01323nam a22002297a 4500 20211102095907.0 211102b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780575062436 AL eng 23 973.924092 SUMA Anthony Summers 9446 Arrogance of Power The Secret World of Richard Nixon London Victor Gollancz 2000 xv ,640 p. HB 23x16 cm. £20.00 £ £20.00 A portrait of a politician whose one consistent & relentlessly pursued principle was to win -- whatever the cost. Nixon was driven by a lifelong addiction to intrigue & power, whose subversion of democracy during Watergate was merely the culmination of years of cynical manipulation of the political system. Documents Nixon's role in plotting to topple Fidel Castro & in the attempted sabotage of the Vietnam peace talks; his unscrupulous acceptance of funds from dubious sources; his difficulties with alcohol & his use of unprescribed medication; his mental & emotional instability; the truth about his best friend, Bebe Rebozo; & his troubled marriage to his wife Pat. Photos. United States 9447 Politics and Government 9448 SUMMERS (Anthony) 9449 ddc GF 220323 220323 0 0 ddc 0 0 HIS AL AL 2013-03-23 0 973.924092 SUMA GF02197 2021-11-02 00:00:00 2021-11-02 GF