Front Matter -- Supplemental Images -- Introduction / Melvin Small -- Pre-Presidential Years. Nixon Biographies / Iwan W Morgan -- The Pre-Political Years, 1913₆1945 / Joseph Dmohowski -- Pat Nixon / Gil Troy -- The Congressional Years / Anthony Rama Maravillas -- The Alger Hiss Case / Athan G Theoharis -- The Richard Nixon Vice Presidency: Research without the Nixon Manuscripts / Irwin F Gellman -- The Election of 1960 / W J Rorabaugh -- Domestic Policies. The Election of 1968 / Melvin Small -- The Election of 1972 / Rick Perlstein -- The Administrative Presidency / Karen M Hult -- Richard Nixon, the Great Society, and Social Reforms: A Lost Opportunity? / Romain Huret -- Civil Rights Policy / Dean J Kotlowski -- Economic Policy / Nigel Bowles -- Political Realignment / Robert Mason -- Nixon and the Environment / Paul Charles Milazzo -- Nixon and the Media / Tim Kiska -- Nixon and Dissent / Katherine Scott -- Nixon and Agnew / Justin P Coffey -- Foreign Policies. Foreign Policy Overview / Jussi M Hanhim̃ki -- Nixon and Kissinger / Robert D Schulzinger -- The Vietnam War / Jeffrey P Kimball -- Explorations of Ďtente / Keith L Nelson -- The China Card / Evelyn Goh -- Nixon and Europe: Transatlantic Policy in the Shadow of Other Priorities / Luke A Nichter -- Latin America and the Quest for Stability / Mark Atwood Lawrence -- Post-Presidential Years. Watergate / Keith W Olson -- Nixon and Ford / John Robert Greene -- Nixon's Image: A Brief History / David Greenberg -- The Nixon Tapes / Sahr Conway-Lanz -- Bibliography -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Melvin Small -- Nixon biographies / Iwan Morgan -- The pre-political years, 1913-1945 / Joseph Dmohowski -- Pat Nixon / Gil Troy -- The congressional years / Anthony Rama Maravillas -- The Alger Hiss case / Athan G. Theoharis -- The Richard Nixon vice presidency : research without the Nixon manuscripts / Irwin F. Gellman -- The election of 1960 / W.J. Rorabaugh -- The election of 1968 / Melvin Small -- The election of 1972 / Rick Perlstein -- The administrative presidency / Karen M. Hult -- Richard Nixon, the great society, and social reforms : a lost opportunity? / Romain Huret -- Rights policy / Dean J. Kotlowski -- Economic policy / Nigel Bowles -- Political realignment / Robert Mason -- Nixon and the environment / Paul Charles Milazzo -- Nixon and the media / Tim Kiska -- Nixon and dissent / Katherine Scott -- Nixon and Agnew / Justin P. Coffey -- Foreign policy overview / Jussi M. Hanhimäki -- Nixon and Kissinger / Robert D. Schulzinger -- The Vietnam War / Jeffrey P. Kimball -- Explorations of détente / Keith L. Nelson -- The China card / Evelyn Goh -- Nixon and Europe : transatlantic policy in the shadow of other priorities / Luke A. Nichter -- Latin America and the quest for stability / Mark Attwood Lawrence -- Watergate / Keith W. Olson -- Nixon and Ford / John Robert Greene -- Nixon's image : a brief history / David Greenberg -- The Nixon tapes / Sahr Conway-Lanz.

This companion offers an overview of Richard M. Nixon's life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the evolution and current state, of Nixon scholarship.

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