31 Days: The Crisis That Gave Us the Government We Have Today
Barry Werth, . . Doubleday/Talese, $26 (398pp) ISBN 978-0-385-51380-7
Two heavy hitters in the current administration—Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney—played roles of minor importance in the vital 31 days separating Richard Nixon's resignation and Gerald Ford's decision to pardon the disgraced leader. Rumsfeld served as ambassador to NATO and worked on the transition; Cheney was his deputy. Both were already well positioned for stellar careers, so it's hard to buy the argument proposed by Werth, author of the acclaimed
Reviewed on: 02/20/2006
Genre: Nonfiction
Other - 336 pages - 978-0-385-51864-2