Poisoning the Press: Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson, and the Rise of Washington's Scandal Culture

by Mark Feldstein

Book Overview

A Washington Post Best Book of 2010

A Denver Post Best Book of 2010

A Kansas City Star Best Book of 2010

Poisoning the Press recounts the bitter quarter-century battle between the postwar era's most contentious politician and its most reviled newsman. The struggle between Richard Nixon and Jack Anderson included bribery, blackmail, burglary, spying, and sexual smears--even a White House plot to assassinate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031261070X
• ISBN13: 9780312610708
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"