Being Nixon

Being Nixon is a New York Times bestseller that delves into the fascinating question of what it was really like to be Richard Nixon. Author Evan Thomas peels back the layers of a man driven by a poignant mix of optimism and fear. He reveals the contradictions of Nixon's personality, whose underhanded political tactics tainted his reputation long before the Watergate scandal. Being Nixon is a deeply insightful character study as well as an engaging political biography that offers a surprising look at a president too often reduced to caricature.