On Nixon's Madness
An Emotional History
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.
Format: Book
Description: x, 434 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
"Beginning with Nixon's Red-baiting performances as a congressman on the House Un-American Activities Committee, Jacobson details Nixon's repeated reinventions, which were always, but not only, in service to his political goals. Nixon, he argues, must be understood as a person caught between forces of temper and control, protean in a way that makes his whole legacy difficult to assess"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The acting life of Richard Nixon -- The sentimental life of Richard Nixon -- The working life of Richard Nixon -- Madness in the act : the first campaign -- Madness in the mind : rage and conspiracism in the presidency -- Madness in play : the "madman theory" in foreign policy -- Madness controlled : to China and the "indefinite shore".
Subjects:
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 -- Psychology.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 -- Psychology.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781421445533
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US Modern Jac | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.