Evan Thomas Audio & Video

What was it really like to be Richard Nixon? Evan Thomas tackles this fascinating question by peeling back the layers of a man driven by a poignant mix of optimism and fear.

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan-a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history-with you-are-there immediacy by the New York Times bestselling author of Ike's Bluff and Sea of Thunder.

Two of America's most perceptive political reporters join forces for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the 2012 race for the White House....

From the author of "Sea of Thunder" comes a riveting narrative about America's ferocious drive towards empire during the Golden Age. [B]oth a naval adventure and a striking meditation on the nature of military courage.--"The New Yorker."

Six close friends shaped the role their country would play in the dangerous years following World War II....

Two of America's most perceptive political reporters join forces for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the race for the White House....

The intimate, inspiring, and authoritative biography of Sandra Day O'Connor, America's first female Supreme Court justice, drawing on exclusive interviews and first-time access to Justice O'Connor's archives.

Evan Thomas talked about his books and took viewer questions. Mr. Thomas's books include Ike's Bluff, Being Nixon, and, most recently, First: Sandra Day O'Connor.

Obama's Last Stand, follows the president's reelection campaign as it struggles to find a winning formula in a political landscape that has changed dramatically since 2008....

John Paul Jones, at sea and in the heat of battle, was the great American hero of the Age of Sail.