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
Rachel Maddow has hosted the Emmy Award-winning Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC since 2008. She has a doctorate in politics from Oxford University and a bachelor's degree in public policy from Stanford University. Michael Yarvitz is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning television producer and journalist. He was the executive producer and co-writer of the podcast series Bag Man.
"The full sordid story of Spiro Agnew . . . [Maddow and Yarvitz]
don't hold back." --The New York Times
"Through remarkable investigative work and engaging storytelling,
Maddow and Yarvitz reveal previously unknown challenges faced by
the intrepid federal prosecutors who brought Spiro Agnew to justice
and waited five decades to share their candid reminiscences. Bag
Man delivers a powerful and timeless lesson about America's
enduring principles while demonstrating that the final verdict of
history may differ from self-interested contemporary accounts and
highlighting how much the rule of law depends upon the character of
the people who enforce it."--Rod J. Rosenstein, former U.S.
Deputy Attorney General
"Bag Man is a super-entertaining page-turner about a
mostly forgotten--yet hugely important--chapter of American history
that played out right in the shadow of Watergate. It's a deeply
wild tale of greed, criminality, and corruption infecting the
highest levels of our government. But at its heart, it's a human
story, a reminder that people make up our institutions, and
ultimately they have the ability to protect--and to save--our
democracy when it really needs their help."--Ben
Stiller
"Long before Donald Trump disrupted the rules of politics, Spiro
Agnew cheerfully derided liberals, the establishment, ivory tower
professors, and the press. In Bag Man, Maddow and Yarvitz
provide rich new details about the shameless corruption and
astonishing fall of Richard Nixon's vice president. Meticulous
reporting and vivid storytelling bring to life the lessons from the
investigation and prosecution of a leader at the top of American
government, providing useful guidance today as we navigate rhyming
themes. As the authors write, 'History is here to
help.'"--Barbara McQuade, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern
District of Michigan "Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz expand
on their riveting podcast to create a work both scholarly and
disturbing in its parallels to current events. Their fast-paced
unfurling of Vice President Agnew's almost forgotten crimes--which
feel all too familiar to anyone paying attention to politics
lately--offers a critical case study in the patterns of corruption
that continue to plague our democracy, documenting how politicians
abuse their office and how the good guys can bring them to justice.
Both a thriller and a history book, Bag Man is a triumph of
storytelling."--Preet Bharara, New York Times bestselling
author of Doing Justice and host of the podcast Stay
Tuned with Preet
"A welcome reminder that, unlike
today, in the case of Agnew, political crimes were actually
punished (and in a nonpartisan fashion)."--Kirkus Reviews
"Colorful . . . Maddow's fans will enjoy this entertaining and
well-researched recap of Agnew's comeuppance."--Publishers
Weekly
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