Richard M. Nixon / Elizabeth Drew.
Drew, Elizabeth.
2007
E856 .D74 2007 (Mapit)
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Title Richard M. Nixon / Elizabeth Drew.
Author Drew, Elizabeth.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780805069631
0805069631
Publication Details New York : Times Books, 2007.
Language English
Description xviii, 187 p. : port. ; 22 cm.
Call Number E856 .D74 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 973.924092 B
Summary The 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-172) and index.
Series American presidents series (Times Books (Firm))
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