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The Nixon Tapes: 1973 Hardcover – September 22, 2015

by Douglas Brinkley (Author), Luke Nichter (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 848 pages
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (September 22, 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0544610539
  • ISBN-13: 978-0544610538
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 2.4 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsA real-life, if mind-numbing "House of Cards"
By Stephen O. Murray VINE VOICE on August 8, 2015
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The prefaces to the transcripts of conversations (including some on the telephone) in Richard Nixon’s Oval Office are very helpful in providing context. I’d rate them 5-star. The content, though of historical import, I'd code as 3-star (Nixon whining about Bobby Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and the lack of FBI co-operation with his investigation of Alger Hiss [while getting back-channel FBI information]).

The book, alas, has no introduction explaining either the bases for selection of excerpts from the vast archive of tapes from the first sixth months of 1973 or the principles of transcription (the former is somewhat addressed in the introduction to the previous collection). There are no indications of simultaneous speech and many crucial sentences disappear into what is marked as “unclear.”

There is still plenty of material in the 848-page tome to establish concerted obstruction of justice in trying to cover up the break-ins by “the plumbers” of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s office and the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in the Watergate complex. Particularly the very long March 21st meeting between Nixon and White House legal counsel John Dean shows Nixon’s approval of earlier payment of hush money to the “plumbers” and readiness to collect a million or two million dollars for continued blackmail by Gordon Liddy, Howard Hunt, et al. to keep them hushed through the 1974 mid-term congressional elections.

If there is any mention of any form of culture other than political in the very long book, I missed it. Not even professional sports were mentioned in what I read (in contrast to some in the previous volume). Nixon had opinions about a lot of people in his own administration and various would-be-allies and various antagonists.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsBe sure to get both volumes
By Ashley Mott VINE VOICE on November 8, 2015
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With or without annotations this book is a five-star volume for providing these transcripts, which are a fascinating look into a president without all the bells and whistles of teleprompters and speech writers. You definitely need to start with the other volume....and not necessarily endeavor to read them through. It's nice sometimes just to flip and read and then come across a portion again later on a linear journey.
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4.0 out of 5 starsHistory In The Makers' Own Words
By James Gallen VINE VOICE on October 26, 2015
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This book is the second in the volume of the Nixon Tapes as edited by Douglas Brinkley and Luke A. Nichter. Covering the period January to July 1973 it focuses heavily on Watergate, although with a few other topics, including a visit by Leonid Brezhnev. At one point Nixon suggested sending an armored division to reduce the Indian protests at Wounded Knee. How about that for the last battle of the Indian Wars?

What I like about these books is that they take you right into the Oval Office. This is not someone’s interpretation of what went on. This is history in the makers' own words. I was impressed with the amount of time the President and his advisors spent trying to figure out who knew what and who would say what. Nixon kept comparing the situation to the Hiss case and tried to gauge what a U. S. Attorney could prove against members of his administration. I am always surprised at how the conversation seems so matter of fact. I am sure that some of the same attitudes are displayed, but not recorded, in many other offices and homes. I started out thinking that I would just read a sampling to get a taste of the tapes but kept finding more and more that interested me. I will return to it again and again.
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5.0 out of 5 starsInformative and Uncensored
By R. DelParto VINE VOICE on August 22, 2015
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Within over a seven-month period in 1973 Historians Douglas Brinkley and Luke A. Nichter extensively have transcribed thousands of hours of conversations within President Richard M. Nixon’s administration and his “inner circle”. The Nixon Tapes: 1973 is the follow-up to the bestseller of the same name but covered 1971-1972. There is no denying that each of the books are a testament to the Nixon era and what was said behind closed doors within the confines of the White House executive offices as the tapes rolled from January to July 1973. However, Brinkley and Nichter have edited and annotated the contents of the recordings. And within the dialogue exchanged by the highest officials within his administration, readers that may not read the first series or listened to the recordings that are available, Nixon speaks his mind uncensored and unfiltered.

Imagine the time period in which Nixon and his confidantes are engaging in dialogue. The most historic year of events that would become significant and written within the history books and are a large part of the issues and “hot topics” of discussion that were centered internationally and nationally, peace accords to end the Vietnam War and with that POWs and the constant war protesters, Roe V. Wade, and events related to Soviet Union and China. But most importantly, preliminary steps made during the Senate Select Committee for the Watergate scandal.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Deal.

It is what it is........the truth about what happened during a pivitable period of the political world.

Published 2 months ago by Henry2000
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

I'm glad I read this book. Too bad so many words were unclear.

Published 3 months ago by Kathryn Marie
3.0 out of 5 starsA case of hubris?

Having lived through this period, I still wonder about those who knew they were being taped, and still admitted to things that would bring about their downfall.

Published 5 months ago by Betsy
4.0 out of 5 starsA must for Nixon-era enthusiasts, but probably too dry for anyone else

The annotations provide context, but the bulk of this text is transcriptions of Nixon's ubiquitous tape recordings of every conversation.

Published 6 months ago by Silea
5.0 out of 5 starsIgnore the annotations and read the transcription

I’ll let others argue about the perceived biases or lack thereof on the part of the editors and annotators. Quite frankly, I didn’t even bother with the annotations. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Jerry Saperstein
4.0 out of 5 stars'73 in The Oval Office

For me, 1973 was the year everything changed for Nixon. Coming off the high of one of the most dominating wins in Presidential history and a groundbreaking successful trip to... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Rawim
5.0 out of 5 starsA look back...

This was a fascinating book for me to read even if it took me quite some time to get through it. That was not really the fault of the book as much as the fact that I have little... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Maria Poole
3.0 out of 5 starsDry and tedious

I didn’t expect there to be any real surprises in this book because anything new would be all over the news. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Amelia G Earhart
4.0 out of 5 starsThe final year of taping

It is said by many that Nixon did no worse than any other preceding president - he was just caught. These tapes and their contents do give one pause. Read more

Published 6 months ago by wogan
4.0 out of 5 starsFascinating

The Nixon Tapes is a fascinating look at the conversations that Nixon had in 1973 and the secrets officials in the government had the year before Nixon resigned his presidency. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Mira Dugan

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