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31 Days: Gerald Ford, the Nixon Pardon and A Government in Crisis
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by Barry Werth
Sales Rank: 216574
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Discount: 32 %
List Price: $15.95
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 416 pages
Published by: Anchor; Reprint edition February 13, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1400078687
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1400078684
Book Dimensions:
7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
Weighs: 1 pounds
Product Review
“Describes a time with eerie parallels to our own…What connects 31 Days to the present is . . . how political figures such as [Donald] Rumsfeld and . . . Richard Cheney were shaped by their experiences in Watergate Washington”
—USA Today
“Compelling. . . . [A] gripping narrative account of Ford’s first weeks in office. . . . A period in which some of the key players in the Bush administration rose to power and established their extreme proficiency of intra-administration battles, a period that . . . serves as a bookend to our own.”
—The New York Times
“Never has the Ford administration seemed so gripping.”
—The Atlantic Monthly
Book Description
In 31 Days, acclaimed historian Barry Werth takes readers inside the White House during the tumultuous days of August 1974, following Richard Nixon's resignation and the swearing-in of America's "accidental president," Gerald Ford.
The Watergate scandal had torn the country apart. In a dramatic, day-by-day account of the new administration’s inner workings, Werth shows how Ford, caught between political expedience, the country’s demands for justice, and his own moral compass, struggled valiantly to restore the nation’s tarnished faith in its leadership. With deft and refreshing analysis Werth illuminates how this unprecedented political upheaval produced new fissures and battle lines, as well as new opportunities for political advancement for ambitious young men such as Donald Rumsfeld, who had been Nixon’s ambassador to NATO, and Dick Cheney, already coolly efficient as Rumsfeld’s former deputy. A superbly crafted presidential History with all of the twists and turns of a thriller, 31 Days sheds new light on the key players and political dilemmas that reverberate in today’s headlines.
Reader Reviews
Gerald Ford would have been a great president, if he won in 1976. As it was, he was average but is given high marks for his handling of the post Watergate era in the White House. In this very readable book by Werth, Ford is shown in his first 31 days after taking over the Presidency. Not only was Ford his own man, but he made some tough decisions. One of those tough decisions was in pardoning Nixon. Ford pardoned Nixon on principle. He didn't want the nation to lose focus on other more pressing issues such as inflation and the energy crisis. He took a lot of heat for this decision and may have lost the election because of this. However, he felt he did the right thing. This is a nice read for those interested in Watergate and the presidency of Gerald R. Ford. Because of this book, I came to respect the difficult decisions Ford made in the White House.
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