, ePUB)

Nixon and the 1968 Election

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

When do powerful politicians go too far? With freshly released evidence and a keen insider''s eye, former White House reporter Don Fulsom delves into Richard M. Nixon''s greatest crime: his sabotage of the peace talks with Vietnam to curry favor with the American public. Upon learning of Nixon''s actions, outgoing president Lyndon B. Johnson angrily stated, "This is treason!" Fulsom delves into the enormity of Nixon''s betrayal and its repercussions-all the way through Watergate. He examines the motives of each of the major players in the context of the powerful forces of history and international politics. This insightful title reveals how very little the public actually knew about the schemes of "Tricky Dick."

In the summer of 1968, President Johnson was close to securing peace talks with the South Vietnamese president, and public support swung towards Johnson-backed Democratic candidate Hubert Humphries. Nixon, who had campaigned on the promise of a secret plan to bring a swift end to the Vietnam War, knew that he would never win the election if Johnson secured a peace. Nixon made false promises to the Vietnamese, who subsequently pulled out of Johnson''s talks. The announcement came the weekend before the presidential election, and public support carried Nixon to a razor-thin victory. The prolonged war cost tens of thousands of lives and lasted many more years before its resolution.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pelican Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781455619504
• Artikelnr.: 72468244

Autorenporträt

Former White House correspondent and United Press International bureau chief Don Fulsom covered the Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton presidencies. A graduate of Syracuse University, Fulsom is a regular correspondent for Crime Magazine and has written for national publications, including Esquire, the Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune. Fulsom lives in Washington, DC, where he is a professor at American University.