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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
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource
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
9780812995374
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Instance
Label
Being Nixon : a man divided
Title
Being Nixon
Title remainder
a man divided
Statement of responsibility
Evan Thomas
Creator
Contributor
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
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
MMI
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1951-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Thomas, Evan
Dewey number
973.924092
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E856
LC item number
.T48 2015eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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OverDrive, Inc
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Nixon, Richard M.
  • Nixon, Richard M.
  • Presidents
  • Politics and government
  • Presidents
  • United States
  • United States
Label
Being Nixon : a man divided, Evan Thomas
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Instantiates
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-591) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
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
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780812995374
Isbn Type
(electronic bk.)
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 801188
  • 9a693990-d5fc-4153-ade3-36359c0c56b2
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (OCoLC)911264949
  • (OCoLC)ocn911264949
Label
Being Nixon : a man divided, Evan Thomas
Link
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-591) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
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
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780812995374
Isbn Type
(electronic bk.)
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 801188
  • 9a693990-d5fc-4153-ade3-36359c0c56b2
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (OCoLC)911264949
  • (OCoLC)ocn911264949

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