Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man

garry wills

From one of America's most distinguished historians comes this classic analysis of Richard Nixon. By considering some of the president's opinions, Wills comes to the controversial conclusion that Nixon was actually a liberal. Both entertaining and essential, Nixon Agonistes captures a troubled leader and a struggling nation mired in a foolish Asian war, forfeiting the loyalty of its youth, puzzled by its own power, and looking to its cautious president for confidence. In the end, Nixon Agonistes reaches far beyond its assessment of the thirty-seventh president to become an incisive and provocative analysis of the American political machine.

Genres historybiographypoliticsnonfictionamerican historypresidentsbiography memoirunited statesphilosophy20th century

640 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1969

This edition

Format: 640 pages, Paperback
Published: November 14, 2002 by Mariner Books
ISBN: 9780618134328
ASIN: 0618134328
Language: English

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Richard Nixon

The 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 19...