The Invincible Quest: The Life of Richard Milhous Nixon

The Invincible Quest is an authoritative biography of one of the most accomplished and controversial leaders of the twentieth century. Beginning with Richard Nixon€™s birth to Quaker parents in 1913 and ending with his death in 1994, Conrad Black traces Nixon€™s career, assessing both his achievements and the evolution of popular and historical thinking about him since his death.Drawing on recently opened tapes and documents, and on Black€™s personal interviews with many of the major players in Nixon€™s administration, The Invincible Quest reveals a new side of Nixon: a man who didn€™t have the advantage of charisma but was surprisingly self-assured and effective; a man dogged by political scandal yet seemingly unstoppable. Opinionated, balanced, and perceptive, The Invincible Quest makes a significant contribution to re-evaluating the idiosyncratic president€™s entire, eventful career.From the Hardcover edition