Author

Chris Matthews

8 books, mostly politics, for Simon & Schuster Audio and Very Small Robots, LLC, 2001–2025

Chris Matthews is a New York Times bestselling nonfiction author whose books examine American politics, presidential history, political leadership, and his own career in public life. His works include Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked, Kennedy & Nixon, Hardball, and the memoir This Country. Before and alongside his writing career, Matthews worked as a presidential speechwriter, served as a top aide to House Speaker Tip O’Neill, and hosted MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews.