Presidents and Scandals
- ISBN-10
- 1560066423
- ISBN-13
- 9781560066422
- Category
- Political corruption
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-09
- Publisher
- Lucent Books
- Author
- Russell Roberts
Description
Traces the history of scandals involving the presidency, and profiles five presidents whose administrations and legacies have been affected by allegations of improprieties--Grant, Harding, Nixon, Reagan, and Clinton.
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