The President's Man - by Dwight Chapin (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

An inside look at President Richard Nixon's administration and epic trips to China and Russia, as well as his incredible Watergate downfall, by the man who was at his side for a decade as his aide and White House Deputy.

From Richard Nixon's "You-won't-have-Nixon-to-kick-around-anymore" 1962 gubernatorial campaign through his world-changing trips to China and the Soviet Union and epic downfall, Dwight Chapin was by his side. As his personal aide and then Deputy Assistant in the White House Chapin was with him in his most private and most public moments. He traveled with him, assisted, advised, strategized, campaigned and learned from America's most controversial president. As Bob Haldeman's protege, Chapin worked with Henry Kissinger in opening China--then eventually went to prison for Watergate although he had no involvement in it.

In this memoir Chapin takes readers on an extraordinary historic journey; presenting an insider's view of America's most enigmatic President. Chapin will relate his memorable experiences with the people who shaped the future: Henry Kissinger, his close friend Bob Haldeman, Choi En-lai, Pat Nixon, the embittered Spiro Agnew, J. Edgar Hoover, Frank Sinatra, Mark "Deep Throat" Felt, young and ambitious Roger Ailes, and John Dean. It's a story that ranges from Coretta Scott King to Elvis Presley, from the wonder of entering a closed Chinese society to the Oval Office, and concludes with startling new insights and conclusions about the break-in that brought down Nixon's presidency.

Chapin's unique vantage point provides an unparalleled look at the triumphs and tragedies of the Nixon administration.

• An Insider's View of the White House: As Nixon's personal aide for a decade, Dwight Chapin shares his unfiltered perspective on the president's most private and public moments.
• Historic Trips to China and Russia: Journey behind the scenes of the world-changing missions to open China and negotiate with the Soviet Union, witnessing pivotal moments with figures like Henry Kissinger.
• The Watergate Scandal Unraveled: Learn the shocking story of how a loyal aide with no involvement in the break-in was sent to prison, and gain startling new insights into the downfall of a presidency.
• A Unique Angle on Presidential History: From tense meetings in the Oval Office to personal moments with Pat Nixon, Elvis Presley, and Bob Haldeman, this account reveals the human side of history.

Review Quotes

"The President's Man is an engaging and provocative look at the Nixon presidency written by Dwight Chapin, someone with a unique experience in the Nixon White House." - Henry Kissinger

"In a revealing and deeply personal volume, Dwight Chapin has penned the ultimate 'draw back the curtain' on the presidency of Richard Nixon." - Karl Rove

"This book sheds a unique, interesting light on one of our most complicated and effective presidents. Because of Watergate, few people recall that Nixon was historically popular and remarkably successful. Anyone who cares about American history and politics should read The President's Man." - Newt Gingrich

"Dwight Chapin's The President's Man is the book we've been waiting fifty years for. Rarely in U.S. history has someone spent so much time with a president and lived to write about it. Filled with new details on every page and beautifully written, it will force us to reassess Richard Nixon yet again. It is sure to become an instant classic on the era!" - Douglas Brinkley and Luke A. Nichter, authors of The Nixon Tapes: 1971-1972 and The Nixon Tapes: 1973

"An intimate and insightful memoir that students of the era never imagined we would see... Dwight Chapin's unsparing recollections make a significant addition to the literature of the Nixon administration and the annals of the postwar presidency." - James Rosen, author of The Strong Man: John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate

"Chapin's autobiography offers some entertaining anecdotes about many who passed through his office and will appeal to Nixonians and to those looking for yet another very personal perspective on Watergate." - Booklist

"Chapin provides an insider's perspective on what he deems the White House's "ethical culture" and major developments of Nixon's administration, including the ending of official American involvement in the Vietnam War, nuclear weapons negotiations with the Soviets, as well as significant domestic achievements that Chapin believes were obscured by the Watergate investigation." - Publishers Weekly

"[N]o staff member was closer to Nixon in the campaign of 1968, or for the first four years of his presidency, than his personal aide Dwight Chapin... if you would know what it was like to be at Nixon's side at the apex of American politics and at the beginning of the greatest fall of a president in American history... read this book." - Patrick Buchanan