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The Nixon Memo: political respectability, Russia, and the Press
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The Nixon Memo: political respectability, Russia, and the Press Hard - 1994

by Kalb, Marvin

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An absorbing example of political journalism, The Nixon Memo is a case study of Richard Nixon's relentless quest for political rehabilitation. At issue is the key role he played during his final years in the post-cold-war debate about aiding Russia. Drawing on his years of experience as a diplomatic correspondent, Kalb identifies and illuminates the intersection of press and politics in the fashioning of public policy.

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Chicago & London: Univ. of Chicago, 1994. 1st . hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 0-226-42299-2. 10700 shelf. Blurbs by Ted Koppel & Henry Kissinger. Lower corners lightly bumped, Richard Hendel dj. near fine, nf dj, navy cloth w/ gray bds, clean text 248 pgs
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  • Title The Nixon Memo: political respectability, Russia, and the Press
  • Author Kalb, Marvin
  • Binding hard
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 258
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Univ. of Chicago, Chicago & London
  • Date 1994
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 022204
  • ISBN 9780226422992 / 0226422992
  • Weight 1.11 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.7 x 5.8 x 1.1 in (22.10 x 14.73 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Press and politics - United States, United States - Foreign relations - Soviet
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94027206
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.924

From the rear cover

An absorbing example of political journalism, The Nixon Memo is the story of Richard Nixon's relentless quest for political rehabilitation. At issue is the key role he played during his final years in the post-Cold War debate about aiding Russia in its uncertain revolution. A thousand ironies and insights emerge in this book: Nixon, who made his reputation crusading against communism, argues that support for Russia is the most important foreign policy issue facing the United States. Nixon, who in the early 1950s raised the politically devastating question "Who lost China?" holds the question "Who lost Russia?" over Bill Clinton's fortunes in the early nineties. Nixon, who mistrusted and despised the press, turns to the press and particularly the op-ed page of the nation's most influential newspaper as a vehicle for influencing public opinion. This story of Nixon's Machiavellian efforts to pressure the White House, by way of the press, into helping Boris Yeltsin and Russia sheds new light on the inner workings of the world inside the Washington beltway. Though Nixon is the central character in this story, other politicians will easily recognize the everyday characteristics of governance, and news people will also recognize the important issue of what makes a story "news". Marvin Kalb read the documents behind the Nixon memo and interviewed scores of journalists, scholars, and officials in Washington and Moscow. Drawing on his years of experience as a diplomatic correspondent, he powerfully illuminates the intersection of press and politics in the fashioning of public policy.

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/1994, Page 1103
  • Library Journal, 09/15/1994, Page 82