The Mafia's president Nixon and the mob
Book - 2017
Describes President Nixon's association, through a political advisor and lawyer, with individuals in the Mafia, including Mickey Cohen, Meyer Lansky, Jimmy Hoffa, and Carlos Marcello and details the favors he exchanged with them to advance his own career.
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- Genres
- Biographies
- Published
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New York, N.Y. :
Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press
2017.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- xxii, 280 pages ; 22 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781250119407
- Author's Note
- Timeline of Events
- 1. The Mob in the Age of Nixon
- 2. The Nixon-Mafia Relationship
- 3. Dick and Bebe
- 4. Mobsters in Cuba
- 5. Nixon's Mafia Web
- 6. Hoffa and Clemency
- 7. The Most Violent Man in the Oval Office
- 8. The JFK Assassination and the Warren Commission
- 9. Nixon and Ford
- 10. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover
- 11. Nixon, Sparky, and Ozzie
- 12. Did Oswald Know Ruby?
- 13. Mob Assassination Connections
- 14. The Watergate-Assassination Connection
- 15. "The Bay of Pigs"
- 16. Blackmailing the CIA Chief
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index