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Nixon's first cover-up : the religious life of a Quaker president

Title
Nixon's first cover-up : the religious life of a Quaker president / H. Larry Ingle.
Author
Ingle, H. Larry (Homer Larry), 1936-
Publication
  • Columbia : University of Missouri, [2015]
  • ©2015

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x , 272 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Nixon's unique and personally tailored brand of evangelical Quakerism stayed hidden when he wanted it to, but was on display whenever he felt it might help him advance his career in some way. Ingle's unparalleled knowledge of Quakerism enables him to deftly point out how Nixon bent the traditional rules of the religion to suit his needs or, in some cases, simply ignored them entirely. This theme of the constant contradiction between Nixon's actions and his apparent religious beliefs makes Nixon's First Cover-up truly a groundbreaking study both in the field of Nixon research as well as the field of the influence of religion on the U.S. presidency. Forty years after Nixon's resignation from office, Ingle's work proves there remains much about the thirty-seventh president that the American public does not yet know.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-266) and index.
Contents
Richard Nixon's Evangelical Quaker Heritage -- Quaker Upbringing, to 1934 -- A Pivotal Decision: Nixon and the Military -- Two Friends and a friend -- First Quaker Vice President -- A Quaker and a Roman Catholic for President, Again -- The Wilderness Years, 1962-1968 -- Power Corrupts Gradually -- Withdrawal from Vietnam -- Nixon's Need for Religion -- Watergate: The White House Warp -- Nixon in Retirement, 1974-1994.
Call Number
JFE 15-4576
ISBN
  • 9780826220424 (hbk.)
  • 0826220428 (hbk.)
LCCN
2015940295
OCLC
896904318
Author
Ingle, H. Larry (Homer Larry), 1936- author.
Title
Nixon's first cover-up : the religious life of a Quaker president / H. Larry Ingle.
Publisher
Columbia : University of Missouri, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-266) and index.
Chronological Term
1900 - 1999
Research Call Number
JFE 15-4576
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