Resignation. This is about an hour. A testimony to the job they do and the reverence for books books that we all share. Richard nixon is a hard man to let go of. By first i remember as a child in black and white fuzzy television seeing this odd man, he was on a good ticket with general eisenhower and there was some problem taking money from a secret fund. And i thought this is interesting. He never stopped being interesting. Richard nixon was never boring. David mentioned he was probably as interesting in his after presidency as he was during his presidency. I chronicle in the book beginning with spiro agnew. Remember spiro agnew being in some trouble and i said to my editor at the new yorker, thought lamented and just the legendary William Shawn saying what are you thinking of writing next . I dont know. I have a feeling we are going to change Vice President s and president s within a year. This is labor day of 73. A way out there kind of wild thought at the time. We agreed i would wr