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Integrity : good people, bad choices, and life lessons from the White House / Egil "Bud" Krogh ; with Matthew Krogh.

Krogh, Egil, 1939-2020 (Author). Krogh, Matthew D., (author.).

Summary:

A former Nixon administration official describes the Watergate years and his role as an investigator into the leaks of top-secret government documents, and how he later realized that exercising power without integrity can ruin one's life.

Record details

ISBN: 9781586484675
ISBN: 1586484672
Physical Description: xiv, 220 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Public Affairs, ©2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword / Daniel Ellsberg -- Introduction -- Part I. A criminal conspiracy. Two decisions in two days ; The Plumbers gather in Room 16 ; A new leak for the Plumbers ; Sparring with the CIA, FBI, and "Deep Throat" ; A proposal gone awry -- Part II. The making of a true believer. Finding a better solution in Vietnam ; Nixon at the Lincoln Memorial ; Ensnared in Watergate by blind loyalty -- Part III. Consequences. Pleading guilty ; From courthouse to jailhouse ; The road home ; Making amends ; An open letter to the Bush administration ; Integrity in public life ; Afterword: the integrity zone.