But a very different image of the polarizing president emerges in this fascinating portrait of the relationship between Richard and Pat Nixon. When Americans remember the controversial Nixons, they usually focus on the political triumphs, the turbulent White House years, and the humiliating public downfall.
Shortlisted for the 2015 Plutarch Award for Best Biography, “the most humanizing portrait of the Nixons we’re likely to have” (Douglas Brinkley) is a sweeping depiction of the turbulent fifty-three-year marriage of Richard and Pat Nixon. But though their union was tested by all manner of trials, they managed to find the strength, courage, and resilience to sustain a true connection for more than half a century.⚠️ This book will unfortunately be removed from the service on the 14th of May. The Nixons came to represent the best and worst of American life and culture. From Dickand#8217 s unrelenting crusade to marry the glamorous teacher he feared was out of his league through the myriad crises of his political career, the Nixonsand#8217 story is filled with hopes and disappointments, both intimate and global.andlt BRandgt andlt BRandgt This remarkable biography shows us the couple at their most human: a wife walking a delicate line between self-sacrifice and healthy love while her husband struggles to balance global ambitions and personal intimacy. With the help of personal writings and interviews with family and friends, Swift unveils a woman who was warm and vivacious, yet much shrewder and more accomplished than she has been given credit for. Nixon the man was enormously complicated: brilliant, insecure, sometimes coldly calculating, and capable of surprising affection with his wife.andlt BRandgt andlt BRandgt Much less is known about Pat. Now, the coupleand#8217 s recently released love letters and other private documents reveal that as surely as unremitting adversity can fray the fabric of a marriage, devotion can propel it to surmount disgrace and defeat.andlt BRandgt andlt BRandgt In andlt iandgt Pat and Dickandlt /iandgt, biographer Will Swift brings his years of experience as a historian and as a marital therapist to this unique examination of a long-misunderstood marriage.
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