Keith Reddin's examination of the early career of Richard Nixon. Set in a suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel, a paranoid Dick Nixon is an idealistic young congressman who is ambivalent about resorting to a monumentally underhanded "dirty trick." This was orchestrated by Nixon's conniving campaign official Roy Day against his Democratic opponent, Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas—the so-called "Pink Lady." Nixon's victory launches his career as a politician.
A Goodman Theatre co-production. An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring: Timothy Carhart as Nixon, Harry Groener as Melvyn, Gary Houston as Roy, Leslie Lyles as Helen, David Shapiro as Stan. Directed by Michael Maggio. Recorded before a live audience at the DoubleTree Guest Suites, Chicago in October of 1998.