This is an amazing book. It's witty, scatalogical, AND handsome. STarting in 1969 and continuing up to the eve of Watergate, American modern artist Philip Guston developed a series of ruthless cartoons lampooning Richard Nixon's rise to power. Metanymic in strategy, Nixon's physiognomy is rendered as a very [...phallic] schnoz and [...similarly-themed]jowls; Kissinger is simply a pair of horn-rimmed glasses skipping along beside; etc. We see Nixon ascend from a homely quaker childhood, survive the Checkers scandal, and eventually triumph in his second bid for the presidency. We accompany him to Key Biscayne and to China...all via Guston's comic vision. This book is a must for anyone interested in the 1960s, in political cartoons, in Nixon, or in Philip Guston's career.

This slender pamphlet, published in 1974 by Cliff House Books, contains a selection of poems by Richard Milhous Nixon, compiled by Jack S. Margolis.

From the first page: "The material included in this collection originally appeared in The Watergate Transcripts, released by President Nixon. Each selection is reprinted in its entirety. No words have been added or omitted, and the punctuation has not been altered in any way."

Here is an example:

TOGETHER

We are all
In it
Together.
We take
A few shots
And
It will be over.

Don't worry.
I wouldn't
Want to be
On the other side
Right now.

If you are able to find a copy of this little book, you will not be disappointed.

This book was written just after Congress's experience with President Nixon and contains much that was learned then. Indeed, in the acknowledgements, researcher's Hillary Rodham and Bernard Nussbaum are thanked for their helpfulness.

An excellent book. Mr. Nixon spelled out the realities of the Cold War conflict, the true nature of our Soviet adversary, and the steps necessary to win the conflict and prevent the devastating consequences of full scale military conflict.

The veracity of this work is borne out by the subsequent actions of the Reagan administration to call the Soviets' bluff and force the collapse of their empire.

Even in today's post Cold War era, this book should be read not only for its explanation of our past but also for its additional guidance in dealing with the hazards of today. The lessons from this work shed a stark light on the current administration's actions in military and diplomatic affairs.

Well researched and presented, in a somewhat interesting style, the details of Nixon's life . Book includes an index, further reading, internet sites and a timeline - useful for students engaged in a research assignment. Good black and white illustrations and recommended reading for students from the 7th grade up, as well as for the techers.

I found this book of great benefit in terms of understanding the real feelings of the players inside the White House during the Nixon Presidency. The author who was a speechwriter during Richard Nixon's term as president tells his story as one on the inside and with knowledge of Nixon's innermost feelings during the most difficult periods of the Watergate saga. The reader also gets good insights into people like Kissinger, as well as the events surrounding the issue of detante. The book was written almost twenty-five years ago but is incredibly fresh as a record of those tumultuous days.

Wow, did I love this book. It's about this young boy, growing up in San Francisco during the Watergate era. For me, it really captured the time and thoughts that I had but could never articulate at that age. Everything from the betrayal of "sea monkeys" to the lost idealism of a country is artfully revealed and commented upon. Jack's loss of innocence parallels the country's loss of innocence. "A Nixon Man" is funny, sad, and poingant. It reminded me of "Catcher in the Rye," only I, growing up in California in the 70's and not attending some snooty east coast prep school in the 50's, could identify with Jack's adventures on a much more visceral level. I remember hating Watergate - mainly because it always pre-empted Saturday morning cartoons. It was one of those books that you hate finishing - it's that good! I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good story, well told. I guess that would include just about everyone.

I loved the strangeness, the quirkiness of it, which led to an overall sense of delight as this wonderful kid sees what he's not supposed to and has to understand what he's not yet able to. Nixon meant many different things to different people. What a great story of growing up during those years. Not nearly enough authors have explored this territory. A sad, funny, beautiful book.

Its a shame that some authors live can off their celeberity and others (without publicity machines behind them) are far superior to the supposed masters. This book deserves to be a best seller and Cahill's storytelling runs circles around the John Irvings of the world.

Being the same age as the book's central figure added to the enjoyment, as recogntion of events - both public and private pop up on most every page. This great novel can not be recommended highly enough.

This book is very well written and gives the reader insight into President Nixon's thought process and reasoning behind some of the nation's most historic events. I wish that the media would give more attention to the good things that the former President did for this country instead of constantly focusing on JFK's and LBJ's Vietnam War and Watergate which in many ways humbles in comparison to today's events. But at least this book allows the reader to find out the truth on some subjects and gain more knowledge of President Nixon. Thank you Ms. Crowley for writing this book.

Monica Crowley has succeeded in writing an even more fascinating account of Richard Nixon's last years than she did in her previous "Nixon off the Record." Her second volume especially triumphs in the sections on Vietnam and on Watergate and the press as well as in the more personal sections about Nixon and his family and Nixon facing death. Crowley's writing in the final chapter, "The Last Nixon," is superb, the most astute summary I've ever read about the man.

I'll admit I'm not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. I was 8 years old when Watergate happened, so he really isn't of my generation - but I thought I would read this book to learn more about Mr. Nixon in his post-Watergate life.

I found the book compelling and informative. I especially liked the personal reflections of Mr. Nixon, and was sitting on the edge of my chair when he seemed almost ready to reveal "Deep Throat."

I think Ms. Crowley displayed a sensitive, remorseful man in his waning years, desperately hoping to force historians to reassess his legacy. After reading this book, I hope they do.

Of all the talking heads on television nowadays, the one I stop to listen to every now and then is Christopher Matthews, the Washington bureau chief for the San Francisco Examiner and a former aide to Tip O'Neill who delivers a fascinating chronicle of the interchange between the two most well known statesmen of the Cold War.Matthew’s authoritative anecdotes stand out as the book's top selling feature. Further Matthews demonstrates the complex and vibrant nature of the Kennedy-Nixon rivalry and friendship. Booming with hubris, tragedy, and destiny, Matthew’s book reads something out of the Homer’s Iliad recast in American political theatre. Our heroes, both World War II Navy Officers, Class of 46 vets shared a common goal of American confrontation toward Soviet expansionism. One would be murdered for it and remembered as a hero, the other would die in old age whose reverent eulogies are stained with villainy.

Matthews alone stands out as the only scholar willing to look beyond the rivalry that still colors our perceptions of history today. He dares to see Nixon as who he really was and not a dastardly villain as his enemies would have one believe. He forthrightly portrays Nixon as a brilliant statesman who brought into reality the international order that his rival Jack Kennedy failed to achieve.

Owing somewhat to his patronage to Mr. Speaker, the man who would succeed Jack Kennedy’s Congressional seat, the author and democrat’s silence on the Kennedy-Nixon rivalry after the 60 election until the 1963 assassination is deafening. One cannot help but sympathize with self-made Nixon who does nothing to impeach the political fortunes of his Presidential rival where the rich kid Kennedy, like the illegitimate Richard III, engages is a whole array of ruthless buyouts, cheap tricks and petty jabs to secure his ill gotten throne and destroy his old nemesis.

This is a really good book for a serious reader interested in the history of this nation and the art of statecraft.

I am very impressed with Chris Matthews's narrative on the political careers of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. His book is well-researched, well-written, and his conclusions are well-proven. At first, I was suspicious of Mr. Matthews's claim that their jousting was "the rivalry that shaped postwar America." But in completing the book, I can appreciate that Kennedy and Nixon were the American version of Disraeli and Gladstone. They both served in the South Pacific during World War II and were elected to Congress in the same year, 1946. Nixon ran as a "pragmatic liberal." Kennedy ran as a "fighting conservative." Excuse me? But beneath the contradictory rhetoric lay an ideological similarity: a passionate hate of communism and a deep suspicion of the New Deal, Eastern Establishment. American leaders during the Cold War, they rallied their nation against Communist threats at home and abroad. They further overthrew the old Washington rules of political cordiality and fairness. To substitute, the first leaders of the G.I. Generation created a winner-take-all political culture that forever changed the Beltway. Kennedy started as the more ruthless pol. His early political career was filled with charges of bribery, vote-stealing, and other low-ball maneuvers. Nixon, of course, would not be outdone. His relentless pursuit of Alger Hiss gave him his first political break and cemented his fear that the Elite was out to break him. Similar in political style and ideology, Kennedy and Nixon became genuine friends in the 1950s. This surprised me but Mr. Matthews documents this point prodigiously. Nixon was invited to the Kennedy wedding in 1953. When Kennedy was near death in 1954, Nixon was in tears. "Oh God, don't let him die." Jackie Kennedy told friends that Jack admired Nixon more than any other man he knew. What forever changed the relationship was the 1960 presidential election. Kennedy beat Nixon by an incredibly narrow margin and the loser was forever convinced that the election was stolen. Mr. Matthews emphasizes the role of "imagery" in the 1960 campaign. All things being equal, Nixon should have topped Kennedy that year. But Kennedy's good looks and aristocratic style contrasted favorably with Nixon's common looks and straight talk. When Kennedy was assinated, the manufactured mythology of "Camelot" masked an average presidency. When Nixon was finally elected president in 1968, it was the ideal of Camelot that haunted him throughout his term. No matter what Nixon did, he could never measure up to Kennedy in the eyes of the American people. The Eastern Establishment viewed Nixon especially distastefully; they saw him as an illegitimate president. Nixon knew that he was in a constant struggle against the liberals who carried the torch for Camelot. Nixon was determined to use every weapon in his arsenal to save himself and his presidency - constitution de damned. Mr. Matthews is especially fluent in describing the step-by-step political destruction of Richard Nixon. The Kennedy-Nixon rivalry ends in 1974 with Nixon's resignation in disgrace. Kennedy had bested Nixon one last time. But in a true sense, both men were equal winners. It was their Cold War zealotry and political ruthlessness that defined Washington after 1960. Our communist-free world is largely their child. Our cynical political culture is largely their creature too. For better and for worse.

Chris Matthews has written a extremely readable, informative, and fair history concerning two of the most important politicians in the post war era. Both were elected to the House of Representatives in 1946. Kennedy ran as a fighting conservative and Nixon as a common sense liberal. They became friends while serving in the House and later in the Senate. When it appeared that Kennedy might die in the mid 1950's Nixon broke down and cried. Both come across as extremely fair minded Senators politicians to do the right thing. Their friendship did not survive the 1960 election. After Kennedy was assassinated, Nixon could never live up to the myth of Camelot. It haunted him throughout the rest of his political career and played a part in his descent into Watergate.

This book is the best biography I have ever read. As a long time Richard Nixon fan and supporter, I found this to be the most in-depth, informative and objective portrait of our most brilliant, as well as most misunderstood, President. It brought a smile to my face at times, as well as some tears to my eyes. Having read many, many works about Nixon, I discovered information in Jonathan Aitken's book that I never knew or realized. It is an outstanding book, and Mr. Aitken is to be congratulated on a job very well done. I hope one day that all the people who think or remember only negative things about Nixon will read this book and come to know how truly great he was.

Richard Nixon will forever be associated with Watergate, but as Jonathan Aitken shows us, there was so much more to his life. Throughout this thoroughly researched study of the most villified American President in modern history, Aitken shows that view only scratches the surface of the real Richard Nixon. Aitken takes the reader through RN's modest upbringing in rural California, to his noble service in WWII, up to the Checkers speech, through the historic Kitchen Debate, and to his amazing politcal comeback in 68'. Aitken makes the reader feel as if they were there, backing up his writing with irrefutable evidence, experiencing these amazing events in person. The author's account of RN's historic trip to China, which brought about the normalization of relations, is worth the price alone. The back-channeling required and near disasters are riveting. These revelations only confirm the enormous part RN played in ending the Vietnam War as well as the Cold War. No Nixon book could be complete without addressing Watergate. Aitken, with his unequaled research, provides new insight as to who was responsible for what. Did Nixon give any orders? Who is Deepthroat? Did the plumbers go further than they'd been authorized? What about the missing minutes on the tapes? All these questions are answered in the fairest way, with thorough supportive evidence. If you're looking for an insight into one of the most infamous presidents in American history, this book is for you. Whatever your preconcieved notions are, you'll have to agree that this is the most unbiased book ever published about the 37th President of The United States Richard Milhous Nixon.

I couldn't recommend this book highly enough if you are interested in Richard Nixon's story/life. Aitken writes in a very entertaining manner and has obviously had access to Nixon that other writers may not have enjoyed. From my perspective as an Australian looking into American politics and history the book was well worth the read.