Richard M. Nixon: The American Presidents Series: The 37th President, 1969-1974
by Elizabeth Drew /
2007 / English / EPUB
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The complex man at the center of America's most
self-destructive presidency
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 result of his paranoia and passion for vengeance.
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 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. 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.
Even 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.