historian, evan has made his mark writing impressive biographies about williams, robert kennedy, john paul jones and dwight eisenhower. in very best mini profile for figures the ran covert u.s. operations in the 1950s and '60s. in the weisman he and walter isaacson told the stories of a handful of outside u.s. government personalities who shaped the post-cold war period. and in the best selling sea of thunder, he caught up the conflict in the pacific, report to. in "being nixon," his newest books, evan provides a well researched updated view of her controversial 37th president who's very mixed legacy, many of us are still wrestling with. evan himself notes in the acknowledgment that as a creature of the east coast media establishment, which nixon despised, he may not have it considered especially bifold nixon hands as inclined to approach a subject with objectivity and fairness. by evan is to enforce balanced reporting and knack for glory articulating complex topics. he set out to try to get past what he calls the cartoon version of nixon and explained with evenhandedness and insight is deeply f