Cold War Patriot and Statesman, Richard M. Nixon

The only apparent consensus about the Nixon Presidency is that his accomplishments in the foreign policy area far outshadowed those in the domestic arena. The advances for which he was responsible--in particular, the opening to China--brought the most significant improvement in foreign relations among the great powers in decades. This volume of essays and observations from scholars and participants alike examines the major areas of the Nixon diplomacy and its impact.