The last untold story of the Watergate scandal—by the FBI director who maintained his silence for more than thirty years—"a fast-paced, sometimes chilling insider's account" ( Library Journal) ."Challenges some assumptions and offers new theories about Watergate." — The New York TimesL. Patrick Gray III was the man caught in the middle of the Watergate scandal. He was a li...

This is the first truly comprehensive history of the political explosion that shook America in the 1970s, and whose aftereffects are still being felt in public life today. Drawing on contemporary documents, personal interviews, memoirs, and a vast quantity of new material, Stanley Kutler shows how President Nixon’s obstruction of justice from the White House capped a pattern of abuse that marked his entire tenure in office. He makes clear how the drama of Watergate is rooted not only in th...