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United States v. Nixon
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Authored by: Larry A. Van Meter; Consulting Editor:Tim McNeese
  • From the Series: Great Supreme Court Decisions
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0791093816
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-9381-8
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 05/01/2007
  • Dewey Number: 342
  • Reading Level: Grades 5-8
  • Pages: 112

Summary

A presidential scandal that rocked the country resulted in this landmark Supreme Court case on the issue of executive power. When it was discovered that President Richard Nixon kept audio tapes of all conversations conducted in the Oval Office, prosecutors subpoenaed those tapes to prove that the President and his aides were abusing their power. United States v. Nixon: The Question of Executive Privilege is the stunning account of how Nixon’s unwillingness to comply eventually led to the involvement of the Supreme Court, who unanimously decided that the president of the United States is not above the law and does not have absolute power. This volume's expert writing and robust design capture the tense atmosphere surrounding this historic decision, which eventually led to Nixon's resignation in August 1974.

Specifications

Full-color photographs. Glossary. Sidebars. Chronology/Timeline. Further reading. Bibliography. Source notes. Index.

About the Author(s)

Larry A. Van Meter, a native of Phoenix, Arizona, is an English teacher at York College in Nebraska. Before earning his doctorate in English at Texas A&M University, he served in the U.S. Navy as a cryptologist.

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