In Nixon's web : a year in the crosshairs of Watergate / L. Patrick Gray III ; with Ed Gray.
A firsthand account of the Watergate scandal and its aftermath by the acting FBI director under Richard Nixon offers an account of the break-in, the cover-up that followed, and the intrigues and betrayal that permeated Washington during the period.
Record details
- ISBN: 0805082565
- ISBN: 9780805082562
- Physical Description: xxiii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Times Books."
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 "I don't want to add to your troubles." 9 -- 2 "Everyone knows the director of the FBI." 13 -- 3 "You've got to remember, they're all enemies." 30 -- 4 "So few moist eyes." 38 -- 5 "You heard it. I have no reason to lie." 44 -- 6 "Thirteen avenues of inquiry." 54 -- 7 "My men just can't figure this one out." 59 -- 8 "Not even the president of the United States." 68 -- 9 "These should never see the light of day." 81 -- 10 "Mr. President, I have something that I want to speak to you about." 84 -- 11 "Intensive investigation continuing." 98 -- 12 "That's a crock and you know it." 103 -- 13 "Contact with an anonymous source." 111 -- 14 "Now why the hell would he do that?" 123 -- 15 "There is no hurry for the president to see you." 137 -- 16 "Who stands to gain by such tactics?" 140 -- 17 "I think it's going to be a bloody confirmation." 151 -- 18 "He's, he's out of his goddamned mind." 182 -- 19 "The presumption is one of regularity." 189 -- 20 "You are getting to me." 199 -- 21 "Does the FBI have automatic weapons effective up to fifteen hundred yards?" 204 -- 22 "Let him twist slowly, slowly in the wind." 212 -- 23 "We are going to have to break with Gray, who is killing us." 218 -- 24 "Is there anything else you ought to tell me?" 237 -- 25 "Take it easy, Gray. We'll get our day." 246 -- 26 "The small white flag currently flying at 1425 K Street." 257 -- 27 "And this is how your government thanks you." 268 -- 28 "And got on with my life." 274 -- By Ed Gray -- 29 "You're still smiling about it." 279 -- 30 Watergate Books: Fact and Fiction 289.
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- 4 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 973.924 GRA (Text) | 36015000659744 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
