Nixon's public shame and the sense of helplessness compounded by his poor health caused him acute mental anguish -- many believed he was suicidal. Lungren made Nixon's mental health a priority in his regimen for recovery, allowing Nixon the years he needed to atone for his actions and redeem himself in the public eye. Lungren offers insights into Nixon's psyche that only a personal physician -- and friend -- could have. Lungren observed in Nixon the qualities that defined him as a leader and the weaknesses that led to his political fall. He watched as Nixon surrounded himself by eager yes-men, such as H.R. Haldeman, who would never question their commander-in-chief's decisions. He listened to an impassioned and broken Nixon who, seated beside his wife, Pat, demanded, "What did we do wrong?" Lungren and Nixon discussed Gerald Ford's mistakes as president, the stinging attacks of muckraking journalists, and the history of executive power as shaped by precedent. Lungren experienced these conversations with both the interest of a concerned friend and the objective distance of a physician. Unlike any other book dealing with the highly controversial president, Healing Richard Nixon is an insider's perspective on Nixon's political career, a story of fall and redemption told through intimate conversations between doctor and patient. The Nixon that emerges is one rarely seen by the public -- vulnerable, frightened, regretful, and disarmingly human. Lungren's account is crucial to understanding the psychology of one of the most tragic figures in American political history.
Nixon's public shame and the sense of helplessness compounded by his poor health caused him acute mental anguish -- many believed he was suicidal. Lungren made Nixon's mental health a priority in his regimen for recovery, allowing Nixon the years he needed to atone for his actions and redeem himself in the public eye. Lungren offers insights into Nixon's psyche that only a personal physician -- and friend -- could have. Lungren observed in Nixon the qualities that defined him as a leader and the weaknesses that led to his political fall. He watched as Nixon surrounded himself by eager yes-men, such as H.R. Haldeman, who would never question their commander-in-chief's decisions. He listened to an impassioned and broken Nixon who, seated beside his wife, Pat, demanded, "What did we do wrong?" Lungren and Nixon discussed Gerald Ford's mistakes as president, the stinging attacks of muckraking journalists, and the history of executive power as shaped by precedent. Lungren experienced these conversations with both the interest of a concerned friend and the objective distance of a physician. Unlike any other book dealing with the highly controversial president, Healing Richard Nixon is an insider's perspective on Nixon's political career, a story of fall and redemption told through intimate conversations between doctor and patient. The Nixon that emerges is one rarely seen by the public -- vulnerable, frightened, regretful, and disarmingly human. Lungren's account is crucial to understanding the psychology of one of the most tragic figures in American political history.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780813185408 |
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| Publisher: | University Press of Kentucky |
| Publication date: | 10/21/2021 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 248 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |