That example, along with film of Nixon's perspiration-drenched speech before White House staff the morning of his resignation, are important characterstudies, Woodward said.
Travelling through the book, the reader is introduced to a range of characterstudies complemented by descriptions of real people, including Marilyn Monroe, whose early sorrows blighted the rest of her life.
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.