Being Nixon: a man divided
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"Evan Thomas delivers the best single-volume biography of Richard Nixon to date, a radical, unique portrait of a complicated figure who was both determinedly optimistic and tragically flawed. The New York Times bestselling author of Ikes Bluff and Sea of Thunder, Thomas brings new life to one of American historys most infamous, paradoxical, and enigmatic politicians, dispensing with myths to achieve an intimate and evenhanded look at the actual man" -- From publisher description.
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Thomas, E. (2015). Being Nixon: a man divided. First edition. New York, Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Thomas, Evan, 1951-. 2015. Being Nixon: A Man Divided. New York, Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Thomas, Evan, 1951-, Being Nixon: A Man Divided. New York, Random House, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Thomas, Evan. Being Nixon: A Man Divided. First edition. New York, Random House, 2015.
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505 | 0 | |a Introduction: The fatalistic optimist -- Part one. The striver -- Lives of great men remind us -- Pat and Dick -- The greenest congressman -- Rock 'em, sock 'em -- Checkers -- "El gringo tiene cajones" -- Jack -- Over the wall we go -- The new Nixon -- October surprise -- Part two. At the mountaintop -- "He loves being P!" -- Statesman and madman -- "Need for joy" -- Silent majority -- The moviegoer -- Hippies and hardhats -- Department of dirty tricks -- Father of the bride -- "Blow the safe" -- Part three. The fall -- Big plays -- Speak quietly -- Triumph and tragedy -- "An exciting prospect" -- Peace at last -- Ides of March -- Praying not to wake up -- The Saturday Night Massacre -- "I hope I haven't let you down" -- "Richard! Wake up!" -- Elder statesman -- Epilogue: Rise again. | |
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