The Unholy Hymnal: Falsities and Delusions Rendered by President Richard M. Nixon - SIGNED
The Unholy Hymnal: Falsities and Delusions Rendered by President Richard M. Nixon & Other Choirboys of the Credibility Gap, by Albert E. Kahn. 1971 first printing hardcover. 159 pages, very nice condition. SIGNED by the author.
This is a book that illustrates the dangers of government by lies and misrepresentation. The purpose of this book is to provide a compendium of the falsities and delusions that have emanated from government officials-and their colleagues in the military-industrial complex-during the era of Credibility Gap. The Unholy Hymnal was already being set in type when the sensational disclosures of the secret Pentagon Papers were brought to light by The New York Times in 1971. While that expose disclosed government duplicities concerning the war in Indochina, this book reveals the perilous impact of misleading the public in every phase of American life. The very high price now being paid by the American people for, at the best - the ineptitude, and at the worst – thecorruption of national leaders, is clearly visible in these pages. Seems like nothing much has changed in 50 years…