The complex man at the center of America's most self-destructive presidency In this provocative and revelatory assessment of the only president ever forced out of office, the legendary Washington journalist Elizabeth Drew explains how Richard M. 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...
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Business Business & Investing Economics Marketing & Sales Personal Finance Sales & SellingAt the outset of her short biography of Richard Nixon (1913 -- 1994), Elizabeth Drew quotes Henry Kissinger's comment: "Can you imagine what this man would be like if someone loved him"? Nixon served as the 37th President of the United States and as the only president who resigned from office following his efforts, and the efforts of those close to him, to obstruct justice in the wake of Watergate. As the reviews on this...
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Elizabeth Drew combines her skill as a premier journalist with the touch of a careful historian in her Richard M. Nixon. This short biography is fair, thoughtful and probing. It is part of the American President's series. Having read many of these biographies, for me she tops the field in this valuable series. Drew's highest standards of journalism means that she digs into and analyzes the public record. She combines that...
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Nick Kotz, journalist and historian Washington D.C. Elizabeth Drew, one of the nation's most perceptive journalists, has written a timely new biography of Richard Nixon. She provides fresh insights about the damage inflicted on the country by an overreaching imperial presidency. Drew's distinguished contribution to the American Presidents Series carries an eloquent and powerful reminder of how America suffers when ...
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Elizabeth Drew does an excellant job of trying to describe the person of Richard Nixon in an objective way. The book brings to life the times of the 50's and 60's and helps us to realize how they shaped Richard Nixon. She describes his flaws, but also how hard he worked to overcome them. Even though we always know how his story will end, it is fascinating to read how we get to the end.
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So you don't think there's anything new to say about Nixon? So did I, but I was wrong..... Elizabeth Drew is just one of the best, smartest reporters around and her clear-eyed and cogent anaylsis will be an eye-opener both for those who are old enough to remember the Nixon presidency, andfor those studying it for the first time. Highly recommended.
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