Bill Clinton: The American Presidents Series: The 42nd President, 1993-2001
Jan 2017 · Times Books
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A compelling portrait of a complex president who defined an era
Bill Clinton: a president of contradictions. A Rhodes Scholar and Yale Law School graduate from rural Arkansas. A talented politician who inspired intense enmity. The first Democrat since FDR to win two successive presidential elections, yet also the first president since Andrew Johnson to be impeached.
In this incisive biography, Michael Tomasky examines Clinton's eight years in office—a time often described as one of peace and prosperity, but in reality a time of upheaval. The culture wars intensified amid the rise of the Internet and online journalism. Military actions in Somalia, Iraq, Bosnia, and Kosovo; standoffs at Waco and Ruby Ridge; domestic terrorism in Oklahoma City; and the rise of al-Qaeda all marked his tenure. When Republicans took control of Congress, a land deal gone bad turned into a constitutional crisis, with a sitting president's sexual activities becoming the focus of public debate.
Tomasky's clear-eyed assessment offers a new perspective on what happened, what it meant, and what aspects continue to define American politics to this day. In many ways, we are still living in the Age of Clinton.
Bill Clinton: a president of contradictions. A Rhodes Scholar and Yale Law School graduate from rural Arkansas. A talented politician who inspired intense enmity. The first Democrat since FDR to win two successive presidential elections, yet also the first president since Andrew Johnson to be impeached.
In this incisive biography, Michael Tomasky examines Clinton's eight years in office—a time often described as one of peace and prosperity, but in reality a time of upheaval. The culture wars intensified amid the rise of the Internet and online journalism. Military actions in Somalia, Iraq, Bosnia, and Kosovo; standoffs at Waco and Ruby Ridge; domestic terrorism in Oklahoma City; and the rise of al-Qaeda all marked his tenure. When Republicans took control of Congress, a land deal gone bad turned into a constitutional crisis, with a sitting president's sexual activities becoming the focus of public debate.
Tomasky's clear-eyed assessment offers a new perspective on what happened, what it meant, and what aspects continue to define American politics to this day. In many ways, we are still living in the Age of Clinton.
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About the author
Michael Tomasky is a special correspondent for The Daily Beast and the editor in chief of Democracy, as well as a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books. He was previously executive editor of The American Prospect and the founding editor of Guardian America. He is the author of Left for Dead: The Life, Death, and Possible Resurrection of Progressive Politics in America and Hillary’s Turn: Inside Her Improbable, Victorious Senate Campaign. He lives outside Washington, D. C.
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