Nixon in Winter
His Final Revelations about Diplomacy, Watergate, and Life Out of the Arena

Name: Nixon in Winter
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Monica Crowley
ISBN: 9781538484425

Author: Monica Crowley, Cedar House Audio

Narrator: Anna Fields

Unabridged: 17 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 05/01/1999

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Political Biography, History, Us History, Modern History, Political Science, History & Theory, American Government

Synopsis

Monica Crowley served as a personal assistant to former president Richard M. Nixon from July 1990 until his death in April 1994. This remarkable story of his final public and private years is based on full reconstructions of the conversations she had with him at the time. Nixon in Winter puts the reader behind the scenes with the former president, allowing a unique glimpse into his life as elder statesman and private citizen. It is filled with dramatic revelations about Nixon’s influential role on the world stage, his hardheaded views on the end of the cold war, his powerful inside role during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, his poignant thoughts on the legacy of Vietnam, and his frustrations with being out of power. With astonishing candor, Nixon also shares his final, startling thoughts on Watergate. Above all, he reveals a more private self than ever before as he struggles to deal with aging and the only force that could ultimately destroy him: death.

About Monica Crowley

Monica Crowley is a conservative radio and television political commentator based in New York City. She holds a BA in Political Science from Colgate University and a PhD in international relations from Columbia University. She was foreign-policy assistant to former President Richard Nixon from June 1990 to April 1994, and served as an editorial adviser and research consultant for Nixon’s Seize the Moment in 1992 and Beyond Peace in 1994.

About Anna Fields

Anna Fields (1965–2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brenda on June 04, 2023

This review is my opinion about the book; not the politics of the author or of the book’s subject. “Nixon in Winter” is a well written first hand account of the Man and the Times from the author’s very personal view point. As such, I highly recommend “Nixon in Winter” to everyone who wants an honest,......more

Goodreads review by Dean on January 17, 2013

Why would Richard M. Nixon hire a young, naive grad student as his research assistant? Because, until the very day of his death, Nixon was about shaping the message. "Nixon in Winter" is indeed a well-shaped message, depicting a King Lear-esque figure, proud, regal, brilliant, learned, nimble, nuanc......more

Goodreads review by Scott on August 19, 2018

I really enjoyed this book. When I think of the worst US Presidents he’s not one of them, not even close. I put him the top 10. He truly cared about the United States.......more

Goodreads review by Tom on December 26, 2022

This is a fascinating insight from an insider/research assistant in Nixon's final years. There is even relevance to current event as Nixon decries Bush's gutless "Chicken Kiev speech" urging Ukraine to back away from independence. The book takes place during the preparation for Seize the Moment: Ame......more

Goodreads review by Corey on December 17, 2018

An interesting look at what Nixon thought in his final years.......more

Quotes

“It is gossipy, outrageous, comical, fascinating, entertaining, delightful stuff…There is something a bit eerie about it, too…There is the sense of a Beckett play in progress: a lonely old man not far from death sits in a room sifting through memories and talking to a young woman.”

New York Review of Books

“Fields does a great job with the dialogue.”

AudioFile

“The man was opinionated and dogmatic—and sometimes quite insightful—to the end, so readers curious about Nixon’s later years and opinions will be interested.”

Booklist

“These private moments reveal much about a man who remains an enigmatic figure.”

Kirkus Reviews