These four chapters contain twenty-eight episodes alternatively narrated by Robert Coover and his part-time narrator, Richard Nixon. The three intermezzos are presented in free verse, dramatic dialogue and opera in sequence. 叙事章节由尼克松和作者本人轮流叙述;三个插曲分别是自由体诗歌,戏剧对白和歌剧。
From a macroscopic view, the whole novel is pieced up by four narrative chapters, three intermezzos in different genres as well as a prologue and epilogue with symbolic meaning. 宏观上,整部小说由四个叙事章节,三段不同文体的插曲以及象征性的序幕和尾声构成。