Ghosts and paranoia fuel the alcoholic reflections of a fallen and discredited US President in this remarkable one-man show.
While Nixon maintained the illusion of power by giving orders to be obeyed, those obeying him laughed behind his back, ridiculing him, Kissinger offering the wry observations ‘Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac’ and ‘The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.’
Secret Honor is a searing interrogation of the Nixon mystique and an audacious depiction of unchecked paranoia.