Under a Supreme Court ruling, the tapes containing every Oval Office conversation revealing Richard Nixon's abuse of presidential power have been freed for publication, despite the strenuous efforts of Nixon and his heirs to prevent their release. This edited and annotated transcription covers the whole period of the Nixon presidency, incorporating evidence of his direct role in the obstruction of justice during "Watergate", and a proposed five-million-dollar scheme for the secret financing of a black presidential candidate to split the Democratic vote. Nixon's own voice and those of his closest advisers expose an administration steeped in corruption.

Author Biography

Stanley I. Kutler is the E. Gordon Fox Professor of American Institutions at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon, the editor of The Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century American History, the historical advisor for the Emmy-winning television documentary Watergate, and the founding editor of Reviews in American History.