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Nixon, Richard M.. RN The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, 1978.
Price: US$4.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The autobiography of the thirtyseventh President of the United States. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is moderately loose. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard Milhous. RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, 1978.
Price: US$9.14 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.88
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard Milhous. RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, 1978.
Price: US$9.14 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.88
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard Milhous. RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, 1978.
Price: US$9.14 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.88
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard. Rn: The Memoirs Of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1978.
Price: US$11.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Usual Ex-Library Markings. Dj Had Been In A Taped-In Wrap, Tape Was Cut Wrap Removed, But Tape Stains Remain On Covers. Dj Has Edgewear With A Couple Small Tears. Light Soiling. Lightly Bumped Corners.
Seller: Book Nook, Cadillac, MI, U.S.A.
Richard Nixon. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Book Club Associates, 1978.
Price: US$19.19 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: HB 1st published 1978, this first Book Club Associates 1978 by arrangement with Grosset & Dunlap Inc. Dark blue cloth boards. Gilt RN letters front bottom right. Gilt titles spine. 24.2 x 17 x 6cm. 1120 pages. Blue e/ps b/w photos. Condition: Slight age/handling marks front and back of boards. Minor rub top/bottom spine + corners. Owner name on paste down top right. Outer edge of pages collectively slight age discolouration. Internally clean, little wear, binding good, good colour.
Seller: Buybyebooks, Honiton, United Kingdom
Nixon, Richard Milhous. RN : The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, 1978.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Biography: General: Very Good Hardcover With Creased and Torn Dust Jacket which has been Taped, Foxing to Top, Fore and Bottom Edges, Smudges on inside of Dust Jacket, Jacket, Clean Pages, First Edition, Prompt Shipping with Tracking.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Richard Milhous Nixon. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, usa, 1978.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1978, stated First printing Hardbound in blue cloth with gold lettering on the front cover and spine, There is a quarter inch blind tear at the top rear edge. Covers and interior are very clean and the binding is tight. There is a slight bit of fade due to shelf.
Seller: EFR-JFK, South Windsor, CT, U.S.A.
Richard Nixon. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1978.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Dust Jacket - very good - small rip on front, some small rubbing on back- autopen RN on front blank endpaper 1st printing
Seller: Joan's Bookshop, Palm City, FL, U.S.A.
RICHARD NIXON. RN THE MEMOIRS OF RICHARD NIXON. Grossett & Dunlop, 1978.
Price: US$133.84 + shipping
Description: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978,FIRST edition, 1st printing. Limited edition Hardcover in blue cloth boards in a matching blue cloth slipcase. No d/w as issued. As is typical of this book the spine and slipcase show heavy sunfading. Otherwise the slipcase and book are in very good condition. The text block is unmarked and in fine possibly unread condition. SIGNED by Richard Nixon on a special page stating it is signed by the author. Heavy book so extra postage may apply. Scans available if required.
Seller: Barclay Books, York, WA, Australia
Nixon, Richard. RN, The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap: NY, 1978.
Price: US$143.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Photos, 9.5 x 6.5", gilt-lettered dark blue cloth, 1120pp with index, covers rubbed and unevenly sunned, extremities a bit bumped, textblock edges a bit soiled, in a worn, edge-torn/creased/chipped dustjacket. Third printing, but INSCRIBED "Best Wished to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation from.2-9-80" AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, RICHARD NIXON.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard.. RN, MEMOIRS OF RICHARD NIXON.. Grosset & Dunlap: NY, 1978.
Price: US$172.50 + shipping
Description: Photos, 9.5 x 6.5, blue cloth, 1120 pp with index, covers rubbed and sunned at edges, spine slightly cocked, hinges loose, contents used, text block edges soiled and spotted, in rubbed, edge torn and soiled, price clipped dust jacket. FIRST ED, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY RICHARD NIXON ON A "MEMOIRS" BOOKPLATE.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard. RN, The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap: NY, 1978.
Price: US$172.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Photos, 9.5 x 6.5", gilt-dec rough blue cloth, 1120 with index, spine sunned, minor edge wear else a nice, clean copy in sunned, worn, and lightly soiled slipcase, with promotional printed letter from publisher with return evelope. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, SIGNED BY RICHARD NIXON on tipped-in page at front.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Richard Milhous Nixon. RN : The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, 1978.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed. First Edition. SIGNED; signed and inscribed by President Richard Nixon on presentation bookplate tipped down on ffep. First Printing. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacke. Price-clipped dust jacket has some edgewear; creasing and closed tear to front panel. Gilt-stamped blue cloth; softening to spine ends; faint soiling to textblock edge; overall a clean and tight copy. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard.. Memoirs of Richard Nixon.. Grosset & Dunlap, 1978., 1978.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st ed. "First Printing" 1120p. Photos. Blue cloth. SIGNED by Nixon & inscribed "Best Wishes" to Eleanor V. Paul dated 5/17/78 on special RN Memoir bookplate pasted on front fly leaf. Block of 4 Richard Nixon postage stamps laid-in. Heavy book. Fine/Fine Copy.
Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Richard Nixon. RN The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1978.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Inscribed on a publishers bookplate. Clean, square & sharp. Better than most copies.
Seller: Peter Austern & Co. / Brooklyn Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard.. RN, The Memoirs of Richard Nixon.. Grosset & Dunlap: NY, 1978.
Price: US$230.00 + shipping
Description: Photos, 9.5 x 6.5, gilt decorated cloth, 1120 pp with index, covers rubed and spotted, extremities bumped, hinges loose, text block edges spotted, in rubbed and edge worn dust jacket with a short tear to top of spine. FIRST PRINTING, INSCRIBED "To Fay and Larry B___ With best wishes" AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, RICHARD NIXON.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Richard Milhous Nixon. RN : The Memoirs of Richard Nixon - SIGNED. Grosset & Dunlap, 1978.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: b-370 #1820 of 2500 limited first edition. Blue leather boards w/gilt lettering and design. signed on limitation page. Top band on spine has small defect from storage.
Seller: Unique Books, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard.. RN, THE MEMOIRS OF RICHARD NIXON.. Grosset & Dunlap: NY, 1978.
Price: US$287.50 + shipping
Description: Photos, 9.5 x 6.5, blue cloth, 1120 pp with index, covers worn and edge sunned, front cover with some small bleach stains, hinges loose, edges spotted and soiled else an ok copy in edge worn and edge torn, creased dust jacket. FIRST ED, FIRST PRINTING, WITH "RN MEMOIRS" BOOKPLATE INSCRIBED "Bernie, With best wishes from . . . " AND SIGNED BY RICHARD NIXON (dated 2-20-79).
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard. RN, The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap: NY, 1978.
Price: US$287.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Photos, 9.5 x 6.5", gilt-lettered blue cloth, 1120pp with index, covers a little rubbed, spine ends lightly bumped else a nice used copy in a lightly rubbed and edge-worn/torn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED "To Mike L___ / With best wishes from." AND SIGNED ON THE HALF-TITLE PAGE BY THE AUTHOR, RICHARD NIXON.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Richard Nixon. RN: The memoirs of Richard nixon. Grosset and Dunlap, 1978.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, leatherbound limited signed edition, #1867 of 2,500. This is with the gift box as issued by Grosset and Dunlap for the limited editions. Excellent condition.
Seller: Custodians of History, Inc., Plymouth, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: -SIGNED and dated - 6-9-78 - by Richard Nixon to Joseph G. Monnin, - with best wishes - on a glued in book plate. Stated First edition, First printing. Book is in Very Good condition. Boards have a tiny bit of shelf wear/rub. Fore edges have a small amount of reading wear/foxing. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Very Good condition. Tiny bit of chip and crinkle along the edge. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service. Thanks
Seller: All-Ways Fiction, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard. RN : The Memoirs of Richard Nixon - SIGNED. Grosset & Dunlap, 1978.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Grosset & Dunlap; New York, 1978. True First Edition. Signed Edition. Limited Edition. Book is limited to 2,500 numbered copies. This book is number 1,347 with matching numbered Certificate of Authenticity laid in. A Very Good copy. Gilt embossed full leather binding, AEG with few blemishes. Bound in Fine Genuine Leather. Raised spine hubs. Permanent satin ribbon page-marker. Silk moire coloured endpapers with fading to margins. Binding firm, trace handling marks and shelf wear. 1120pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard M.. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1978.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: xii, 1120,[4] pages. Illus., index, DJ in plastic sleeve. Signed by the author. Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 - April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to national prominence as a representative and senator from California. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency, he became the only president to resign from the office, following the Watergate scandal. He graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law. He and his wife Pat moved to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government. He served on active duty in the Navy Reserve during World War II. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946. His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-Communist which elevated him to national prominence. In 1950, he was elected to the Senate. He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower, subsequently serving for eight years as the vice president. In 1968, he ran for the presidency and was elected, defeating Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace in a close election. Nixon ended American involvement in Vietnam in 1973, ending the military draft that same year. Nixon's visit to China in 1972 eventually led to diplomatic relations, and he gained the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union. Derived from a Kirkus review: "I intended to play the role of the President right to the hilt and right to the end." Thus RN, whose words read less like memos here than they did in the newspaper excerpts and more like the last will and testament of a fighter who never willingly gave ground. Had he been urged to resign, he avers, he would have rebelled; and his review of the two occasions - the "secret fund" crisis, the second v.p. nomination - when he felt himself crowded and didn't cave in, back up his claim. "And tell them I know something about politics too!" he quotes himself as shouting over the phone, in the first instance, to a wheedling, dissembling Tom Dewey. He was a mere freshman senator then, built up by the Hiss case, but always had ideas of his own. Not public affairs: He had nothing against communism, he says, until Churchill's Iron Curtain speech. So it's when he's talking politics that his celebrated caginess becomes an asset and his acumen is in evidence; and only then, too, is he interesting about people. Poor Rose Mary Woods, for instance, turns up unheralded, whereas Bob Haldeman scores for spotting the potential of campaigning-by-TV, not whistle-stop train. By the same token, while the extensive travels are, dull, the final days are distinctly not: Intent on being a leader from the time when, four years out of law school, he was president of every organization in sight, he is fully aware of what's slipping away. He records the silence - instead of the usual applause - that greeted his entrance to the last Cabinet meeting, the "sober, noncommittal" faces as he thanks his aides for their support; and like a prospective suicide, he imagines the effect his farewell cables will have on Chou and Chairman Mao, "in Cairo and Tel Aviv, in Damascus and Amman" - where, "eight weeks ago, I had been accorded unprecedented acclaim." How the mightiest fell: the pages carry weight.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard. The Memoirs Of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1978.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Thick octavo, 1120pp. Blue leather, decorative gilt title with raised bands on spine. All edges gilt, with a faint scratch to the gilt along top edge of text block. Silk endpapers with sewn-in silk bookmark. Signed by President Richard Nixon on the limitation page, this being number 1035 of 2500 copies for distribution. Includes paperwork from Grosset & Dunlap with Certificate of Authenticity from the publisher noting that this copy (#1035) was issued to a subscriber. A fine copy.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1978.
Price: US$775.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Thick octavo, [xii], 1120pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper. In the publisher's dust jacket, $19.95 on front flap, light shelf wear, bright colors, a near fine example. Includes JSA certification, with sticker opposite title page. Inscribed on the half-title: "To The Federation of Republican Women on their 50th Anniversary. With best wishes from Richard Nixon." The National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) was founded in 1938, uniting women's Republican clubs across the United States with the goal of promoting the principles of the Republican Party. The NFRW has played a crucial role in supporting Republican candidates, developing grassroots movements, and fostering female political leadership. With thousands of active members organized into local and state chapters across the country, the Federation focuses on political education, volunteer efforts for campaigns, and advocacy for conservative issues.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard M.. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1978.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: xii, 1120,[4] pages. Illus., index, DJ in plastic sleeve. Lengthy inscription on fep by the author. Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 - April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to prominence as a representative and senator. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency, he became the only president to resign from the office, following the Watergate scandal. He graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law. He and his wife Pat moved to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government. He served on active duty in the Navy Reserve during World War II. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946. His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-Communist which elevated him to national prominence. In 1950, he was elected to the Senate. He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower, subsequently serving for eight years as the vice president. In 1968, he ran for the presidency and was elected, defeating Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace in a close election. Nixon ended American involvement in Vietnam in 1973, ending the military draft that same year. Nixon's visit to China in 1972 eventually led to diplomatic relations, and he gained the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union. The inscription reads: "To my dear friend, Willie B., Although I can't be with you to celebrate your 40th, I wanted to offer my best wishes to a good and committed friend. Our relationship, especially during those tough years, has meant a lot to both Pat and me. I remember vividly our first meeting. And when you said, "It's an honor to meet you Mr. President," tears came to my eyes. Since that day, no one has paid me greater respect! For that and for your many comforting phone calls during my ordeal, I'll always consider you one of my closest associates. Warm regards, Dick P.S. If you're traveling through New Jersey, you must stop for dinner. We can talk about the good old days!!!!" Derived from a Kirkus review: "I intended to play the role of the President right to the hilt and right to the end." Thus RN, whose words read less like memos here than they did in the newspaper excerpts and more like the last will and testament of a fighter who never willingly gave ground. Had he been urged to resign, he avers, he would have rebelled; and his review of the two occasions - the "secret fund" crisis, the second v.p. nomination - when he felt himself crowded and didn't cave in, back up his claim. "And tell them I know something about politics too!" he quotes himself as shouting over the phone, in the first instance, to a wheedling, dissembling Tom Dewey. He was a mere freshman senator then, built up by the Hiss case, but always had ideas of his own. Not public affairs: He had nothing against communism, he says, until Churchill's Iron Curtain speech. So it's when he's talking politics that his celebrated caginess becomes an asset and his acumen is in evidence; and only then, too, is he interesting about people. Poor Rose Mary Woods, for instance, turns up unheralded, whereas Bob Haldeman scores for spotting the potential of campaigning-by-TV, not whistle-stop train. By the same token, while the extensive travels are, dull, the final days are distinctly not: Intent on being a leader from the time when, four years out of law school, he was president of every organization in sight, he is fully aware of what's slipping away. He records the silence - instead of the usual applause - that greeted his entrance to the last Cabinet meeting, the "sober, noncommittal" faces as he thanks his aides for their support; and like a prospective suicide, he imagines the effect his farewell cables will have on Chou and Chairman Mao, "in Cairo and Tel Aviv, in Damascus and Amman" - where, "eight weeks ago, I had been accorded unprecedented acclaim." How the mightiest fell: the pages carry weight.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Nixon, Richard M.. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1978.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: xii, 1120, [4] pages. Illus., index, Slipcase. Signed on fep. Some spine and slipcase fading. With Letter of Authenticity. Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 - April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974. Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to prominence as a representative and senator. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency, he became the only president to resign from the office, following the Watergate scandal. He graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law. He and his wife Pat moved to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government. He served on active duty in the Navy Reserve during World War II. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946. His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-Communist which elevated him to national prominence. In 1950, he was elected to the Senate. He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower, subsequently serving for eight years as the vice president. In 1968, he ran for the presidency and was elected, defeating Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace in a close election. Nixon ended American involvement in Vietnam in 1973, ending the military draft that same year. Nixon's visit to China in 1972 eventually led to diplomatic relations, and he gained the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union. Four years after the Watergate scandal forced him to resign the presidency, President Nixon began another comeback through the publication of this book,RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon,in 1978. The book, Nixon writes, is based on not only on his public papers but also on some 20,000 pages of his "extensive handwritten notes" about his "ideas, conversations, activities, and speeches," diaries that he dictated as Vice President and later as President, and, significantly, the infamous Watergate tapes. In the book, Nixon recounts his life, his political successes and failures, and the foreign and domestic events of his time, including those leading up to his resignation as President on August 9, 1974. This is a stated first printing, and thus the first edition, of the book, published by Grosset & Dunlap. It is the publisher's deluxe cloth signed edition, not the common trade edition. It is covered in dark blue buckram and embossed in gold printing on the cover and the spine. The accompanying slipcase is covered in matching dark blue buckram. In the 20 years between his presidency and his death, Nixon wrote nine booksand reestablished himself as a respected statesman. Nixon has signed this book in black on a page that the publisher bound between the blue front free endpaperand the half title page. Derived from a Kirkus review: "I intended to play the role of the President right to the hilt and right to the end." Thus RN, whose words read less like memos here than they did in the newspaper excerpts and more like the last will and testament of a fighter who never willingly gave ground. Had he been urged to resign, he avers, he would have rebelled; and his review of the two occasions - the "secret fund" crisis, the second v.p. nomination - when he felt himself crowded and didn't cave in, back up his claim. "And tell them I know something about politics too!" he quotes himself as shouting over the phone, in the first instance, to a wheedling, dissembling Tom Dewey. He was a mere freshman senator then, built up by the Hiss case, but always had ideas of his own. Not public affairs: He had nothing against communism, he says, until Churchill's Iron Curtain speech. So it's when he's talking politics that his celebrated caginess becomes an asset and his acumen is in evidence; and only then, too, is he interesting about people. Poor Rose Mary Woods, for instance, turns up unheralded, whereas Bob Haldeman scores for spotting the potential of campaigning-by-TV, not whistle-stop train. By the same token, while the extensive travels are, dull, the final days are distinctly not: Intent on being a leader from the time when, four years out of law school, he was president of every organization in sight, he is fully aware of what's slipping away. He records the silence - instead of the usual applause - that greeted his entrance to the last Cabinet meeting, the "sober, noncommittal" faces as he thanks his aides for their support; and like a prospective suicide, he imagines the effect his farewell cables will have on Chou and Chairman Mao, "in Cairo and Tel Aviv, in Damascus and Amman" - where, "eight weeks ago, I had been accorded unprecedented acclaim." How the mightiest fell: the pages carry weight.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.