000315688 000__ 02633cam\a2200385\a\4500 000315688 001__ 315688 000315688 005__ 20210513114604.0 000315688 008__ 061218s2007\\\\nyuc\\\\\b\\\\001\0beng\\ 000315688 010__ $$a 2006051914 000315688 020__ $$a9780805069631 000315688 020__ $$a0805069631 000315688 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm77572670 000315688 035__ $$a315688 000315688 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dBTCTA$$dBAKER$$dBIB$$dGK8$$dC#P$$dYDXCP$$dBUR$$dIXA$$dVP@$$dYBM 000315688 043__ $$an-us--- 000315688 049__ $$aISEA 000315688 05000 $$aE856$$b.D74 2007 000315688 08200 $$a973.924092$$aB$$222 000315688 1001_ $$aDrew, Elizabeth. 000315688 24510 $$aRichard M. Nixon /$$cElizabeth Drew. 000315688 250__ $$a1st ed. 000315688 260__ $$aNew York :$$bTimes Books,$$c2007. 000315688 300__ $$axviii, 187 p. :$$bport. ;$$c22 cm. 000315688 4901_ $$aAmerican presidents 000315688 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [169]-172) and index. 000315688 5050_ $$aUp from Yorba Linda -- The rise and fall and rise of Richard Nixon -- Governing style -- The pragmatist -- The foreign policy president -- Watergate -- The wizard. 000315688 520__ $$aThe complex man at the center of America's most self-destructive presidency. In this revelatory assessment of the only president ever forced out of office, Washington journalist Drew explains how Nixon's troubled inner life offers the key to understanding his presidency. She shows how Nixon was surprisingly indecisive on domestic issues and often wasn't interested in them. Turning to international affairs, she reveals the inner workings of Nixon's complex relationship with Henry Kissinger, and their mutual rivalry and distrust. The Watergate scandal that ended his presidency was both an overreach of executive power and the inevitable result of his paranoia and passion for vengeance. Even Nixon's post-presidential rehabilitation was motivated by a consuming desire for respectability, and he succeeded through his remarkable resilience. While giving him credit for his achievements, Drew questions whether such a man--beleaguered, suspicious, and motivated by resentment and paranoia--was fit to hold America's highest office.--From publisher description. 000315688 60010 $$aNixon, Richard M.$$q(Richard Milhous),$$d1913-1994. 000315688 650_0 $$aPresidents$$zUnited States$$vBiography. 000315688 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xPolitics and government$$y1969-1974. 000315688 830_0 $$aAmerican presidents series (Times Books (Firm)) 000315688 85200 $$bgen$$hE856$$i.D74$$i2007 000315688 85642 $$3Contributor biographical information$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/2006051914-b.html 000315688 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/2006051914-d.html 000315688 85641 $$3Sample text$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/2006051914-s.html 000315688 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:315688$$pGLOBAL_SET 000315688 980__ $$aBIB 000315688 980__ $$aBOOK 000315688 994__ $$aC0$$bISE