will probably debate from now to doomsday the great talent and tragic flaws of Richard Nixon, but there is no debating the mountain of empirical data that public archives, military records, nightly newscasts, election tallies, presidential press conferences, Watergate tapes, congressional hearings, and presidential libraries supply ad nauseam. Wading through and interpreting the facts is a monumental task, but at least the facts are there. The “total reality” of Richard Nixon will continue to elude