The Nixon Tapes: 1971-1972 by Douglas Brinkley

Description

The famous — and infamous — Nixon White House tapes that reveal for
the first time President Richard Nixon uncensored, unfiltered, and in his
own words

President Nixon's voice-activated taping system captured every word
spoken in the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, and other key locations in the
White House, and at Camp David — 3,700 hours of recordings between
1971 and 1973. Yet less than 5 percent of those conversations have ever
been transcribed and published. Now, thanks to professor Luke Nichter's
massive effort to digitize and transcribe the tapes, the world can finally
read an unprecedented account of one of the most important and
controversial presidencies in U.S. history.

The Nixon Tapes offers a selection of fascinating scenes from the
year Nixon opened relations with China, negotiated the SALT I arms
agreement with the Soviet Union, and won a landslide reelection victory.
All the while, the growing shadow of Watergate and Nixon's political
downfall crept ever closer. The Nixon Tapes provides a never-before-seen
glimpse into a flawed president's hubris, paranoia, and political genius.