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020 _a9781627790833 (hardcover)
020 _z9781627790840 (ebook)
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082 0 0 _a973.924092
100 1 _aWeiner, Tim.
245 1 0 _aOne man against the world :
_bthe tragedy of Richard Nixon /
_cTim Weiner.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bHenry Holt and Company,
_c2015.
300 _axi, 369 p. ;
_c25 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 325-356) and index.
505 _a"A great, bad man" -- "This is treason" -- "He was surrounded by enemies" -- "He will let them know who is boss around here" -- "The center cannot hold" -- "Madman" -- "Don't strike a king unless you intend to kill him" -- "A pitiful, helpless giant" -- "An unmitigated disaster" -- "Only we have the power" -- "We're not going to lose this war" -- "It's a conspiracy" -- "I can see the whole thing unravel" -- "It is illegal, but ..." -- "Night and fog" -- "From one extreme to another" -- "This is the supreme test" -- "Palace intrigue" -- "We have produced a horrible tragedy" -- "A hell of a way to end the goddamn war" -- "You could get a million dollars" -- "Vietnam had found its successor" -- "The President of the United States can never admit that" -- "The same enemies" -- United States v. Richard Milhous Nixon.
520 _aDraws on recently declassified documents to chronicle one of the most disastrous presidencies in U.S. history, presenting a portrait of a brilliant man overcome by his deep insecurities and his distrust of his cabinet, Congress, and the American people.
600 1 0 _aNixon, Richard M.
_q(Richard Milhous),
_d1913-1994.
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y1969-1974.
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