BeingNixon_AManDivided

Copyright © 2015 by Evan Thomas All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. RANDOM HOUSE and the HOUSE colophon are registered trademarks of Penguin Random House LLC. Grateful acknowledgment is made to the Rockefeller Archive Center for permission to reprint excerpts from the diaries of Kenneth Riland from the Kenneth Riland Collection, Diaries, Boxes 1 and 2 housed at the Rockefeller Archive Center. Used by permission. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thomas, Evan. Being Nixon : a man divided / Evan Thomas. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8129-9536-7 eBook ISBN 978-0-8129-9537-4 1. Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913–1994. 2. Presidents—United States—Biography. 3. United States—Politics and government—1969–1974. I. Title. E856.T48 2015 973.924092—dc23 [B] 2015009669 eBook ISBN 9780812995374 randomhousebooks.com eBook design adapted from printed book design by Victoria Wong Cover design: Fort Front-cover photograph: Katherine Young/Getty Images v4.1_r1 a Contents Cov......