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Richard M. Nixon: The American Presidents Series
Elizabeth Drew
The 37th President, 1969-1974
Times Books
June 2007
On Sale: May 29, 2007
192 pages
ISBN: 0805069631
EAN: 9780805069631
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Biography
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.
Nixons troubled inner life offers the key to understanding
his presidency. She shows how Nixon was surprisingly
indecisive on domestic issues and often wasnt 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 Americas highest office, and raises
large doubts that he was.
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