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Nixon's unvarnished judgments and wily angling are back on display in a new book, Nixon Off the Record: His Candid Commentary on People and Politics, by Monica Crowley, a young aide who was close to him in the last four years of his life. The relationship began when, as a junior at Colgate, she wrote him a long letter expounding her Reagan-influenced views on politics and foreign policy. To her surprise, Nixon invited her to his office in New Jersey; upon graduation in 1990 the 21-year-old novice entered the 77-year-old ex-President's shrinking...
...greats will always be remembered in their own words," Nixon told Crowley, in obvious and hopeful reference to himself. The book has the immediacy of a daily diary--and the sting of a man brooding over his raw deal, still eager to even old scores. Eisenhower "was very charming and warm socially, but he was a hard-ass...He didn't endorse me in 1960 until he absolutely had to." George Bush's Secretary of State James Baker, who froze Nixon out, was branded "an ass," Bush "a good man, but not strong." After the G.O.P.'s meanspirited 1992 convention...
...When Crowley reminded Warner that he had already given him a warning, Warner became belligerent and began screaming at the officer, Riley said...
...result, Crowley arrested Warner for trespass and disorderly conduct, according to the chief...
...Terrio called Crowley, who immediately recognized Warner when he arrived on the scene, Riley said...