The Lawless Presidency?
Abstract
“So what in a sense you're saying is that there are certain situations … where the president can … do something illegal.” David Frost seemed incredulous. In the 28 hours—spread over 12 days—that he spent interviewing former president Richard M. Nixon in the spring of 1977, nothing quite matched the drama of this moment. Did Nixon really believe that the president of the United States, charged by the Constitution with taking “Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,” was entitled to break the law? 1
Fields of Study & Subjects
American Constitutional Law and Politics
Judicial and Constitutional Studies
Criminal Law and Evidence
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 545–620
- Publication date
- 13 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter