Vice : Dick Cheney and the hijacking of the American presidency
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New York : Random House, [2006].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
intro x, 261 pages ; 25 cm.
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Pines and Plains - Elizabeth Public Library - NONFICTION
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ANF 973.93 DUB
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Published
New York : Random House, [2006].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-248) and index.
Description
Dick Cheney is the most powerful yet most unpopular vice president in U.S. history. He has thrived alongside a president who from day one had little interest in policy and limited experience in the ways of Washington. Yet Cheney’s quiet, steady rise to prominence over a span of three decades occurred largely behind the scenes. Now veteran reporters Lou Dubose and Jake Bernstein reveal the disturbing truth about the man who has successfully co-opted executive control over the U.S. government, serving as the de facto “shadow president” of the most dominant White House in a generation. Cheney has always been an astute politician. He survived the collapse of the Nixon presidency, finding a position of power in the administration of Gerald Ford. He was then elected to the House of Representatives, and later he earned a spot in the cabinet of the first Bush presidency. But when he became George W. Bush’s running mate, Cheney reached a new level of influence. From the engineering of his own selection as vice president to his support of policies allowing torture as a permissible weapon in the “war on terror,” Cheney has steered America consistently rightward. In Vice, Dubose and Bernstein uncover startling revelations, including
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dubose, L., & Bernstein, J. (2006). Vice: Dick Cheney and the hijacking of the American presidency (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dubose, Lou and Jake. Bernstein. 2006. Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dubose, Lou and Jake. Bernstein. Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency Random House, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dubose, Lou., and Jake Bernstein. Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency First edition., Random House, 2006.
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