Bag Man is a top-notch, investigative podcast series that is a must listen for any casual fans of true crime and or history. Bag Man provides an important history lesson for us all delivered through an entertaining platform." See Full Review Score: 5 Sean Wood • Rolling Stone • Mar 6, 2019
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Bag Man
The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House
Book Summary
The knockdown, drag-out, untold story of the other scandal that rocked Nixon's White House, and reset the rules for crooked presidents to come - with new reporting that expands on Rachel Maddow's Peabody Award-nominated podcast.
Who is the host of the podcast Bag Man?
His downfall was the subject of an entertaining and informative podcast titled “Bag Man,” by Rachel Maddow, the MSNBC host, and Michael Yarvitz, a television producer and journalist. They have now repurposed their research to write a breezy book of the same name.
Who said "promise me Dick"?
By Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz. After Richard Nixon picked Spiro T. Agnew as his running mate, Alice Roosevelt Longworth reportedly said, “Promise me, Dick, that if you’re elected, you’ll always make Governor Agnew travel with you on your plane.”. Such remarks were inspired by Agnew’s unshackled commentary: for instance, ...
Who wrote the most complete account of the case?
Associated Press. For a half-century, the most complete account of the case was “A Heartbeat Away,” by Richard M. Cohen and Jules Witcover of The Washington Post.
Is truth stranger than fiction?
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