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January 1973: Watergate, Roe v. Wade, Vietnam, and the Month That Changed America Forever Paperback – January 1, 2017

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American politics changed forever in January 1973: the Watergate burglars went on trial, the administration negotiated an end to the Vietnam War, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Roe v. Wade, Lyndon Johnson died in Texas, and Richard Nixon began his second term. These events linked in unlikely ways to create a time of immense transformation. Using newly released Nixon tapes, James Robenalt provides readers a fly-on-the-Oval-Office-wall look at what happened in the White House, events both fascinating and terrifying, during this monumental month. He also delves into the judge's chambers and courtroom drama of the Watergate trial and the inner sanctum of the US Supreme Court as it hashed out its decision in Roe v. Wade. Though the events took place more than forty years ago, they're key to understanding today's political paralysis.

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“[Nixon] is always fascinating in Robenalt’s unvarnished portrait of a flawed leader grappling with momentous events and heading, ultimately, toward ruin.”—Kirkus Reviews

"As a reader you will quickly realize you are in the hands of not only a good storyteller, but of a very sophisticated explainer, who has a gifted knack for making the complex matters easily understandable, and the inexplicable, comprehensible." —John W. Dean, from the Foreword

"A truly first-rate book… provides genuine illumination about all of the issues [Robenalt] discusses. There is no reader who can’t benefit from Robenalt’s research, presented in vivid and arresting (and always well-documented) prose." —Sanford Levinson, The History Book Club

"In January 1973, Jim Robenalt takes a snapshot in time of a whirlwind month during the Nixon era – zeroing in on five major stories that converged in January of 1973 to change the arc of American history. It’s classic Jim Robenalt: engaging, interesting while providing fresh insights and new stories from chapters of history you don’t know as well as you think you do." —Jonathan Karl, ABC News’ Chief White House Correspondent

“[The] book offers a keen reminder of the man's near-madness and (be it conceded) political genius.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

“[A] a revealing and easy-to-read book about a critical time in our nation's history.” —Lincoln Journal Star

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James Robenalt is a trial lawyer and the author of The Harding Affair and Linking Rings. He, along with lecture partner John W. Dean, is a sought-after speaker on the Watergate scandal. John W. Dean was White House Counsel under Richard Nixon and is a bestselling author, most recently of The Nixon Defense.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chicago Review Press; Reprint edition (January 1, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1613736525
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1613736524
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches

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Author of four nonfiction books: Ballots and Bullets, Black Power Politics and Urban Guerrilla Warfare in 1968 Cleveland (2018); January 1973, Watergate, Roe v Wade, Vietnam, and the Month that Changed America Forever (2015); The Harding Affair, Love and Espionage During the Great War (2009); and Linking Rings, William W. Durbin and the Magic and Mystery of America (2004). Robenalt lectures nationally with John Dean, Nixon's White House Counsel, on legal ethics and the legacy of Watergate. Together they have spoken to tens of thousands of lawyers across the country in one of the most acclaimed continuing legal education programs. Robenalt is a partner at the law firm of Thompson Hine LLP. He lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He has written extensively on the presidency, Article II, impeachment, Watergate, abortion and the Progressive Era. His great-grandfather was the register of the United States Treasury under President Franklin Roosevelt and also the first elected president of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. He advocates for an Ohio Presidential Center. He speaks on racism and implicit bias. www.watergatecle.com. www.january1973.com

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A revealing history.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 24, 2016

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In January 1973 I returned from flying B52 bombing missions over Hanoi to learn of Watergate, Roe v. Wade and "Tricky Dick".
All I wanted was peace and our POWs released. I always believed that it was the B52 bombings that brought the Vietnam war to an honorable end. For years I kept a copy of a Stars and Stripes political cartoon showing Henry Kissinger holding a model bomber saying "We've bombed everywhere else, maybe we should bomb Saigon!" This was in November when he announced "Peace is at hand". A few weeks later we were told to show up for a preflight briefing with a change of clothes and shaving kit, that our personal belonging would be shipped home later. Later that night we bombed Hanoi and were later told that as the bombs started impacting around Hanoi, the POWs knew they would be released soon. I guess the lesson to be learned from this book is that we should beware of leaders who assume they have all the right answers and that with time the truth will come out. Thanks to the author for setting the record straight.

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Michael Lapelosa

Strange Times...Strange Men

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This book looks at a single month, January 1973, in which America changed forever. The splendid narrative deals with the Watergate burglars trial, the end to the Vietnam War, the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, and Richard Nixon. The author draws parallels and links between these earth shattering events that may not be obvious at first glance.
The author depicts these events in comprehensive detail, explaining and analyzing the personalities and motivations involved with balance and perspective.After reading this book and looking back on the times, it was a VERY strange era in American history inhabited by some VERY strange men.
I especially enjoyed the author's description of the people involved, some very well known and some less well known, but nevertheless important players in the unfolding of events. Overall, a good read, especially if you have lived through these times!

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Ron

I Had No Idea. And am speechless!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 19, 2022

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I was 20 something when all this was going on and had an idealistic view of life. I am amazed at what I missed. If you grew up during the 70's, and the events in this book are important to you, then this book is a must read.

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I was a college student living through the Watergate hearings ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 8, 2016

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I was a college student living through Watergate, the Vietnam war and all the other events so vividly written about in this book. The events of January 1973 certainly were an eye-opener alongside my Poly Sci classes of the day. I was backpacking throughout Europe the summer of 1974 as a college graduate with my roommate, enjoying one last gasp of freedom from "the real world" of finding gainful employment with my degree. I was reading "The Stars and Stripes" newspaper as often as possible to learn of USA news & eventually President Nixon's resignation. It's so interesting to read about all the events of January 1973 as history today and try to understand how they continue to shape our country today . A five-star read.

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Drew Youngblood

it's okay...but could've been better

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 15, 2015

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Cool idea for a book and it has some good analysis and detail, but the rather convoluted presentation makes the story more chaotic and confusing than it should be. Nor is it especially engaging in the writing. Ultimately, the book skips around so much in time that it ends up creating a blurred portrait of this fascinating month, rather than a crisp one. In his foreword, John Dean argues that attorneys (such as the author here) often "do better at gathering and analyzing historical evidence than most historians because of their training with the rules of evidence, their professional need to critically evaluate facts for their true value, and the ability to assemble reports that engage the listener or reader." That's an interesting assertion, and there probably is some truth in that--though perhaps not as much as Dean seems to think. And it's certainly not borne out by this particular book.

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Daniel M. Conley

Interesting framing of a familiar story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 27, 2015

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The Nixon second term implosion has been chronicled in hundreds of books -- and a new cottage industry has sprouted since the final release of Watergate tapes. What makes January 1973 unique is its juxtaposition of Watergate, Vietnam, Roe v Wade and the deaths of Presidents Truman and Johnson. Nixon had an opportunity in his second term to put the battles of the first behind him and to heal the nation in peace. Instead, he was determined to punish his opponents and destroyed himself. This is a worthy addition to Nixon collections.

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Interesting information

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 15, 2016

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I was 13, and living in another country when all this happened.
This book contained interesting information for me.
I had no idea what a complex affair the Watergate Scandal was. Hard to find through. But this is not fault of the author; it was the whole affair itself.
The book itself is well written. The flash-backs can be a little confusing, although they contain important background info needed to understand what happened in January 1973.

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January 1973

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 27, 2016

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This book brought back an era when politics was played with a goal in mind. The opposing party was not necessarily the focus.The book also pointed out how Judge Sirica corrupted justice and was allowed to get away with it, but most of all it portrayed Nixon as he was paranoid and seeking his place in history.

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Shawn Young

The author hates Nixon. We get it. We don't get much else.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 13, 2015

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Good footnotes. Those are always useful, especially for the newer, declassified material.
Otherwise, this book is a trainwreck, hopping around all over the place after leaving the rails. The only thing that's constant is the author's distaste for anyone remotely attached to the GOP in general and the Nixon White House in particular.
Oh, except for the bootlicking of Foreword writer John Dean.
Forewords, introductions, prefaces, and a non-linear presentation that disorients. It all ends up as a pompous pile of poop.
If you want a Dem perspective on this point in US history, read the excellent "Nixonland" instead by Rick Perlstein.

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