Books by Richard Reeves
“Reeves tries to show you, day-by-day or month-by-month, life inside Nixon’s White House. But it also has a strong theme. You see that Nixon’s character came into play—his secrecy, his duplicity, his suspiciousness—with respect to his policymaking. In this view, Watergate doesn’t seem like an aberration, it seems like an outgrowth of tendencies that infected all of Nixon’s presidency. It’s a very good introduction to the significant political and policy developments of his presidency, but it’s also a very good introduction to his character.” Read more...
The best books on Richard Nixon
David Greenberg, Historian
Interviews where books by Richard Reeves were recommended
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President Nixon: Alone in the White House
by Richard Reeves -
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All The President’s Men
by Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein -
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Watergate: The Corruption of American Politics and the Fall of Richard Nixon
by Fred Emery -
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Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power
by Robert Dallek -
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Nixon's Shadow: The History of an Image
by David Greenberg
The best books on Richard Nixon, recommended by David Greenberg
The best books on Richard Nixon, recommended by David Greenberg
American president Richard Nixon will be forever remembered for his role in the Watergate scandal and his resignation in 1974, a blow for a man obsessed with his image who hoped to be remembered as a peacemaker on the global stage. Here historian David Greenberg, a professor at Rutgers, recommends books on a man who elicited very strong emotions, both for and against.
