Jeffrey Frank

The former Washington Post and New Yorker editor’s new nonfiction, an in-depth look at the relationship between an American Vice President and his boss, already has people talking. Ike and Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage depicts a young and unsure Nixon seeking approval from great former war hero Eisenhower (who never quite invests or believes in his veep). Since Frank is also a published novelist, his interest in character motivation runs alongside the historical record.