Every quotation and citation is on the record. Weiner, who received a Pulitzer Prize for his Philadelphia Inquirer reporting on secret government programs and a National Book Award for Legacy of Ashes, a history of the CIA, bases his book in great part on tens of thousands of government documents declassified between 20. And then you destroy yourself.” In his illuminating and compelling One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon, award-winning author and journalist Tim Weiner tells the story of a tormented man, considered by many to be a brilliant politician, in the process of destroying himself. Using Nixon’s own words, the author shows that Nixon was a vindictive and sometimes petty who despised criticism.įrom sabotaging peace talks at the Johnson administration, to bombing neutral countries during the Vietnam War, this book is an amazing document of a “great-bad man” and his time in office.ĭisclaimer: I borrowed this book from the local library.In his farewell remarks to the White House staff after his resignation from the presidency, Richard Nixon said, “Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. Weiner’s aid, however, comes Richard Nixon himself.

Weiner does not like his subject very much, and it shows. The figure of Richard Nixon, a puzzle in death as much as in life, still has historians bewildered, let alone mystified. A chosen leader who alternatively saw a large part of his followers as enemies.

A man whose primary responsibility included enforcing the laws however who had no qualms about breaking them. Nixon was full of contradictions, moreover an anti-Semite with Jewish top adviser, a peaceful Quaker who, on the other hand, wanted to use nuclear weapons. Furthermore, in the beginning of the book, the author states that Richard Nixon is a “great-bad man”, a viewpoint I never thought about, however I can actually see the point. One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon by Tim Weiner is a portrait of the late president, shedding light on how the Vietnam War and Watergate were, in fact, linked. My rating for One Man Against the World - 5īuy One Man Against the World from *

Weiner is a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner. One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon by Tim Weiner is a non-fiction book about the presidency of the 37th President.

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