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Power to Destroy : The Political Uses of the IRS from Kennedy to Nixon by John A
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- 9781566634526
- Book Title
- Power to Destroy : the Political Uses of the Irs from Kennedy to Nixon
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Dee Publisher, Ivan R.
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5in
- Genre
- Business & Economics, History, Political Science
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, General, Taxation / General
- Item Width
- 6.5in
- Item Weight
- 0 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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John Andrew's groundbreaking exploration of one of the most mysterious of all government agencies takes its title from Chief Justice John Marshall's famous dictum, "The power to tax is the power to destroy." Mr. Andrew confirms what many have suspected for a long time: that presidents, political appointees, and bureaucrats have attempted to use the Internal Revenue Service to punish their enemies. The author combed the papers of presidential staff, IRS officials, congressional critics, and the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, and petitioned under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain IRS documents. What he discovered was a series of projects and investigations that at times resemble a spy thriller. Beginning with the Kennedy administration's Ideological Organizations Project, which investigated, intimidated, and challenged the tax-exempt status of right-wing foundations, Mr. Andrew traces the ways Democrats and Republicans alike used the IRS to accomplish political goals during the 1960s and early 1970s. Seemingly innocuous names like Operation Leprechaun and Project Tradewinds, together with an array of intelligence and surveillance activities, formed a pattern of abuse that threatened the foundations of American political culture. In one of the most powerful and sobering passages of the book, Mr. Andrew chronicles the IRS's Special Service Staff, which carried out activities that were more extensive and intrusive than Nixon's infamous Enemies List--yet received scant coverage in the media. He also offers important revelations about Nixon's ties to organized crime through Bebe Rebozo. Power to Destroy is a shocking analysis of how political influence has corrupted the IRS, and how the agency's own crusade for secrecy hides its operations from public scrutiny, even from congressional committees responsible for overseeing its activities.
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Publisher
Dee Publisher, Ivan R.
ISBN-10
1566634520
ISBN-13
9781566634526
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2278977
Product Key Features
Book Title
Power to Destroy : the Political Uses of the Irs from Kennedy to Nixon
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, General, Taxation / General
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Business & Economics, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
0 Oz
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Hj2361.A53 2002
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Written by a distinguished historian and political liberal...citing a wealth of freshly uncovered documents...new evidence., SIn this illuminating and shocking work, John Andrew knocks down the wall shielding the IRS from public scrutiny., SStunning and fascinating...based upon mind-boggling research and presented with the balance and insight that marked all of Andrew's work., Andrew provides a noteworthy historical account of the possibility of using administrative agencies in abusive ways and demonstrates the need to be dilligent against government violation of individual civil liberties., Power to Destroy is a shocking analysis of how political influence has corrupted the IRS, and how the agency's own crusade for secrecy hides its operations from public scrutiny, even from congressional committees responsible for overseeing its activities., SPower to Destroy is a shocking analysis of how political influence has corrupted the IRS, and how the agency's own crusade for secrecy hides its operations from public scrutiny, even from congressional committees responsible for overseeing its activities., Stunning and fascinating...based upon mind-boggling research and presented with the balance and insight that marked all of Andrew's work., SWritten by a distinguished historian and political liberal...citing a wealth of freshly uncovered documents...new evidence., S Power to Destroy is a shocking analysis of how political influence has corrupted the IRS, and how the agency's own crusade for secrecy hides its operations from public scrutiny, even from congressional committees responsible for overseeing its activities., In this illuminating and shocking work, John Andrew knocks down the wall shielding the IRS from public scrutiny., SAndrew provides a noteworthy historical account of the possibility of using administrative agencies in abusive ways and demonstrates the need to be dilligent against government violation of individual civil liberties.
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2002-023760
Dewey Decimal
336.24/0973/09046
Dewey Edition
21
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