{"product_id":"9780375760846","title":"The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHarris, John F.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRandom House Trade Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/10\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The definitive account of one of the most accomplished, controversial, and polarizing   figures in American history\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bill Clinton is the most arresting leader of his generation.   He transformed American politics, and his eight years as president spawned arguments   that continue to resonate. For all that has been written about this singular personality–including   Clinton’s own massive autobiography–there has been no comprehensive, nonpartisan   overview of the Clinton presidency. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Few writers are as qualified and equipped to   tackle this vast subject as the award-winning veteran Washington Post correspondent   John F. Harris, who covered Clinton for six of his eight years in office–as long   as any reporter for a major newspaper. In \u003cb\u003eThe Survivor\u003c\/b\u003e, Harris frames the historical   debate about President William Jefferson Clinton, by revealing the inner workings   of the Clinton White House and providing the first objective analysis of Clinton’s   leadership and its consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Harris shows Clinton entering the Oval Office in   1993 primed to make history. But with the Cold War recently concluded and the country   coming off a nearly uninterrupted generation of Republican presidents, the new president’s   entry into this maelstrom of events was tumultuous. His troubles were exacerbated   by the habits, personal contacts, and the management style, he had developed in his   years as governor of Arkansas. Clinton’s enthusiasm and temper were legendary, and   he and Hillary Rodham Clinton–whose ambitions and ordeals also fill these pages–arrived   filled with mistrust about many of the characters who greeted them in the “permanent   Washington” that often holds the reins in the nation’s capital.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Showing surprising   doggedness and a deep-set desire to govern from the middle, Clinton repeatedly rose   to the challenges; eventually winning over (or running over) political adversaries   on both sides of the aisle–sometimes facing as much skepticism from fellow Democrats   as from his Republican foes. But as Harris shows in his accounts of political debacles   such as the attempted overhaul of health care, Clinton’s frustrations in the war   against terrorism, and the numerous personal controversies that time and again threatened   to consume his presidency, Bill Clinton could never manage to outrun his tendency   to favor conciliation over clarity, or his own destructive appetites. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Survivor\u003c\/b\u003e is the best kind of history, a book filled with major revelations–the tense dynamic   of the Clinton inner circle and Clinton’s professional symbiosis with Al Gore to   the imprint of Clinton’s immense personality on domestic and foreign affairs–as well   as the minor details that leaven all great political narratives. This long-awaited   synthesis of the dominant themes, events, and personalities of the Clinton years   will stand as the authoritative and lasting work on the Clinton Presidency.","brand":"Random House Trade Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43383077175551,"sku":"9780375760846","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780375760846_s600x595.jpg?v=1775588837","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780375760846","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}