Nixon | Richard [Secret Service]

The Real War

First Edition | First Printing

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First edition of The Real War, inscribed by President Richard Nixon to the head of the White House Secret Service detail, Robert H. Taylor.

Octavo, [10], 341pp. Red cloth, title in silver on spine. Stated “First Printing: May 1980” on copyright page with full number line. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $12.50 retail price on front flap, faint shelf wear, a near fine copy.

Inscribed on the half-title: “To Bob Taylor / With appreciation for his years of service to the nation / from / Richard Nixon / 11-26-80.”

Robert H. Taylor (1927-1981) was the special agent in charge of the White House detail during the Johnson and Nixon administrations. He first came to Vice President Nixon’s attention on a trip to Caracas, Venezuela, when a mob attacked the Vice-Presidential motorcade. Taylor, along with other agents, protected the vice-presidential party and de-escalated the situation without harming any protesters. As special agent in charge of White House security, he often clashed with Nixon aides, who wanted more public access for the president. Fellow secret service agents described Taylor as: “…the public’s image of a Secret Service agent. Everyone on the White House detail respected him, but he had a lightning temper and wasn’t one to ingratiate himself with anyone, including the President, the White House staff, and the Secret Service hierarchy.” After a dispute with Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman, Taylor was transferred and soon after retired from the Secret Service. He passed away in 1981 from cancer at the age of 54.

Additional information

Location Published

New York

Publisher

Warner Books

Edition

First Edition, First Printing

Date Published

1980

ISBN

0-446-51201-X

Binding

Cloth

Condition

Near Fine

Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Author

Nixon | Richard [Secret Service]

Parenthetical

[Secret Service]

Author Display

Richard Nixon