Crazy Rhythm - From Brooklyn and Jazz to Nixon''s White House, Watergate, and Beyond

Informationen zum Autor Leonard Garment was a senior staffer to Richard Nixon. In the wake of the Watergate scandal, Garment filled the role of Counsel to the President left vacant by Haldeman and Ehrlichman. After Nixon's resignation, he continued moving in Washington legal and political circles, eventually turning his attention to writing. His book Crazy Rhythm: My Journey from Brooklyn, Jazz, and Wall Street to Nixon's White House, Watergate, and Beyond was published in 1977 to wide acclaim. Klappentext In a smart! swinging memoir--now in paperback--Garment gives his version of the immigrant's coming-of-age story! telling readers how a liberal Jewish jazz musician became one of President Nixon's most trusted advisers and Washington's most influential lawyers. of photos. Zusammenfassung Now in paperback: From jazz saxophonist to one of President Nixon's closest advisers-"I zipped through Crazy Rhythm in record time and enjoyed every last page."-Saul Bellow.

Product details

• Authors: Leonard Garment, Garment Leonard
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2001
• EAN: 9780306810824
• ISBN: 978-0-306-81082-4
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Jazz, Rock, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, Pop Music, Popular Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Autobiography: arts and entertainment