Former President S R Nathan launched his new book titled S R Nathan In Conversation at SMU on Monday, January 19. During the book launch, Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam commented that Mr Nathan has shared his thoughts from the vantage point of someone who has not only been the head of state for 12 years, but who has also drawn on wisdom accumulated over decades of experience as a civil servant, diplomat, community worker, and fellow Singaporean.