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Full number line (presumably indicating first edition 1st printing). Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. Binding is tight and sturdy; boards and text also very good+. DJ has minor rubbing, now protected in Mylar wraps. Seller Inventory # 172122
More than three thousand hours of sensitive recordings taped by the former president himself present a portrait of Nixon and his years in the White House
Review: More than 20 years after the Watergate scandal that brought down his presidency, the character of Richard M. Nixon continues to fascinate us. Many books have been written about Nixon, and about Watergate, but perhaps none sheds so revealing a light on the late president as Stanley I. Kutler's Abuse of Power. In the years following Watergate, as Nixon fought to rebuild his reputation from the ruins of his shattered presidency, he fought fiercely to suppress publication of most of the secret tapes that led to his downfall. During his lifetime, only about 60 hours of the almost 4,000 that exist were ever made public, and even after his death his estate continued to obstruct further releases. Then, in 1996, Kutler, along with the advocacy group Public Citizen, won a landmark decision to release the tapes.
Among other things, Abuse of Power definitively answers the question of whether Nixon was directly involved in raising hush money (he was) and suggests a reason for the burglary attempt at the Watergate Hotel (financial documents that might have linked the Democratic Party chairman to Howard Hughes). The tapes also reveal the vindictive and bigoted side to Nixon's personality, particularly as he discusses "killing" the Washington Post, and blames rich Jews for Billy Graham's tax problems. Abuse of Power only covers an additional 201 hours of tape of the near 4,000 that remain unreleased. It seems that the final chapter on Watergate has yet to be written.
Title: Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapes
Publisher: Free Press
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition.
Seller: Kollectible & Rare Books, Bartlesville, OK, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good clean tight copy. Shelf wear to jacket and fore edges. Seller Inventory # krb00023
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Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. Seller Inventory # mon0003207283
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Seller: A Good Read, LLC, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 022839
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Seller: Colewood Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Like New. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing Free Press hardcover w/ DJ, 1997. Book is NF, clean, binding tight enough to suggest it is unread, unmarked. DJ is VG+, w/ a slight trace of shelfwear. Free delivery confirmation. Seller Inventory # SKU1007900
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Seller: Persephone's Books, Gastonia, NC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. xxii, 675 pp. First printing. Underlining on c. 2 pages. Newspaper artigle taped to the rear free endpaper. The binding is tight and square. Seller Inventory # 063962
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Seller: Dr. Beck's books, Sun valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A large book with a very nice outer cover. Seller Inventory # ABE-1622934653705
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Seller: Bob's Book Journey, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Includes an introduction and commentary by the editor, 675 pp. Minimal wear. Aside from a remainder mark on the bottom edge, nice and clean with a tight binding. This is a large and heavy book. Seller Inventory # 003019
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Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 675 pages. Seller Inventory # 120652
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Seller: Browse Awhile Books, Tipp City, OH, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Fine. 1st Printing. Size: Large Octavo. Seller Inventory # 01053023
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Seller: Henniker Book Farm and Gifts, Henniker, NH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine condition. First edition, first printing. No markings to the text block. No marks of personal identification or prior ownership.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 46788
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