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"What was it really like to be Richard Nixon? Evan Thomas tackles this fascinating question by peeling back the layers of a man driven by a poignant mix of optimism and fear. The result is both insightful history and an astonishingly compelling psychological portrait of an anxious introvert who...

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Main Author: Thomas, Evan, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974.
Biographies.
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Summary:"What was it really like to be Richard Nixon? Evan Thomas tackles this fascinating question by peeling back the layers of a man driven by a poignant mix of optimism and fear. The result is both insightful history and an astonishingly compelling psychological portrait of an anxious introvert who struggled to be a transformative statesman."--Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs
Physical Description:xv, 619 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-591) and index.
ISBN:9780812995367 (acid-free paper)
0812995368 (acid-free paper)