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Richard M. Nixon The American Presidents Series: the 37th President, 1969-1974

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ISBN-10: 0805069631

ISBN-13: 9780805069631

Edition: 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Elizabeth Drew, Arthur M. Schlesinger

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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 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 at once an overreach of executive power and the inevitable…    
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Book details

List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 5/29/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

Elizabeth Drew is a television and radio commentator. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. is renowned as a historian, a public intellectual, & a political activist. He served as a special assistant to President John F. Kennedy; won two Pulitzer Prizes, in 1946 for "The Age of Jackson" & in 1966 for "A Thousand Days," & in 1998 was the recipient of the National Humanities Medal. He lives in New York City.

Editor's Note
Introduction
Up from Yorba Linda
The Rise and Fall and Rise of Richard Nixon
Governing Style
The Pragmatist
The Foreign Policy President
Watergate
The Wizard
Notes
Milestones
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index