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by: Robert Dallek  List Price: $44.95 Amazon.com's Price: $31.92 You Save: $13.03 (29%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Audio CDDewey Decimal Number: 973.9240922 EAN: 9780061256424 Format: Abridged, Audiobook ISBN: 0061256420 Label: HarperAudio Manufacturer: HarperAudio Number Of Items: 10 Publication Date: May 01, 2007 Publisher: HarperAudio Release Date: April 24, 2007 Studio: HarperAudio Sales Rank: 628323 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: More than thirty years after working side by side in the White House, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger still stand as two of the most compelling, contradictory, and powerful leaders in America in the second half of the twentieth century. Both were largely self-made men, brimming with ambition, driven by their own inner demons, and often ruthless in pursuit of their goals. From January 1969 to August 1974, their collaboration and rivalry resulted in the making of foreign policy that would leave a defining mark on the Nixon presidency. Tapping into a wealth of recently declassified documents and tapes, Robert Dallek uncovers fascinating details about Nixon and Kissinger's tumultuous personal relationship and the extent to which they struggled to outdo each other in the reach for foreign policy achievements. With unprecedented detail, Dallek reveals Nixon's erratic behavior during Watergate and the extent to which Kissinger was complicit in trying to help Nixon use national security to prevent his impeachment or resignation. Illuminating, authoritative, revelatory, and utterly engrossing, Nixon and Kissinger provides a startling new picture of the immense power and sway these two men held in affecting world history. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - waste of timerobert dallek's book "nixon & kissinger" waste of time, typical liberal point of view, glad only paid $4.00 for the book, first and last book i read authored by him Rating:  - An important piece of the Nixon/Kissinger puzzleThe topic of Richard Nixon's presidency is a massive one, and there are many ways to approach it. Dallek views the era through the lens of the relationship between Nixon and Kissinger. The results are impressive and at over 600 pages, it's obvious that even though Dallek is only using a specific angle, there is much to be said about one of the most controversial presidencies in U.S. history. Divided into four sections, the book first deals with Nixon and Kissinger's personal histories ... Read More Rating:  - kissinger and nixonI like this book Anyway to show that Nixon was A GREAT PRESIDENT is in my opinion OK Rating: - A great detailed study of foreign policyThis book is a great history of the Nixon-Kissinger foreign policy. However, even more than that, it also shows how our government makes (or fails to make) foreign policy. It shows the day to day infighting, trivialities, and ego-stroking involved at the highest levels of government. In particular, Dallek details how Nixon and Kissinger sought to wrest foreign policy control from the bureaucracy for themselves, essentially personalizing foreign policy. They also had a tendency to ignore experts and keep ... Read More Rating: - An unsure Imperial PresidentThe relationship of these two incredibly insecure men is interesting to explore. Both were looking for constant reassurance from one another. Nixon seemed incredibly unsure of himself in Robert Dallek's book. Dallek explores other good biographies of Nixon and previously unreleased material to go in more depth. The problems faced by Nixon and Kissinger were varied, and handled with varied success. The failure in Vietnam sticks out like a sore thumb and is a major theme of the ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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