"John A. Farrell narrates this story with punch and insight...the best one-volume, cradle-to-grave biography that we could expect about such a famously elusive subject. By employing recently released government documents and oral histories, he adds layers of understanding to a complex man and his dastardly decisions." 

                                                                                         -- The Washington Post

     "Confirmation of Nixon's meddling in Johnson’s peace efforts is the … news that “Richard Nixon” breaks. But startling revelations are hardly the only criterion for a good Nixon biography. He’s an electrifying subject, a muttering Lear, of perennial interest to anyone with even an average curiosity about politics or psychology. The real test of a good Nixon biography ... is far simpler: Is it elegantly written? And, even more important, can it tolerate paradoxes and complexity, the spikier stuff that distinguishes real-life sinners from comic-book villains? The answer, in the case of “Richard Nixon,” is yes, on both counts."

                                                                                         -- The New York Times 

     "A tale that presents Nixon from boyhood to senator, power broker and president, in all of his complexity and contradiction."

                                                                                         -- The Pulitzer citation