Bibliograph

When the center held, Gerald Ford and the rescue of the American presidency, Donald Rumsfeld

Type

Label

When the center held, Gerald Ford and the rescue of the American presidency, Donald Rumsfeld

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-309) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

When the center held

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1033691380

Responsibility statement

Donald Rumsfeld

Sub title

Gerald Ford and the rescue of the American presidency

Summary

A revealing political memoir of the presidency of Gerald Ford is seen through the eyes of Donald Rumsfeld, Ford's former secretary of defense, chief of staff, and longtime personal confidant

Table Of Contents

The long national nightmare -- "Give me hell" -- The pardon -- Public enemy number one -- Choosing Rockefeller -- Morning coats and wolf furs: Ford abroad -- Neither confirm nor deny; The Glomar Explorer and the crisis in the CIA -- The Reagan shadow -- The fall of Vietnam -- Ford at the helm: the SS Mayaguez crisis -- Commander in Chief -- Assassins' target -- The (so-called) Halloween massacre -- Rumble from the right -- Last campaign

Target audience

adult

Classification