Author: Don Fulsom
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A veteran White House reporter reveals the 37th president was even more sinister & haunted than known. Nixon left the White House in 1974 in disgrace, but Americans never knew the full extent of his demons, deceptions, paranoia, prejudices, hatreds & chicanery. Calling on his work in covering Nixon, scores of interviews with congressmen, White House staffers & others close to him, & newly declassified documents & recordings, veteran journalist Fulsom sheds new light on Tricky Dick. Revelations:
That the future president sabotaged the 1968 peace talks for political gain.
By the time he became president in 1969, he had linked to the mob for over 20 years &, as president, was connected with New Orleans boss Carlos Marcello, the nation's most powerful Mafioso
He had a drinking problem. Aides referred to him as "Our Drunk".
He was misogynistic & was abusive toward 1st lady Pat Nixon.
The intimate, maybe homosexual, nature of his relationship with confidante Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, a mob-tied banker.
Testimony alleging he'd ordered the killing of White House reporter Jack Anderson.
Fulsom's examination of these & other startling aspects of Nixon's personal & political dimensions paint an unflinching portrait of a leader who was once the most powerful man in the world. Nixon's Darkest Secrets provides a chilling final chapter in literature on this troubled president.
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