The Last of the President's Men

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by Bob Woodward


  Kissinger’s ignorance of, 121

  in Lincoln Sitting Room, 78

  proposal to destroy, 173–74

  purpose and use of, 81–82, 144

  reasons for Butterfield’s disclosure of, 151, 157–61

  ruminations of Butterfield regarding disclosure of, 171–72, 179, 182

  Supreme Court, tapes ordered to be turned over to Watergate prosecutor by, 177

  transcription of tapes forbidden by Nixon, 81, 121, 144

  voice activation, 80, 82

  Watergate hearings, Butterfield’s testimony at, 1, 2–4, 148–56, 164–70

  White House on Butterfield’s testimony regarding, 162–63, 166, 173–74

  Teamsters, 92

  Terry, Michael, 52

  Thelen, David, 158

  Thieu, Nguyen Van, 125–29, 269–73

  Thompson, Fred, 168

  Time magazine, 52, 54, 164

  Tkach, Air Force Colonel Walter, 32–33

  Tok-Tok, 5

  TWA 727 crash, 179

  U

  University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), 6, 7

  V

  Valenti, Jack, 139

  Vietnam

  bilateral negotiations between North Vietnam and U.S., 125–28, 129, 269–73

  Butterfield’s Air Force career and, 5, 6–7, 8, 12, 117–18

  China, U.S. spying on communications with, 111

  Christmas bombing (1972), 128–29

  “Electronic Records of the Air War Over Southeast Asia,” 113, 192n, 264

  escalation of bombing in, 120–24, 265–68

  Haig’s rise and, 87–88, 89–90

  Ho Chi Minh trail, efforts to cut, 82

  Laos incursion, 87

  media coverage of, 50–55, 91

  My Lai massacre, 50–55, 208–15

  Paris peace treaty, 129

  Peace Talks, 125–29

  “Peace with Honor” in, 51, 112

  troop withdrawals from, 49

  “zilch” memo on effectiveness of bombing campaign, 112–19, 116, 123, 191n

  Vietnamization, Nixon policy of, 51, 112

  Virgin Islands legislature memo, 34–38, 203–4

  W

  Wallace, George, 103–4, 240–41

  Wallace, Mike, 52, 53, 180

  Walters, Barbara, 93

  Warren, Earl, 85

  Washington, George, 86

  The Washington Post, 4, 70, 91, 93, 94, 104, 118, 145–46, 169, 171, 180

  The Washington Star, 93

  Watergate

  absence of Butterfield from cover-up meetings, 137

  confidentiality/public release of taping system information, 155, 156, 160–63, 167, 171

  consequences of disclosure of taping system, 175

  impeachment hearings following, 175–76

  initial arrests, Butterfield’s suspicions on, 105

  “internal security,” Butterfield described as in charge of, 149

  media coverage of, 145–46, 147, 165–66

  Post coverage, interest in, 146–47

  reasons for Butterfield’s disclosure of taping system, 151, 157–61

  ruminations of Butterfield regarding, 171–72, 179, 182

  Senate Watergate Committee and hearings, 147–51

  Supreme Court, tapes ordered to be turned over to Watergate prosecutor by, 177

  testimony of Butterfield regarding taping system, 1, 2–4, 148–56, 164–70

  trial of burglars, 146–47

  White House on Butterfield’s testimony, 162–63, 166, 173–74

  Wheeler, General Earle, 16

  White House. See also Oval Office

  Cabinet Room, 34, 78, 79, 156

  East Room, 18, 19, 30, 177

  Fish Room (later Roosevelt Room), 17, 42–43, 46

  Green Room, 69, 70, 71

  Harvard president on grounds of, 59–60

  religious services at, 73–75, 221–25

  Situation Room, 19

  taping system installed in, 77–83, 96, 156, 168–69 (See also taping system)

  White House Communications Agency, 78

  White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner, 86

  White House staff. See also specific staff members

  allowed to enter Oval Office unannounced, 35, 37, 60, 76

  on Butterfield’s Watergate testimony, 162–63, 166, 173–74

  inaugural meeting, 17–18

  Nixon’s treatment of, 35–36, 40, 135, 141, 274

  organization of, obfuscation regarding, 24

  Pat Nixon’s relationship with, 25–27, 64–66

  presidential photos in offices of, 56–59, 216–20

  press, policy restricting interaction with, 18

  resignations requested following reelection, 137–38, 275

  reverence of some for Nixon, 25–26

  secrecy, expectations regarding, 90

  taping system, lack of mindfulness regarding, 83

  White House Years (Kissinger), 92, 178

  Wilson, Harold, 167

  Winchester, Lucy, 70, 76

  Wolfson, Louis, 85

  Wong, Al, 79–80, 81

  Woods, Rose Mary, 25, 27, 34, 41–44, 94, 101, 107, 123, 144, 176

  Woodward, Bob, 145–46, 152

  All the President’s Men (with Carl Bernstein), 104, 149–50

  Wu-Chai missile test complex, China, 111

  Y

  Yates, Nell, 94–95, 105, 190n

  Z

  Ziegler, Ron, 18, 48–49, 91, 93

  “zilch” memo on Vietnam, 112–19, 116, 123, 191n

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  CONTENTS

  Author’s Personal Note

  Note on the Ebook

  Prologue

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Epilogue

  Acknowledgments

  About the Author

  Source Notes

  Appendix: Documents

  Index

 

 


 


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