Signed Richard Nixon Rare Special Edition Memoirs

Signed Richard Nixon Rare Special Edition Easton Press Memoirs (7) - This lot consists of seven impeccably preserved volumes of Richard Nixon's published memoirs, reprinted in a special collector's edition by The Easton Press in 1993 and 1994. The complete collection is in excellent like-new condition, and consists of Six Crises (originally published in 1962), The Real War (originally published in 1980), Leaders (originally published in 1982), Real Peace / No More Vietnams (originally published in 1984), 1999: Victory Without War (originally published in 1988), Seize The Moment (originally published in 1992), and Beyond Peace (originally published in 1994) all authored by the 37th President of the United States. Seize The Moment, the sixth volume in this collection, is hand-signed by President Richard Nixon, and is numbered 701 of a limited edition release of only 1500 copies. Beyond Peace, the final volume in this collection, is a special memorial edition published upon Nixon's passing, and is numbered 1584 of a limited edition release of only 4500 copies. Each volume in this collection is elegantly bound in genuine Presidential blue leather with 22 karat gold embossing featuring the Presidential seal along the front and back covers, 22 karat gold embossing detail on the spines, with additional gilt edging on each page. Richard Nixon began his long career of political service after serving as a Commander in the Navy during World War II. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 12th District of California, from 1947 until 1950, and as a U.S. Senator from California from 1950 until 1953. He ascended to the position of Vice President to President Dwight Eisenhower in 1953, and following an unsuccessful Presidential campaign in 1960, he successfully ran again in 1968, taking office in January 1969. While his Presidency is frequently described by scholars for its unprecedented controversy and resulting scandal leading to his ultimate resignation, Nixon's time in the White House is also marked by several long standing victories, including the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as the first manned lunar landings during the Space Race of the late 1960s and early 1970s. These seven volumes provide an intimate autobiographical portrait of one of the most complex political figures in American history.