Patricia Nixon.
The book had attempted to describe the life, married and political profile of the wife of President Richard Nixon... It's a very rosy picture of Pat Nixon; and not a real portrait of her, mostly. She had been overly proud of herself for the early child's life where she had to become a mother-figure (in her youth for her brothers, and continued to be a stubborn, self-possessed, maybe too independent self-loving person all her life ! She actually never supported her husband's Political carrier nor cared or loved him wholeheartedly... She diminished his character, called him names and was quite ambitious even in Public ! I believe, Richard Nixon had chosen a wrong person to be his wife: He had to continually wow for her attention, to date and then-marry him, which showed his inability to be strong, manly and not so dependant on someone else's approval... But that had been the "fault" of his early upbringing where his parents neglected him emotionally considerably a young child and as a person, depriving him of their attention and love ! I've read another work about Richard Nixon and that book was much more real and substantial with a great inside into people's behavior and feelings. I also disprove of author's addressing The President's by name "Dick" instead of the appropriate, Richard or Rick (for short) I Nixon. It is distasteful and rude ! I do not recommend this work to anyone who truly is interested in knowing and understanding the character of Patty Nixon.
