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The Nixon memo : political respectability, Russia, and the press

Title: The Nixon memo : political respectability, Russia, and the press / Marvin Kalb.
Author: Kalb, Marvin L.
Publication: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1994.

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x, 248 pages; 22 cm

Summary

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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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-227) and index.

Contents

Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for The Nixon memo : political respectability, Russia, and the press / Marvin Kalb. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Idea -- 2. "I'm One of the Most Hated" -- 3. "To Give History a Nudge" -- 4. Bingo! -- 5. "Who Lost Russia?" -- 6. Enter the Press -- 7. The Conference: First, Nixon -- 8. The Conference: and Then Bush -- 9. "The Tide Turning" -- 10. The Ultimate Irony -- 11. Shadow Minister -- 12. The Final Nixon -- Epilogue: Memories of Watergate -- Appendix: The Nixon Memo (March 1992) -- How to Lose the Cold War -- Bibliography -- Index -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Nixon, Richard M, (Richard Milhous), 1913- Views on Russia, Press and politics United States, United States Foreign relations Russia, Russia Foreign relations United States, Presidents United States Election 1992.

ISBN

0226422992
9780226422992

LCCN

94027206

OCLC

ocm30700391
30700391
SCSB-2033522

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library