Power to Destroy: The Political Uses of the IRS from Kennedy to Nixon

by John A. Andrew III

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566634520
• ISBN13: 9781566634526
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Explains and explores methods and purposes

Any who would understand the functions and purposes of the IRS over decades of history and Presidential changes will want to read Power To Destroy, which explores how various projects and government agencies have changed IRS functions over the years. Both parties used the IRS to achieve political goals during the 1960s and 70s: this explains and explores methods and purposes.