The son of devout Quakers, Richard Nixon grew up in the shadow of an older brother and thrived on struggle and opposition.
He possessed the plainspoken eloquence to reduce American television audiences to tears with his career-saving "Checkers" speech, yet Nixon\'s darker side hatched schemes designed to take down his political opponents whic.
Through high school and college, in the Navy and in politics, Nixon was constantly leading crusades and fighting off "enemies," either real and imagined.
The son of devout Quakers, Richard Nixon grew up in the shadow of an older brother and thrived on struggle and opposition