Nixon Off the Record (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Monica Crowley
- First Published: 1996
- Type of Work: Politics and current affairs
- Time of Work: 1992-1994
- Setting: United States
- Principal Characters: George Bush, Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon
- Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Current affairs
- Subjects: Politics, Leadership, Conservatism, Elections, Politicians, Presidents, Democratic Party, Republican Party
- Locales: United States
Surviving is a miracle. [Herbert] Hoover told me when he was in his eighties, “I intend to outlive the bastards!” I’ll outlive some of them, but who knows how much time is left.
This statement was made by eighty-year-old Richard M. Nixon as he ruminated about media adversaries on January 19, 1993, the day before the inauguration of President Bill Clinton and fifteen months prior to suffering a fatal stroke. Call him what you will, the man many thought of as “Tricky Dick” was a survivor and long will remain America’s most intriguing modern political figure. A more...
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