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Evan Thomas: 'Being Nixon: A Man Divided'

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Nixon on the campaign trail in 1968
Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential election.
Photo courtesy of Dirck Halstead

This is History Week on MPR News Presents, featuring American RadioWorks documentaries and talks by historians. First up is journalist and professor Evan Thomas. His 2015 biography "Being Nixon: A Man Divided," is a best-seller. Was Richard Nixon a patriotic public servant who was intent on accomplishing big things, or a scheming criminal mastermind? Evan Thomas says Nixon's excessive hatred of his enemies ultimately destroyed him.

Historian and Nixon Presidential Library founding director Tim Naftali interviewed Evan Thomas at the JFK Presidential Library in Boston Nov. 2, 2015. Thanks to WBUR for recording the event.