A presidential scandal that rocked the country resulted in this landmark Supreme Court case on the issue of executive power. When it was discovered that President Richard Nixon kept audio tapes of all conversations conducted in the Oval Office, prosecutors subpoenaed those tapes to prove that the President and his aides were abusing their power. ""United States v. Nixon"" is the stunning account of how Nixon's unwillingness to comply eventually led to the involvement of the Supreme Court, who unanimously decided that the president of the United States does not have absolute power. This volume's expert writing and robust design capture the tense atmosphere surrounding this historic decision, which eventually led to Nixon's resignation in August 1974.

 

This book is part of a book series called Great Supreme Court Decisions .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Tim McNeese is associate professor of history at York College in York, Nebraska.