{"product_id":"richard-m-nixon-hardcover","title":"Richard M. Nixon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDrew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe complex man at the center of America's most self-destructive presidency\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 result of his paranoia and passion for vengeance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven Nixon's post-presidential rehabilitation was motivated by a consuming desire for respectability, and he succeeded through his remarkable resilience. Through this book we finally understand this complicated man. 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, and raises large doubts that he was.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Drew\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of thirteen previous books, including \u003ci\u003eWashington Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolitics and Money\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhatever It Takes: The Real Struggle for Political Power in America\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Corruption of American Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a regular political correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and the former Washington correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives and works in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.46 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761334255904,"sku":"9780805069631","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4d4581d603a3e92ec558ba137646e6a8.webp?v=1780204814","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/richard-m-nixon-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}