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June 15, 2015 in his new book, new york times journalist tim. The other books in this collection of recent works are openly hostile to nixon tim weiner and ken hughes or subtly devastating william burr and jeffrey kimball. Tim weiner reported for the new york times for many years as a foreign correspondent and as a national security correspondent in washington, dc. The other books in this collection of recent works are openly hostile to nixon tim weiner and ken hughes or. Tim weiner is a pulitzer prizewinning journalist at the new york times, where he has reported from afghanistan, pakistan, sudan and fifteen other nations. Pittsburgh postgazette weiners judgments are harsh but meticulously researched. Nov 08, 2018 tim weiner is a pulitzer prizewinning reporter and the author of, among other books, legacy of ashes. Sein buch one man against the world the tragedy of richard nixon sei weitgehend polemisch. Weiner, a national book award winner for legacy of ashes, pulls no punches in his devastating account of nixons presidency, drawing on documents declassified in the last seven years. As a correspondent for the new york times, he covered the central intelligence agency and the pentagon in washington, and reported on war and terrorism from afghanistan, pakistan, the sudan, and many other nations over the course of 15 years.
He won the presidency in 1968 after an act of treachery unparalleled in american politics. But perhaps its best part is the accounting of what nixon has wrought in this country. Weiner describes nixon as at war with his own military leaders and notes that. One man against the world 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 weinerbased 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. Legacy of ashes, his history of the cia, won the national book award. The tragedy of richard nixon can you give us an overview of your book, and what was your inspiration in writing it. Apr 21, 2016 thomas bends over too far in his effort to forgive nixons misdeeds, particularly his vietnam disaster and his ugly racial politics. Two new biographies for richard nixon the boston globe. May 20, 2015 tim weiner reported for the new york times for many years as a foreign correspondent and as a national security correspondent in washington, dc.
A history of the fbi, in which he chronicles the fbis 100year hidden history of war against terrorists, spies, and ultimately any person or group deemed. Weiner, a national book award winner for legacy of ashes, pulls no punches in his devastating account of nixon s presidency, drawing on documents declassified in the last seven years. Weiners book is not a comprehensive biography but a history of nixons anguished presidency that concentrates on the intertwined issues of war and national security. Weiner documents the nixon administration time frame in minute detail. In his new book one man against the world, tim weiner explores some of the questions surrounding the presidency of richard nixon, pictured above in the oval office on feb. May 20, 2008 tim weiner has won the pulitzer prize and the national book award for his reporting and writing on american national security. There have been plenty of books about richard nixon and his presidency but one man against the world is the first one ive read that uses transcripts from the entire catalog of tapes where nixon basically bugged himself. Using direct quotes in context, author tim weiner exposes nixon as a petty, paranoid. Just got finished reading loa and was immediately impressed with the scholarship of tim weiners account of the cia. Tim weiner is a former new york times correspondent and the author of five books. For the last sixty years, the cia has managed to maintain a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, burying its blunders in topsecret archives. This article is adapted from his latest, one man against the world.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read one man against the world. Richard nixon was my presidenthe was first elected when i was twelve and he resigned when i was eighteen. Can you give us an overview of your book, and what was your inspiration in. The best books on the us intelligence services five books.
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