The President's Man

The Memoirs of Nixon's Trusted Aide

De: Dwight Chapin

Narrado por: Will Damron

In time for the 50th anniversary of President Nixon’s epic trips to China and Russia, as well as his incredible Watergate downfall, the man who was at his side for a decade as his aide and White House Deputy takes readers inside the life and administration of Richard Nixon.

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.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Long Overdue Book!

Very illuminating account from someone who was on the inside since the beginning. Mr. Chapin’s dogged insistence on minimizing the severity of the Watergate break-in after the number of years and separate accounts written on it are puzzling however. Bob Haldeman himself states in his own account (Ends of Power) that Nixon had been involved in the plot since the beginning. I was also disappointed in Chapin’s continued undying loyalty to former president Nixon as opposed to what more appropriately might have been (particularly given the benefit from a half century of hindsight) an even deeper commitment to the Constitution.

I believe him when he says he had nothing to do with the break-in, but it is too much of an ethical stretch for him to claim that the whole Watergate affair was simply the result of overly ambitious low-level dirty tricksters who lacked oversight.

Very good book though and well-written nonetheless. Narrator was excellent!

Very good

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.One of the best books I have listened to.A fascinating journey of a man who had great high and lows but never gave up on himself

Happiest Political Story Ever

If you need an optimistic approach to the Nixon Era and life in general this is your book.

Great Insight into an Interesting Individual

A deep dive into the people behind the politician. A new perspective on an administration and several singular events in history. Very interesting in light of recent politics.

A most interesting look at a most interesting man…

This was a very good book. I never really remembered Dwight Chapin and what significance he had in the Nixon administration. But he was a part of it and in his book he explains his role. It is a revealing book and the reader will enjoy listening to it and will learn as I did about the glorious times and sad aftermath of President Nixon.