To Set the Record Straight; The Break-in, the Tapes, the Conspirators, the Pardon
New York: W. W. Norton Company, 1979. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 394, [6] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Notes on Sources. Appendix (transcripts and opinions). Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Inscribed by the author. on the fep. Inscription reads For Ellen and Simon Atlas--John J. Sirica. Copies signed by Judge Sirica are at least very uncommon if not rare. Years ago the Judge's daughter contacted us about a signed copy and wanted to know to whom it was signed, because these were not intended to get into the rare book market. Recipients pass away and heirs dispose of their property. John Joseph Sirica (March 19, 1904 – August 14, 1992) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, where he became famous for his role in the trials stemming from the Watergate scandal. Sirica fought as a boxer in Washington and Miami in the 1920s and 1930s. He was torn between a career as a boxer and the career in law that he followed after earning a law degree and passing the bar. Boxing champion Jack Dempsey became a close friend. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1930 to 1934. Sirica was nominated by President Eisenhower on February 25, 1957, to the District Court for the District of Columbia. He received his commission on March 28, 1957. He served as Chief Judge and a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1971 to 1974. He assumed senior status on October 31, 1977. His service ended on his death on August 14, 1992. Notably, he ruled the law banning Navy women from ships to be unconstitutional in the case Owens v. Brown. More