Narrated by Liisa Ivary

A middle-grade retelling of Richard Nixon's downfall, Bringing Down a President: The Watergate Scandal is an inventive and timely look at one of the biggest scandals to ever rock our nation by Andrea Balis and Elizabeth Levy. Comprised almost completely of primary source quotes (good thing Nixon's recorder was on) and interspersed with contextual narrative, this captivating account of the trials and tribulations of the Nixon Administration has been rendered screenplay style offering an extraordinarily immediate narrative of one of America's most turbulent eras. Cast of Leading CharactersTo Be a Fly on the WallBlack Clouds: Without a Silver LiningBlackmailIntroductionThe Gang That Couldn't Burgle StraightFuzzy EyebrowsUnder the Bus: Part IPart One: The Game BeginsThe PlumbersNaming NamesFour More Years!PART TWO: The Cover-UpA Cancer on the PresidencyA Smoking GunThe Story That Fades but Doesn't Go AwayEnemies, Enemies, EverywhereInside Nixon's HeadUnder the Bus: Part IIPART THREE: The Great UnravelingA Big Win, but Nobody's HappyStruggle at Home and War in VietnamEpilogueImpeachment on the HorizonArchibald Cox to the RescueWhere They Are Now: People Who Went to JailWhere They Are Now: The People Who Put the People in JailEverybody's WatchingTapes, Tapes, Who's Got the Tapes?The Law versus Richard NixonSaturday Night MassacreTeetering on the EdgeLull Before the Supreme StormDying by InchesBack to CaliforniaI Gave Them a Sword and They Stuck It In "The book's unbiased presentation is refreshing. Its focus on the human aspects of Watergate, equally so. Ultimately, Balis and Levy walk readers through the scandal with expertise. A compelling book that deserves to be on the shelf." "Riveting…This valuable book reminds us that we can learn from the lessons of history and so avoid reprising the dark days of this national nightmare."

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