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Starred Review on November 1, 2014 | Social Sciences
Smith, past director of several presidential libraries and in-house historian for C-SPAN, has written a piece of first-rate scholarship on one of the most complex public figures of the 20th century, Nelson Rockefeller (1908–79). If you thought you knew "Rocky" (a name he disliked greatly), think again. At the hands of this acclaimed presidential scholar, we see a towering public figure in all his ambition, glory, and disappointment. In many respects, Rockefeller's story ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More