The book was recently named on the best-of-2017 list by a New York Times reviewer that same reviewer earlier in the year praised it, saying that “Farrell has a liquid style that slips easily down the gullet, and he understands all too well that Nixon was a vat of contradictions.” She called the book “complicating and well-rounded.”įarrell has made the rounds this year discussing the parallels between Nixon and President Donald Trump. In a video with the National Press Foundation, Farrell – who spent his career at The Boston Globe, The Denver Post and other papers – talked about Nixon as a compelling figure in history and about the art of writing a big biography. Farrell’s “Richard Nixon: The Life” came out in 2017 to wide praise, both for the eloquence with which it was written and for the news it generated. Nerve-wracking for sure, but well worth it. So imagine John Farrell’s delight when he uncovered a piece of the man’s history that had remained secret for almost five decades.Īnd then imagine having to sit on that scoop for more than two years. Richard Nixon, the nation’s 37 th president, is one of the most studied men in history.
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