Nixon, RichardBiblio.com
NIXON, RichardBiblio.com
The Memoirs.
réf. 190685Norwalk Connecticut Easton Press 1988. The 38th President's copy of the 37th President's memoirs First Easton Press edition signed as issued with a superb provenance: the copy of Nixon's successor as President Gerald Ford with his bookplate on the front pastedown. It is no exaggeration to say that each was the most important man in the other's life - Nixon appointing Ford as Vice President resulted in Ford becoming President and Ford's pardoning of Nixon saved him from an ignominious trial and potential prison term. Their relationship was of profound consequence in American history. Nixon's memoirs charts his life from his childhood to his leaving the White House and defends his presidency and his actions in Watergate. Ford plays a central role throughout the book. The pair were friends from early in their political careers. This combined with Ford's bipartisan support in Congress led to Nixon choosing him as Vice President and consequently placing him in the White House upon his resignation. Ford's pardon of Nixon may have ended "the long national nightmare" but also tanked Ford's own popularity and led to his defeat in the 1976 presidential election. Repeatedly in his memoirs Nixon commends Ford's loyalty character and ability. Octavo. Original blue bonded leather spine lettered in gilt patterned endpapers gilt edges. Housed in a blue quarter morocco box by the Chelsea Bindery. Two publisher's prospectuses loosely inserted. Slight rubbing to spine else a fine copy. hardcover
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