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- The Life
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Brilliantly researched, authoritatively crafted by a prize-winning biographer, this is the Nixon we've been waiting for.
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- James
- 2024-02-29
Bad people can do great things
A solid biography, you can appreciate the early years and how he came to be the way he was. It also shows off his political talents. Having read a few other presidential biographies, you can see the evolution of the presidency into the Nixon era. Always fascinating
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- Stephen
- 2021-05-17
A MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAN
It gives great insights into a man who was at the same breath a great foreign statesman and a misguided soul.
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