Shadows Over The White House

Author : Thomas A. Reppetto
Publisher : Enigma Books
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781936274710

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Shadows Over the White House by Thomas A. Reppetto Pdf

How did the American Mafia and corrupt politicians assert so much power over the nation's affairs that the Mob's influence actually reached into the White House? Harry Truman had been one of three key lieutenants of Kansas City boss Tom Pendergast. Truman controlled the county government, while another lieutenant, Mafia Boss Johnny Lazia, carried out murders and other crimes as required to keep the machine in power. Truman himself was never accused of corruption. Once elected to the Senate in 1934, he became known in Washington as Pendergast's errand boy. When Pendergast himself eventually ended up in federal prison for evading taxes on bribe money, Truman remained loyal to him. With the fall of Pendergast, Truman appeared likely to be defeated for reelection to the Senate in 1940. However, Bob Hannegan, who ran St. Louis in conjunction with Mayor Bernie Dykman, came to Truman's aid and provided the senator's margin of victory. Harry Truman eventually became president upon FDR's death, opening a period of tolerance for the Mob throughout the country. The need for margins in tight elections in certain key moments, such as John F. Kennedy's in 1960, increased Mafia influence. More connections are clearly documented during the Nixon and Reagan presidencies, when the Mob played a role in securing key voting blocs. Thomas A. Reppetto was commander of detectives in Chicago and dean of John Jay College CUNY. He is the author of American Police, American Mafia, and countless op-ed pieces in major daily newspapers.

Author : Charles Quist-Adade
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0761819134

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In the Shadows of the Kremlin and the White House by Charles Quist-Adade Pdf

In the Shadows of the Kremlin and the White House provides the first comparative study of the Soviet / Russian and Western press coverage of Africa. It analyzes Africa's image in the ex-Soviet and Western press by comparing news coverage of Africa in general under the two press systems. For this purpose, three Soviet publications --Pravda, Izvestia, Novoe Vremya and three Western print media -- the Daily Telegraph (Britain), New York Times, and Newsweek were content-analyzed for a 16 year period (1982-1998).

Author : J. B. West,Mary Lynn Kotz
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781480449381

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Upstairs at the White House by J. B. West,Mary Lynn Kotz Pdf

In this New York Times bestseller, the White House chief usher for nearly three decades offers a behind-the-scenes look at America’s first families. J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—and coordinated its daily life—at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and, with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home. For twenty-eight years, first as assistant to the chief usher, then as chief usher, he witnessed national crises and triumphs, and interacted daily with six consecutive presidents and first ladies, as well as their parents, children and grandchildren, and houseguests—including friends, relatives, and heads of state. J. B. West, whom Jackie Kennedy called “one of the most extraordinary men I have ever met,” provides an absorbing, one-of-a-kind history of life among the first ladies. Alive with anecdotes ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt’s fascinating political strategies to Jackie Kennedy’s tragic loss and the personal struggles of Pat Nixon, Upstairs at the White House is a rich account of a slice of American history that usually remains behind closed doors.

Author : Thomas A. Reppetto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Mafia
ISBN : 1936274701

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Shadows Over the White House by Thomas A. Reppetto Pdf

The shocking story of the Mob's influence in American politics since the 1944 presidential election that endures to this day.

Author : Elizabeth Dowling Taylor
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137000187

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A Slave in the White House by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor Pdf

Paul Jennings was born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolley Madison in Virginia, later becoming part of the Madison household staff at the White House. Once finally emancipated by Senator Daniel Webster later in life, he would give an aged and impoverished Dolley Madison, his former owner, money from his own pocket, write the first White House memoir, and see his sons fight with the Union Army in the Civil War. He died a free man in northwest Washington at 75. Based on correspondence, legal documents, and journal entries rarely seen before, this amazing portrait of the times reveals the mores and attitudes toward slavery of the nineteenth century, and sheds new light on famous characters such as James Madison, who believed the white and black populations could not coexist as equals; French General Lafayette who was appalled by this idea; Dolley Madison, who ruthlessly sold Paul after her husband's death; and many other since forgotten slaves, abolitionists, and civil right activists.

Author : Ronald Kessler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Presidents
ISBN : 9780671879198

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Inside the White House by Ronald Kessler Pdf

Investigative reporter Ronald Kesser created a media buzz with this insider's expose of the modern presidencies. And this revised and updated paperback edition contains the latest revelations on Whitewater and sexual harrassment allegations against Clinton.

Author : Peter C. Rollins,John E. O'Connor
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813127927

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Hollywood's White House by Peter C. Rollins,John E. O'Connor Pdf

" Winner of the 2003 Ray and Pat Browne Book Award, given by the Popular Culture Association The contributors to Hollywood's White House examine the historical accuracy of these presidential depictions, illuminate their influence, and uncover how they reflect the concerns of their times and the social and political visions of the filmmakers. The volume, which includes a comprehensive filmography and a bibliography, is ideal for historians and film enthusiasts.

Author : Mrs. Elizabeth Jaffray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Presidents
ISBN : UVA:X004335278

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Secrets of the White House by Mrs. Elizabeth Jaffray Pdf

Author : Jack Higgins
Publisher : G.P. Putnam's Sons
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 9780425175415

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The White House Connection by Jack Higgins Pdf

The master of intrigue and suspense reunites the unforgettable team of his smash bestseller The President's Daughter to stop an unidentifed assassin--a woman who walks the streets of Manhattan, stalking the members of a secret politcal organization...and killing them, one by one. "One heckuva heroine Awho? will keep you turning the pages."--Larry King, USA Today

Author : Richard M. Yon
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781438496115

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Emerging from the Shadows by Richard M. Yon Pdf

Although once derided as an insignificant office, the vice presidency in the last forty years has witnessed an increase in stature, prominence, and influence. Emerging from the Shadows focuses on explaining variation in vice presidential influence over time with an assumption that all vice presidents in the modern era have the capacity to exercise influence. This study is the first of its kind to ascertain the true nature of vice-presidential influence and the consequences of changing interpersonal, situational, institutional, and electoral dynamics on that influence using in-depth interviews and archival research. These four dynamics, as Richard M. Yon demonstrates, provide a model by which to understand the fluidity of vice-presidential influence, which in turn enables more precise analysis of the vice presidencies of Nelson Rockefeller, Walter Mondale, George H. W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Al Gore, Dick Cheney, and Joe Biden.

Author : Élise Françoise L. de Pressensé
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600078466

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The White house at St. Réal by Élise Françoise L. de Pressensé Pdf

Author : Richard Reeves
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002-10-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743227193

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President Nixon by Richard Reeves Pdf

PRESIDENT NIXON shows a man alone in a White House ruled by secrets and lies, trying to impose old values at home and new balances of power everywhere in the world. Reeves proves that the Watergate scandal was no abberation in an administration foreshadowed by a series of successful uses of 'national security' to cover coups, burglaries, lies, the abandonment of America's allies - and even murder. Reeves portrays a man of vision and iron will who created, used and was used by a small cast of hard, ambitious men who formed a poisonous circle around their insecure leader. Alone, Nixon challenged and changed the world's political and military balance while also plotting to destroy both the Democratic and Republican parties in an attempt to create secretly a new party of the centre. This account of Nixon's stewardship will stand as the balanced, authoratative portrait of an astonishng president and his ruined presidency.

Author : Adegboyega Omoloja
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-02
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781465373267

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Treasure of Words by Adegboyega Omoloja Pdf

The poems in this book dont necessarily follow rules of conventional poetry and most of them were written based on personal experiences and observation. I have been documenting my musings for about 20 years now and began collating them after people advised that I publish them. I fi nally listened to them and had to overcome the fear of failure and of success. It was very diffi cult believing them at fi rst, so here they are. Are they any good? Ill leave you to be the judge. Life is what we make of it. Those who doubt us, arm us with reasons to prove them wrong.

Author : Robert Goldthwaite Carter
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0806131853

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Four Brothers in Blue, Or, Sunshine and Shadows of the War of the Rebellion by Robert Goldthwaite Carter Pdf

These letters, collected and transcribed by Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter in the 1870s, are among the finest primary sources on the daily life of the Union soldier in the Civil War. Robert and his three brothers all saw action with the Army of the Potomac under its various commanders, Generals McClellan, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. At times in pairs but often in neighboring units, they fought on the battlefields of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Petersburg.

Author : Mary Clemmer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385418455

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Ten Years in Washington by Mary Clemmer Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.