{"product_id":"9780544771420","title":"The Nixon Tapes: 1973 (With Audio Clips)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe blueprint for Nixon’s downfall, based on tapes released from 2010 to 2013, most of which have never been published\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When \u003ci\u003eThe Nixon Tapes: 1971–1972\u003c\/i\u003e was published in August of 2014, it jumped immediately onto the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller list and captivated media attention for its many revelations.  Douglas Brinkley and Luke Nichter’s heroic efforts to transcribe and annotate the highlights of more than 3,700 hours of recorded conversations provided an unprecedented and fascinating window into the inner workings of a momentous presidency.  Now, with a concluding volume to cover the final year of the Nixon taping system, Brinkley and Nichter tell the rest of the story — once again with revelations on every page, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow Nixon and Kissinger knew privately that the January 1973 Vietnam peace agreement would not hold, even as the ink was still drying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow Nixon and Kissinger anticipated the Yom Kippur War in the Middle East\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNixon’s threat to send a “division” of tanks to kill Native Americans at the Wounded Knee standoff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand more . . .\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWith Nixon’s dominating 1972 reelection receding into the background and the Watergate scandal looming, \u003ci\u003eThe Nixon Tapes: 1973\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the inside story of the tragedy that followed the triumph.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102007476464,"sku":"9780544771420","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780544771420_p0.jpg?v=1763712748","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780544771420","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}