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Fame,
notoriety--whatever you want to call it--can be a very lonely thing. A lot
of people know you, but not a lot of people know you, if you know what I
mean. And the more public you are, the smaller your circle gets because
you find that you trust only very few." It was not just Nixon's
ambiguities that made him fascinating, but the way the epic moments of his
life alternated with moments of pure common sense, humor, tenderness, and
vulnerability. Behind the political genius was something disarmingly
common, a humanity that was not part of the public image. On those quiet
Sunday afternoons, I saw what few others were allowed to see: that Nixon
was real. On that day and on others like it, Nixon was at his strongest
and his most vulnerable. Simultaneously defiant and uncertain, complex in
his thinking and simple in his tastes, known by millions and utterly
alone, Nixon was both a leader of men and one of them, a public man with
an intensely private life, larger than life, but vulnerable to all that
life brings.
In
an endless search for meaning in his own life and in the forces driving
the country and the world, he rose to the highest levels of power, fell
from grace, and through sheer force of will made his way back. The last
Nixon was not a "new" Nixon, not the next self-made political
manifestation, but the real Nixon, a man of substance and humor,
accomplishment and regret, happiness and sorrow. In the end, he was just a
man in the winter of his life, left with a past that had been unafraid of
controversy and tragedy, that had delivered exhilarating triumphs and
devastating defeats, and that had forced him to negotiate his way between
his great strengths and obvious, inevitable weaknesses. It was a
completely human process undertaken by an ordinary man who left a citrus
grove in southern California to make an indelible mark on the second half
of the twentieth century.
In
her books, Monica Crowley wrote history as history should and must be
written. In her political analysis, on American television and at her
radio, show, Monica Crowley approached the subject, explained the events,
analyzed the cause and effect, and provided the viewers and the listeners
with all the information and detailed ramifications in an
utmost clarity, convincing arguments and debates, and above all,
surrounded her audience with the needed comfort, state of mind and the
ambience which allowed them to comprehend and visualize the whole
situation and sometimes its complicated scenario.
Her intelligence, radiating smile, crystal clear voice,
analytical mind, charmingly teasing nature, her striking beauty and
experience in the business brought credibility, charm, entertainment,
class and delight to the American media and broadcasting. In Europe, we
are fond of this mesmerizing nymph and walking encyclopedia. Dr. Monica
Crowley is a gem, a national treasure. Have I said that she is the
ambassador of the American media to the world? Probably, I did.
Watch her on Fox News Network. Listen to her
at her radio show which has been selected by the international audience
and community as the best radio talk and debate show in America. Sail with
her on the immense universe of her knowledge, wit and wisdom. You will
learn a lot from her and most certainly, she will energize your brain, and
put “a tiger in your tank”.
She is la
crème de la crème.
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