RESEARCHERS' NIGHTMARE: STUDYING THE NIXON PRESIDENCY

In: Presidential studies quarterly, Band 26, Heft 1, S. 259-275

Abstract

ONCE THE BULK OF THE PAPERS AND TAPES FROM THE FIVE AND ONE-HALF YEARS RICHARD NIXON SERVED IN THE WHITE HOUSE ARE RELEASED, HIS PRESIDENCY WILL BECOME THE BEST DOCUMENTED ONE IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES ABUSE OF POWER PAPERS, CONGRESSIONAL POLICY ON PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS, PRIVATE-POLITICAL-ASSOCIATION STANDARD, HOW MANY DOCUMENTS WERE REMOVED AND WHY, AND THE INFAMOUS WHITE HOUSE TAPES. THE AUTHOR ALSO WRITES ABOUT WHY THE KISSINGER AND HAIG PAPERS AREN'T OPEN, NARA'S UNCONSCIONABLE DELAY IN RELEASING HALDEMAN'S DIARIES, AND A PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY WITHOUT PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS.