One Man Against the World : The Tragedy of Richard Nixon

The New York Times Bestseller A shocking and riveting look at one of the most dramatic and disastrous presidencies in US history, from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Tim Weiner Based largely on documents declassified only in the last few years, One Man Against the World paints a devastating portrait of a tortured yet brilliant man who led the country largely according to a deep-seated insecurity and distrust of not only his cabinet and congress, but the American population at large. In riveting, tick-tock prose, Weiner illuminates how the Vietnam War and the Watergate controversy that brought about Nixon's demise were inextricably linked. From the hail of garbage and curses that awaited Nixon upon his arrival at the White House, when he became the president of a nation as deeply divided as it had been since the end of the Civil War, to the unprecedented action Nixon took against American citizens, who he considered as traitorous as the army of North Vietnam, to the infamous break-in and the tapes that bear remarkable record of the most intimate and damning conversations between the president and his confidantes, Weiner narrates the history of Nixon's anguished presidency in fascinating and fresh detail. A crucial new look at the greatest political suicide in history, One Man Against the World leaves us not only with new insight into this tumultuous period, but also into the motivations and demons of an American president who saw enemies everywhere, and, thinking the world was against him, undermined the foundations of the country he had hoped to lead. Draws On Recently Declassified Documents To Chronicle One Of The Most Disastrous Presidencies In U.s. History, Presenting A Portrait Of A Brilliant Man Overcome By His Deep Insecurities And His Distrust Of His Cabinet, Congress, And The American People. Here Is The First History Of President Richard Nixon Covering All Of His Secret Tapes And Documents, Many Declassified In The Past Two Years. Award-winning Journalist Tim Weiner Presents A Devastating Portrait Of A Tortured And Tormented Man, Showing How, In Nixon's Mind, The Conflict In Vietnam And The Crimes Of Watergate Were One War, Fought On Two Fronts. He Trusted No One--not His Cabinet, Not His Closest Advisers, Not The American People. Elected To Unite A Nation As Discordant As It Was At The Close Of The Civil War, Nixon Disdained Domestic Policies And Programs. He Wanted Above All To Create What He Called A Generation Of Peace--by Asking The World's Leading Communist Dictators To Help Him End The Vietnam War. He Saw Antiwar American Citizens As Opponents No Less Dangerous Than The Enemy In Vietnam. Gripped By Rage And Insomnia, He Fought His Foes Without Mercy. Abroad, His Best Weapons Were B-52 Bombers. At Home, He Used Undercover Agents, Warrantless Wiretaps, Break-ins, And Burglaries. Almost All His Presidency Is Recorded On Tape Or Preserved On Paper, Creating A Remarkable Record Of The Most Intimate And Damning Conversations. Only Recently, After Forty Years Of Struggle, Has Much Of This Jaw-dropping Information Been Made Public. Nixon Saw Himself Not Only As The Leader Of The Free World But The World Leader--yet He Was Addicted To The Gutter Politics That Ruined Him. His Political Suicide Has No Equal In American History. --adapted From Book Jacket. A Great, Bad Man -- This Is Treason -- He Was Surrounded By Enemies -- He Will Let Them Know Who Is Boss Around Here -- The Center Cannot Hold -- Madman -- Don't Strike A King Unless You Intend To Kill Him -- A Pitiful, Helpless Giant -- An Unmitigated Disaster -- Only We Have The Power -- We're Not Going To Lose This War -- It's A Conspiracy -- I Can See The Whole Thing Unravel -- It Is Illegal, But ... -- Night And Fog -- From One Extreme To Another -- This Is The Supreme Test -- Palace Intrigue -- We Have Produced A Horrible Tragedy -- A Hell Of A Way To End The Goddamn War -- You Could Get A Million Dollars -- Vietnam Had Found Its Successor -- The President Of The United States Can Never Admit That -- The Same Enemies -- United States V. Richard Milhous Nixon. Tim Weiner. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

The New York Times Bestseller

A shocking and riveting look at one of the most dramatic and disastrous presidencies in US history, from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Tim Weiner

Based largely on documents declassified only in the last few years, One Man Against the World paints a devastating portrait of a tortured yet brilliant man who led the country largely according to a deep-seated insecurity and distrust of not only his cabinet and congress, but the American population at large. In riveting, tick-tock prose, Weiner illuminates how the Vietnam War and the Watergate controversy that brought about Nixon's demise were inextricably linked. From the hail of garbage and curses that awaited Nixon upon his arrival at the White House, when he became the president of a nation as deeply divided as it had been since the end of the Civil War, to the unprecedented action Nixon took against American citizens, who he considered as traitorous as the army of North Vietnam, to the infamous break-in and the tapes that bear remarkable record of the most intimate and damning conversations between the president and his confidantes, Weiner narrates the history of Nixon's anguished presidency in fascinating and fresh detail.

A crucial new look at the greatest political suicide in history, One Man Against the World leaves us not only with new insight into this tumultuous period, but also into the motivations and demons of an American president who saw enemies everywhere, and, thinking the world was against him, undermined the foundations of the country he had hoped to lead.

Retail A shocking and riveting look at one of the most dramatic and disastrous presidencies in US history, from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Tim Weiner ** Based largely on documents declassified only in the last few years, One Man Against the World paints a devastating portrait of a tortured yet brilliant man who led the country largely according to a deep-seated insecurity and distrust of not only his cabinet and congress, but the American population at large. In riveting, tick-tock prose, Weiner illuminates how the Vietnam War and the Watergate controversy that brought about Nixon's demise were inextricably linked. From the hail of garbage and curses that awaited Nixon upon his arrival at the White House, when he became the president of a nation as deeply divided as it had been since the end of the Civil War, to the unprecedented action Nixon took against American citizens, who he considered as traitorous as the army of North Vietnam, to the infamous break-in and the tapes that bear remarkable record of the most intimate and damning conversations between the president and his confidantes, Weiner narrates the history of Nixon's anguished presidency in fascinating and fresh detail. A crucial new look at the greatest political suicide in history, One Man Against the World leaves us not only with new insight into this tumultuous period, but also into the motivations and demons of an American president who saw enemies everywhere, and, thinking the world was against him, undermined the foundations of the country he had hoped to lead. ** 20th Century,Best 2015 Nonfiction,History,Nonfiction,Political,Retail,United States **A shocking and riveting look at one of the most dramatic and disastrous presidencies in US history, from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Tim Weiner.**Based largely on documents declassified only in the last few years, __One Man Against the World__ paints a devastating portrait of a tortured yet brilliant man who led the country largely according to a deep-seated insecurity and distrust of not only his cabinet and congress, but the American population at large. In riveting, tick-tock prose, Weiner illuminates how the Vietnam War and the Watergate controversy that brought about Nixon's demise were inextricably linked. From the hail of garbage and curses that awaited Nixon upon his arrival at the White House, when he became the president of a nation as deeply divided as it had been since the end of the Civil War, to the unprecedented action Nixon took against American citizens, who he considered as traitorous as the army of North Vietnam, to the infamous break-in and the tapes that bear remarkable record of the most intimate and damning conversations between the president and his confidantes, Weiner narrates the history of Nixon's anguished presidency in fascinating and fresh detail. A crucial new look at the greatest political suicide in history, __One Man Against the World__ leaves us not only with new insight into this tumultuous period, but also into the motivations and demons of an American president who saw enemies everywhere, and, thinking the world was against him, undermined the foundations of the country he had hoped to lead.