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Being Nixon : a man divided, Evan Thomas

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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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xv, 619 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: The fatalistic optimist
  • Part I. 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 II. At the mountaintop
  • "He loves being P!"
  • Statesman and mad man
  • "Need for joy"
  • Silent majority
  • The movie goer
  • Hippies and hardhats
  • Department of dirty tricks
  • Father of the bride
  • "Blow the safe"
  • Part III. The fall
  • Big plays
  • Speak quietly
  • Triumph and tragedy
  • "An exciting prospect"
  • Peace at last
  • Ides of March
  • Praying not to wake up
  • Saturday Night Massacre
  • "I hope I haven't let you down"
  • "Richard! Wake up!"
  • Elder statesman
  • Epilogue: Rise again
Isbn
9780812995367
Instance
Label
Being Nixon : a man divided
Title
Being Nixon
Title remainder
a man divided
Statement of responsibility
Evan Thomas
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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
Summary
Reveals the personal and political lives of the American president, whose accomplishments during his presidency opened foreign relations with the Soviet Union and China but also led to his political downfall in the Watergate scandal
Writing style
Biography type
individual biography
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10435294
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1951-
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Thomas, Evan
Dewey number
  • 973.924092
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E856
LC item number
.T48 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Nixon, Richard M.
  • Presidents
  • United States
Target audience
adult
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
a man divided
Label
Being Nixon : a man divided, Evan Thomas
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-591) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: The fatalistic optimist -- Part I. 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 II. At the mountaintop -- "He loves being P!" -- Statesman and mad man -- "Need for joy" -- Silent majority -- The movie goer -- Hippies and hardhats -- Department of dirty tricks -- Father of the bride -- "Blow the safe" -- Part III. The fall -- Big plays -- Speak quietly -- Triumph and tragedy -- "An exciting prospect" -- Peace at last -- Ides of March -- Praying not to wake up -- Saturday Night Massacre -- "I hope I haven't let you down" -- "Richard! Wake up!" -- Elder statesman -- Epilogue: Rise again
Control code
20403723
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xv, 619 pages
Isbn
9780812995367
Lccn
2015009669
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
Being Nixon : a man divided, Evan Thomas
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-591) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: The fatalistic optimist -- Part I. 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 II. At the mountaintop -- "He loves being P!" -- Statesman and mad man -- "Need for joy" -- Silent majority -- The movie goer -- Hippies and hardhats -- Department of dirty tricks -- Father of the bride -- "Blow the safe" -- Part III. The fall -- Big plays -- Speak quietly -- Triumph and tragedy -- "An exciting prospect" -- Peace at last -- Ides of March -- Praying not to wake up -- Saturday Night Massacre -- "I hope I haven't let you down" -- "Richard! Wake up!" -- Elder statesman -- Epilogue: Rise again
Control code
20403723
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xv, 619 pages
Isbn
9780812995367
Lccn
2015009669
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations

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