Nixon Volume II
eBook - ePub

Nixon Volume II

The Triumph of a Politician 1962-1972

  1. 752 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Nixon Volume II

The Triumph of a Politician 1962-1972

About this book

Stephen E. Ambrose's biography of one of the most complex and puzzling US presidents at the apogee of his career, rebounding from defeat to an innovative, high-risk presidency, already sowing the seeds of his ruin. Starting with Nixon's drive to the presidency, volume two of Ambrose's major biography of America's 37th president chronicles Nixon's campaigns, his ultimate victory in 1962 as well as his first term as President, and culminates with the Nixon's reelection on November 7, 1972. Nixon was a complex man graced with superb intellect, creative, knowledgeable about world activities and peerless in his talent for foreign affairs. Yet he could also be manipulative, quick to anger, driven by unseen ambitions, cynical about domestic politics, and sensitive to criticism. Culled from his private papers, speeches, hand-written notes, audio recordings of conversations in the Nixon White House and much more, Ambrose's account offers insight into the thought patterns and attitudes of the man whose Presidency was marked by the debacles of Watergate and Vietnam, yet who also began the process of nuclear disarmament and opened up crucial diplomatic relations with China. This is a brilliant and detailed second part to Ambrose's Nixon trilogy.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Foreword
  4. 1. The Fast Track, 1963
  5. 2. Coping with Catastrophe, 1964
  6. 3. Preparing a Republican Revival, 1965
  7. 4. The Ninth Campaign, 1966
  8. 5. Preparing for the Presidency, January–July 1967
  9. 6. Operation Candor, July–December 1967
  10. 7. The Primaries, January–May 1968
  11. 8. The Nomination, June–August 1968
  12. 9. The Ninth Campaign, Part One, August 9–October 14, 1968
  13. 10. The Ninth Campaign, Part Two, October 15–November 6, 1968
  14. 11. Transition and Inauguration, November 6, 1968–January 20, 1969
  15. 12. Getting Started, January–June 1969
  16. 13. “Don’t Get Rattled—Don’t Waver—Don’t React” July 1–October 15, 1969
  17. 14. The Silent Majority, October 16–December 31, 1969
  18. 15. The Cambodian Incursion, January–April 1970
  19. 16. Reaping the Whirlwind, May–August 1970
  20. 17. The Tenth Campaign, September–December 1970
  21. 18. Nixon at Midterm: An Assessment, 1969–1970
  22. 19. Laos and Other Woes, January–April 1971
  23. 20. DĂ©tente with Russia and China, May–August 1971
  24. 21. Tilting at Windmills, September–December 1971
  25. 22. Politics, Hanoi, Peking, and Busing, January–March 1972
  26. 23. Bombing Hanoi, Mining Haiphong, Toasting in Moscow, April–June 1972
  27. 24. Politics and the Break-in, June–July 1972
  28. 25. The Conventions, July–August 1972
  29. 26. The Last Campaign, Part One, September 1–October 8, 1972
  30. 27. The Last Campaign, Part Two, October 8–November 7, 1972
  31. 28. Nixon’s First Term: An Assessment, 1969–1972
  32. Photographs
  33. Acknowledgments
  34. Notes
  35. Bibliography
  36. Index
  37. Copyright