VANITY FAIR

Volume 55

Number 6

June 1992

Features

Watergate: A twentieth-anniversary portfolio by Annie Leibovitz of the faces of the crisis that rocked the republic........... 97

How Nixon Came In from the Cold: Michael R. Beschloss chronicles how the disgraced former president has pulled off the biggest coup of his political career................ 114

The Annette Effect: How did Annette Bening become the First Lady of Hollywood? Joan Juliet Buck reports from the Beatty home............ 120

Wenner's Streak: Stephen Schiff reports how Jann Wenner has stayed on top through twenty-five years of rocking with Rolling Stone............. 124

California Dream Girls: Firooz Zahedi spotlights Wilson Phillips............ 130

How Terrible Is Ivan? Why the Israeli courts may have sentenced the wrong man to die for atrocities committed at Treblinka. By Fredric Dannen.......... 132

True Grit: In the wake of its dismal debut, Diane Sawyer has taken charge of PrimeTime Live, saving the show— and her career. Edward Klein reports.............. 140

Return of the Wanderer: After a taste of the Hollywood high life, Richard Price is back on the streets and testing all the limits with his new novel, Clockers. By Ron Rosenbaum............ 144

Columns

Editor's Letter: Final comeback?............... 8

Theater: Ben Brantley on Sir Ian McKellen's most important role......... 34

Mixed Media: James Wolcott on Edna O'Brien's Gaelic liberation........... 50

Politics: Sidney Blumenthal on Bill Clinton's most dangerous opponent............ 58

Movies: Arthur Lubow on Stephen Hawking's mind games............. 72

Horoscope: Michael Lutin on precious Gemini.............. 180

Et Cetera

Letters: Readers bite back...................... 20

Fanfair: The bright stuff....................... 89

Flashback: Elsa Maxwell, May 1934................ 182

Credits.................................. 179