Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power
By Robert Dallek, read by Eric Conger
HarperAudio
Chances of a Lifetime:
By Warren Christopher, read by the author
Recorded Books
My American Journey
By Colin Powell, with Joseph E. Persico, read by the author
Random House Audio
Eagerly awaiting the memoir Condoleezza Rice said she’s going to publish when she’s out of office? You can tide yourself over with other audiobooks about or by secretaries of state. The recently published “Nixon and Kissinger” has received critical acclaim thanks in part to Robert Dallek’s conscientious research into reams of previously classified documents. The book is a fascinating portrait of two hard-nosed competitors whose troubled partnership made an indelible mark on our nation’s political system. Here are memoirs by others who have walked in Rice’s and Kissinger’s shoes:
Bill Clinton’s first secretary of state bares all! Well, actually there’s not much baring — Christopher’s story is certainly safe for the faint-hearted. But his reactions to some of the big events of the Clinton years are worth a listen.
This came out in 1995, so it’s not going to shed any light on the current Bush administration. But Colin Powell does share the remarkable story of his meteoric rise from childhood in the South Bronx to a fast-paced political career in D.C.
