Introduction
Major Players and Events
Chapter 1: The Gathering Storm: Events Culminating in the Watergate Break-in
Chapter 2: The Watergate Break-in: Tempting the Deep State
Chapter 3: Origins of the Cover-up
Chapter 4: Sirica’s Search for “Truth”: The Break-in Trial
Chapter 5: Dean Switches Sides: The Collapse of the Cover-up
Chapter 6: Nixon Cleans House: Senior Staff Casualties
Chapter 7: Cox’s Army: The Watergate Special Prosecution Force
Chapter 8: The Ervin Committee: Conduct of a Legislative Trial
Chapter 9: Butterfield Spills the Beans: Revelation of Nixon’s Taping System
Chapter 10: The Saturday Night Massacre: Richardson’s Showy Resignation
Chapter 11: The 18-Minute Gap: An Unresolved Conundrum
Chapter 12: Indict and Impeach: Jaworski Gets Rolled
Chapter 13: The Road Map: The Secret Report that Sank Nixon
Chapter 14: Nixon Unveiled: How Releasing the Tape Transcripts Backfired
Chapter 15: U.S. v: Nixon: The Supreme Court Weighs In
Chapter 16: The House Impeachment Inquiry: Congress Piles On
Chapter 17: Nixon’s Demise: Two Weeks that Changed the World
Chapter 18: The Cover-up Trial: Prosecuting Nixon in Absentia
Chapter 19: The Real Smoking Gun: Unsealing the Road Map
Chapter 20: It Didn’t Have to Happen: What If Nixon Hadn’t Resigned?
Acknowledgments
Notes and Sources
Name Index