Evan Thomas

"Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out." -- Richard Nixon What drove a painfully shy introvert and outcast in elite Washington society -- so self-conscious he preferred telephone calls to meetings -- to pursue power and public office, and how did these same qualities presage his incredible downfall? The grandson of a devout Quaker, Richard Nixon grew up in the shadow of...

A captivating blend of personal biography and public drama, The Wise Men introduces six close friends who shaped the role their country would play in the dangerous years following World War II. They were the original best and brightest, whose towering intellects, outsize personalities, and dramatic actions would bring order to the postwar chaos and leave a legacy that dominates American policy to ...