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NIXON

The story of Richard Nixon's rise, fall, and the moment he unilaterally ended the gold standard and changed global economics forever.

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CHAPTER ONE A Man Made in the Arena RICHARD NIXON CAME from Whittier, California, which sounds like a place you'd name if you were trying to make “dusty and forgettable” sound dignified. His father ran a grocery store that barely made money. His mother was a devout Quaker who believed in discipline, silence, and the spiritual benefits of not enjoying anything. Nixon didn’t come from wealth. He came from work. He wasn’t charismatic. Not as a kid, not as a teenager, not ever. He didn’t have the kind of presence that drew people in. He had the kind that made people double-check the lock on their filing cabinets. But he was observant. Watchful. Sharp in the way that made people nervous. He...

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