One man against the world : the tragedy of Richard Nixon
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Callicoon-Western Sullivan Public Library Delaware Branch - Adult Biography & Autobiography | B Nixon | On Shelf |
Ellenville Public Library and Museum - Adult Biography & Autobiography | B Nixon | On Shelf |
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - Adult Biography & Autobiography | BIO Nixon | On Shelf |
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 973.924 WEI | On Shelf |
Montgomery Free Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography | B NIXO | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2015].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 369 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Here is the first history of President Richard Nixon covering all of his secret tapes and documents, many declassified in the past two years. Award-winning journalist Tim Weiner presents a devastating portrait of a tortured and tormented man, showing how, in Nixon's mind, the conflict in Vietnam and the crimes of Watergate were one war, fought on two fronts. He trusted no one -- not his Cabinet, not his closest advisers, not the American people. Elected to unite a nation as discordant as it was at the close of the Civil War, Nixon disdained domestic policies and programs. He wanted above all to create what he called 'a generation of peace' -- by asking the world's leading Communist dictators to help him end the Vietnam War. He saw antiwar American citizens as opponents no less dangerous than the enemy in Vietnam. Gripped by rage and insomnia, he fought his foes without mercy. Abroad, his best weapons were B-52 bombers. At home, he used undercover agents, warrantless wiretaps, break-ins, and burglaries. Almost all his presidency is recorded on tape or preserved on paper, creating a remarkable record of the most intimate and damning conversations. Only recently, after forty years of struggle, has much of this jaw-dropping information been made public. Nixon saw himself not only as the leader of the free world but 'the world leader' -- yet he was addicted to the gutter politics that ruined him. His political suicide has no equal in American history." --,Adapted from book jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Weiner, T. (2015). One man against the world: the tragedy of Richard Nixon . Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weiner, Tim. 2015. One Man against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon. Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weiner, Tim. One Man against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Weiner, Tim. One Man against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
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