the Nixons, an intimate portrait of a marriage Swift, Will 1947- creator text biography nyu 2014 First Threshold Editions hardcover edition. monographic eng

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x, 479 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Part I. An ambitious young couple -- "Will you think of me sometimes?" -- Going places -- Married, happily -- Love after Pearl Harbor -- Giant slayers -- The faces of America's future -- Crises on the homefront -- Safeguarding the American home -- Part II. Cultural leaders and private citizens -- "Heroes" and "housewives": Dick, Ike, Pat and Mamie -- A turbulent ascent -- Enduring defeat -- Darkness -- Your turn, my turn -- Part III. White House dreams and nightmares -- Adjusting to the White House fortress -- "We had held our own" -- A private marriage in the public spotlight -- Love in the White House -- The zenith -- Falling apart -- Part IV. Affliction and recovery -- Renewal in exile -- A peaceful twilight -- Epilogue. Will Swift. Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-447) and index. n-us--- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Nixon, Pat 1912-1993 Presidents United States Biography Presidents' spouses United States Biography Married people United States Biography E856 .S95 2014 973.924092/2 B 9781451676945 (hardcover) 2013024650 DLC 130621 20190501235220.0 17786556 eng