That example, along with film of Nixon's perspiration-drenched speech before White House staff the morning of his resignation, are important character studies, Woodward said.

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The movie presents itself as a stack of character studies, but the leads are constructed from layers of impassive cool, and the roles for women a shrink, an old flame are comically fleeting.

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Travelling through the book, the reader is introduced to a range of character studies complemented by descriptions of real people, including Marilyn Monroe, whose early sorrows blighted the rest of her life.

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Often, the judgments have to do with ancillary benefits: Athletics enhance fitness and character but take time away from your studies or the festival of foreign films.

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