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The Secret Plot to Make Ted Kennedy President: Inside the Real Watergate Conspiracy Hardcover - 2008
by Geoff Shepard
The controversial book that willchange how people think aboutWatergate
Drawing on his insider knowledge and previouslyunpublished documents, Geoff Shepard showsthat it didn't take long for Ted Kennedy and his alliesto smell blood after the Watergate break-in. Theyset out to exaggerate and prolong the scandal, notmerely to destroy Richard Nixon, but to undermine theentire Republican Party and pave the way for anotherKennedy presidency in 1976.
In the process, working closely with a willingmedia, they pioneered the politics of personal destruction,which has tarnished our country ever since.
Shepard reveals how this Kennedy conspiracyincluded members and staffs of the Senate, the House,the Justice Department, and the Special Prosecutor'soffice. They used delay tactics and obfuscation to postponethe indictments and avoid trials of the handful ofreal Watergate criminals.
Shepard argues that the abuses of power byKennedy's cronies dwarf those of the administrationthey savaged. Among those he singles out for reevaluationare Republican turncoat John Dean, Mark'Deep Throat' Felt, reporter Bob Woodward, anda young lawyer for the House Judiciary Committeenamed Hillary Rodham.
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The controversial book that will change how people think about Watergate
Drawing on his insider knowledge and previously unpublished documents, Geoff Shepard shows that it didn’t take long for Ted Kennedy and his allies to smell blood after the Watergate break-in. They set out to exaggerate and prolong the scandal, not merely to destroy Richard Nixon, but to undermine the entire Republican Party and pave the way for another Kennedy presidency in 1976.
In the process, working closely with a willing media, they pioneered the politics of personal destruction, which has tarnished our country ever since.
Shepard reveals how this Kennedy conspiracy included members and staffs of the Senate, the House, the Justice Department, and the Special Prosecutor’s office. They used delay tactics and obfuscation to postpone the indictments and avoid trials of the handful of real Watergate criminals.
Shepard argues that the abuses of power by Kennedy’s cronies dwarf those of the administration they savaged. Among those he singles out for reevaluation are Republican turncoat John Dean, Mark “Deep Throat” Felt, reporter Bob Woodward, and a young lawyer for the House Judiciary Committee named Hillary Rodham.
Drawing on his insider knowledge and previously unpublished documents, Geoff Shepard shows that it didn’t take long for Ted Kennedy and his allies to smell blood after the Watergate break-in. They set out to exaggerate and prolong the scandal, not merely to destroy Richard Nixon, but to undermine the entire Republican Party and pave the way for another Kennedy presidency in 1976.
In the process, working closely with a willing media, they pioneered the politics of personal destruction, which has tarnished our country ever since.
Shepard reveals how this Kennedy conspiracy included members and staffs of the Senate, the House, the Justice Department, and the Special Prosecutor’s office. They used delay tactics and obfuscation to postpone the indictments and avoid trials of the handful of real Watergate criminals.
Shepard argues that the abuses of power by Kennedy’s cronies dwarf those of the administration they savaged. Among those he singles out for reevaluation are Republican turncoat John Dean, Mark “Deep Throat” Felt, reporter Bob Woodward, and a young lawyer for the House Judiciary Committee named Hillary Rodham.
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- Title The Secret Plot to Make Ted Kennedy President: Inside the Real Watergate Conspiracy
- Author Geoff Shepard
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 328
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Sentinel, New York, NY
- Date 2008-06-17
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781595230485 / 1595230483
- Weight 1.19 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.56 x 6.09 x 1.15 in (24.28 x 15.47 x 2.92 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Watergate Affair, 1972-1974, Kennedy, Edward Moore
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008274779
- Dewey Decimal Code 973.924
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