To: Mrs NixonNot quite my idea of pillow-talk.
From: The President
With regard to RN's room, what would be the most desirable is an end table like the one on the right side of the bed which will accommodate TWO Dictaphones as well as a telephone ... In addition he needs a bigger table on which he can work at night. The table which is presently in the room does not allow enough room for him to get his knees under it
Perlstein goes on to quote Nixon (at 460) as commenting that –
It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can’t stop playing the game you’ve always played it because it is part of you and you need it as much as an arm or leg … You continue to walk on the edge of the precipice because over the years you have become fascinated by how close to the edge you can walk without losing your balance.
