Nixon: Ruin and Recovery, 1973-1990

Nixon: Ruin and Recovery, 1973-1990 by Ambrose, Stephen E.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780671792084.

Watergate is a story of high drama and low skulduggery, of lies and bribes, of greed and lust for power. With access to the central characters, the public papers, and the trials transcripts, Ambrose explains how Nixon destroyed himself through a combination of arrogance and indecision, allowing a "third-rate burglary" to escalate into a scandal that overwhelmed his presidency. Within a decade and a half however, Nixon had become one of Americas elder statesmen, respected internationally and at home even by those who had earlier clamoured loudest for his head. This is the story of Nixons final fall from grace and astonishing recovery.