The Best Of The Nixon Years

"I'd rather use the nuclear bomb."

--Nixon to Kissinger, a few weeks before he ordered a major escalation of the Vietnam War in 1972

"You're so goddamned concerned about the civilians, and I don't give a d--n. I don't care."

--Nixon to Kissinger in 1972, admonishing his aide about concerns over killing Vietnamese civilians

"He's just an uncomfortable man to be around. Strange."

--Nixon in August 1972 discussing California governor Ronald Reagan with H. R. Haldeman