Searching For Richard Nixon: Finding Refuge and Making a Home in Prince Edward County

Did Richard Nixon really take a secret weekend trip to Canada in 1957? Did he go drinking in a bar, without secret service protection, play golf and make friends with the Mayor of small-town Picton, Ontario? Searching for Richard Nixon investigates a largely forgotten and undocumented episode of American Presidential and Canadian history. It sheds new light on Nixon’s background and legacy, and links the past with current events and politics, including the election of Donald Trump. The search for evidence of Nixon’s trip reveals a treasure trove of anecdotes about the Bay of Quinte. The author also relates his own journey, in a compelling personal narrative, where he finds his place and makes a new home in rural Prince Edward County.

“A book for those who love or hate history and politics…wildly accessible to both camps, incredibly stimulating and enlightening. History buffs will salivate over the details. The research is gob-smackingly impressive. The labour of love really shines through.” - Andrew Binks, author, The Summer Between

“Richard Nixon in Picton, Ontario? It seems impossible. Yet it’s true. Thomas Harrison has unearthed a fascinating detail that intersects a charming rural Ontario town with the grandest events in world history.” - David Frum, author and journalist

Thomas Harrison is a teacher, farmer, lawyer and artist who lives on his family horse farm in Prince Edward County. A former Crown Counsel, and adjunct Professor of law at Queen’s University, he currently teaches animal legislation and ethics and animal issues/critical thinking at Durham College in Whitby, Ontario.