Watergate: The Hidden History Nixon, The Mafia, and The CIA

by Waldron, Lamar

• ISBN13: 9781582438139
• ISBN10: 1582438137
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-05
• Publisher: Counterpoint

Summary

While Richard Nixon's culpability for Watergate has long been established, conventional accounts of the scandal still don't address Nixon's motive. For the first time, this groundbreaking investigative research provides documented answers to the many questions about Watergate.

Author Biography

Lamar Waldron's historical research and nonfiction books have won praise from Publishers Weekly, Vanity Fair, the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, and major publications in Europe. His groundbreaking research has been the subject of two prime-time specials on the Discovery Channel, produced by NBC News. He Has been featured on CNN, the History Channel, Geraldo Rivera, Fox News, and television specials in England, Germany, Japan, and Australia. Called "the ultimate JFK historian" by Variety, Waldron's previous book is being produced as a major motion picture for Warner Brothers by Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way.

Table of Contents

	p. 3
Richard Nixon Runs for Congress	p. 23
Nixon: Congress, the Senate, and the Race for Vice President	p. 37
Vice President Richard Nixon: The First Five Years	p. 57
Nixon, the Mafia, and the CIA vs. Fidel Castro	p. 73
Nixon, Hunt, and the CIA-Mafia Plots to Kill Fidel	p. 88
August-October 1960: Nixon and the CIA-Mafia Plots to Kill Castro	p. 102
September-November 1960: Nixon's First Mafia Bribe for Hojfa, and the Election	p. 120
November 1960-Early April 1961: The CIA Hides Its Mafia Plots from JFK	p. 141
April I960: The Real Reasons "the Bay of Pigs Tiling" Failed	p. 161
Spring 1961-Fall 1962: Bay of Pigs Aftermath to the Cuban Missile Crisis	p. 176
Late 1962: "You Won't Have Nixon to Kick Around Anymore"	p. 194
January-June 1963: Nixon, JFK, and Cuban Operations	p. 211
Summer and Early Fall 1963: Nixon, Hunt, and JFK's Cuban Coup Plan	p. 234
September-November 1963: Nixon and JFK Go to Dallas	p. 257
November 22,1963: Dallas, Washington, New York, Tampa, New Orleans	p. 276
Late November and Early December 1963: National Security Cover-Ups	p. 303
December 1963-Mid-1966: Nixon in New York, Helms Is Promoted, Hunt Prospers, Barker Is Fired	p. 324
1966: Nixon & Rebozo, Helms & Hunt	p. 347
January-March 1967: Jack Anderson, Rosselli, and Helms	p. 365
Spring-Fall 1967: Another Helms Cover-Up and Nixon Decides to Run	p. 384
1968: Tragedy for America, Triumph for Nixon	p. 403
2969, Nixon's First Year in Office: Leaks, Electronic Surveillance, and "Dirty Tricks"	p. 428
2970: Nixon's Covert Actions Involving Vietnam, Cuba, and Chile	p. 446
January-July 1971: The Road to Watergate	p. 463
Summer and Fall 1971: Nixon, Hunt, Barker, and the First Burglary	p. 487
Nixon, the Mafia, Hoffa, the CIA, and Castro in 1971: Echoes of September 1960	p. 510
The 1972 Campaign: Why Nixon Ordered the Watergate Break-Ins	p. 530
Nixon, the CIA-Mafia Plots, and Break-Ins: From the Chilean Embassy to Watergate	p. 556
Mid-May to Mid-June 1972: The First Three Watergate Burglary Attempts	p. 587
June 16 to Late June 1972: Another Watergate Burglary, Nixon, and "the Bay of Pigs Thing"	p. 609
Late June 1972 to December 1972: The Cover-Up Holds and Reelection	p. 643
January to Early May 1973: Nixon's Pinnacle and the Gathering Storm	p. 664
May 1973 to August 1974: Nixon, Rosselli, and Resignation	p. 687
Epilogue Late 1974 to 1979: Nixon Golfs with Mobsters, Investigations Continue, and Rosselli Is Murdered	p. 712
Appendix	p. 727
Acknowledgments	p. 755
Notes	p. 757
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