"[A] panoramic exploration of egghead politics, Hollywood films, television culture, and op-ed press buzz.... Mattson's portrait of a crusading, emotional Nixon on the verge of victory colors in all the campaign's background details, including relevant pop culture detours and digressions, from Hedda Hopper and Lucille Ball to the hole in Adlai Stevenson's shoe." - Publishers Weekly
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"[A] panoramic exploration of egghead politics, Hollywood films, television culture, and op-ed press buzz.... Mattson's portrait of a crusading, emotional Nixon on the verge of victory colors in all the campaign's background details, including relevant pop culture detours and digressions, from Hedda Hopper and Lucille Ball to the hole in Adlai Stevenson's shoe." - Publishers Weekly
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