Richard Nixon：Speeches, Writings, Documents

ThefirstbooktopresentAmerica'smostcontroversialpresidentinhisownwordsacrosshisentirecareer,thisuniquecollectionofRichardNixon'smostimportantwritingsdramaticallydemonstrateswhyhehashadsuchaprofoundimpactonAmericanlife.ThisvolumegatherseverythingfromschoolboyletterstogeostrategicmanifestosandOvalOfficetranscriptstocreateafascinatingportraitofNixon,onethatisenrichedbyanextensiveintroductioninwhichRickPerlsteinputsforwardamajorreinterpretationofthethirty-seventhpresident'sriseandfall.ThisanthologyincludessomeofthemostfamousaddressesinAmericanhistory,fromNixon's'Checkers'speech(1952)and'LastPressConference'(1962),tothe'SilentMajority'speech(1969)andWhiteHousefarewell.Thesetextsarejoinedbycampaigndocuments-includingtheinfamous'PinkSheet'fromthe1950Senaterace-thatgivestarkevidenceofNixon'sslashingpoliticalstyle.Madeeasilyavailablehereforthefirsttime,thesewritingsgivenewdepthtoourunderstandingofNixon.