Kennedy & Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781451644289)

In this compelling, smart, and well-researched dual biography, Chris Matthews shows how the contest between the charismatic John F. Kennedy and the talented yet haunted Richard Nixon propelled America toward Vietnam and Watergate.John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon each dreamed of becoming the great young leader of their age. First as friends, then as bitter enemies, they were linked by a historic rivalry that changed both them and their country. Fresh, entertaining, and revealing, Kennedy & Nixon reveals that the early fondness between the two men--Kennedy, for example, told a trusted friend that if he didn't receive the Democratic nomination in 1960, he would vote for Nixon--degenerated into distrust and bitterness. Using White House tapes, this book exposes Richard Nixon's dread of a Kennedy "restoration" in 1972 drove the dark deeds of Watergate. "Matthews tells his stories well, and Americans have a seemingly bottomless need to have these stories retold" (The New York Times Book Review).

Author: Chris Matthews
ISBN-10: 1451644280
ISBN-13: 9781451644289
Publisher: Free Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2011
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.37h x 5.58w x 0.98d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 01/01/2012 pg. 20