The Arrogance of Power - Anthony Summers

So it occurred to me one day that I didn't really know all that much about Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States. Obviously I knew the famous stuff, enough to get all the jokes in that episode of Futurama where he runs for president, but I felt a sudden urge to know more. And by more I really only meant the good stuff. While I'm sure Nixon's domestic and (especially) foreign policies are all very interesting to people with a less flippant view of history, all I really wanted to know about were the scandals. And my goodness but there were a lot of them. So this is the book I picked up. It's a nice chunky tome, but it's not a ...  Read the complete review