Ross Douthat, who reviewed Richard Perlstein's new book for the May
Atlantic, interviews the author about the Watergate era and challenges his vision of modern-day America.
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E Pluribus Nixon
The Atlantic,
May 2008
By Ross Douthat
A sweeping new social history portrays Richard Nixon as the president his fratricidal country deserved—and perhaps the best we could have hoped for.
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