The Presidency Of Bill Clinton

Author : Michael Nelson,Barbara A. Perry,Russell L. Riley
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501706745

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42 by Michael Nelson,Barbara A. Perry,Russell L. Riley Pdf

This book uses hundreds of hours of newly opened interviews and other sources to illuminate the life and times of the nation’s forty-second president, Bill Clinton. Combining the authoritative perspective of these inside accounts with the analytic powers of some of America’s most distinguished presidential scholars, the essays assembled here offer a major advance in our collective understanding of the Clinton White House. Included are path-breaking chapters on the major domestic and foreign policy initiatives of the Clinton years, as well as objective discussions of political success and failure. 42 is the first book to make extensive use of previously closed interviews collected for the Clinton Presidential History Project, conducted by the Presidential Oral History Program of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. These interviews, recorded by teams of scholars working under a veil of strict confidentiality, explored officials’ memories of their service with President Clinton and their careers prior to joining the administration. Interviewees also offered political and leadership lessons they had gleaned as eyewitnesses to and shapers of history. Their spoken recollections provide invaluable detail about the inner history of the presidency in an age when personal diaries and discursive letters are seldom written. The authors producing this volume had first access to more than fifty of these cleared interviews, including sessions with White House chiefs of staff Mack McLarty and Leon Panetta, Secretaries of State Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright, National Security Advisors Anthony Lake and Sandy Berger, and a host of political advisors who guided Clinton into the White House and helped keep him there. This book thus provides a multidimensional portrait of Bill Clinton's administration, drawing largely on the observations of those who knew it best.

Author : Nigel Hamilton
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781586485849

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Bill Clinton by Nigel Hamilton Pdf

From best-selling, award-winning biographer Nigel Hamilton, this is an insightful, prodigiously researched, and wonderfully readable account of Bill Clinton's first term in office. It shows how a well-meaning but naïve new president failed to assert true leadership in his first two years, and then illustrates how, in an astonishing act of self-reinvention, the president turned defeat into victory. Bill Clinton: Mastering the Presidency is a gripping tale of hubris and redemption—and a chronicle of one of the most dramatic reversals of fortune in modern American politics.

Author : Michael Nelson,Barbara A. Perry,Russell L. Riley
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501706202

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42 by Michael Nelson,Barbara A. Perry,Russell L. Riley Pdf

This book uses hundreds of hours of newly opened interviews and other sources to illuminate the life and times of the nation's forty-second president, Bill Clinton. Combining the authoritative perspective of these inside accounts with the analytic powers of some of America’s most distinguished presidential scholars, the essays assembled here offer a major advance in our collective understanding of the Clinton White House. Included are path-breaking chapters on the major domestic and foreign policy initiatives of the Clinton years, as well as objective discussions of political success and failure. p>42 is the first book to make extensive use of previously closed interviews collected for the Clinton Presidential History Project, conducted by the Presidential Oral History Program of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. These interviews, recorded by teams of scholars working under a veil of strict confidentiality, explored officials’ memories of their service with President Clinton and their careers prior to joining the administration. Interviewees also offered political and leadership lessons they had gleaned as eyewitnesses to and shapers of history. Their spoken recollections provide invaluable detail about the inner history of the presidency in an age when personal diaries and discursive letters are seldom written. The authors producing this volume had first access to more than fifty of these cleared interviews, including sessions with White House chiefs of staff Mack McLarty and Leon Panetta, Secretaries of State Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright, National Security Advisors Anthony Lake and Sandy Berger, and a host of political advisors who guided Clinton into the White House and helped keep him there. This book thus provides a multidimensional portrait of Bill Clinton's administration, drawing largely on the observations of those who knew it best. p> Contributors Spencer D. Bakich, University of Richmond Brendan J. Doherty, United States Naval Academy Patrick T. Hickey, West Virginia University p>Elaine Kamarck, Center for Effective Public Management, Brookings Institution Sidney M. Milkis, University of Virginia Megan Moeller, University of Texas at Austin Michael Nelson, Rhodes College and the Miller Center, University of Virginia/p”Bruce F. Nesmith, Coe College/ppBarbara A. Perry, Miller Center, University of Virginia/ppPaul J. Quirk, University of British Columbia/ppRussell L. Riley, Miller Center, University of Virginia Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin College Robert A. Strong, Washington and Lee University Sean M. Theriault, University of Texas at Austin

Author : Mark White
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857732132

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The Presidency of Bill Clinton by Mark White Pdf

The presidency of Bill Clinton has an intrinsic historical significance: a marker of generational change, as he was the first 'baby boomer' to reach the White House; the first president whose personal life received no less attention than his policies; and the first elected Democrat President to win re-election since Franklin Roosevelt. This book provides wide-ranging coverage of Clinton's career, addressing the salient aspects of Clinton's life in politics: his governorship; the 1992 presidential campaign; the battle for health care reform; his economic policies; the issue of character, including the Monica Lewinsky scandal; his foreign policy - specifically his role in the peace process in Northern Ireland and in authorizing an aerial war in Kosovo; his handling of the issue of gay rights; and his relationship with the Hollywood film industry. Based on the latest research, this volume provides important new perspectives on Clinton's life in politics. It will be essential reading for anyone interested in American History, Politics and International Relations.

Author : Michael Benson
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822508192

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Bill Clinton by Michael Benson Pdf

Describes Bill Clinton's rise to the presidency, the ups and downs he experienced during his two terms in office, and his activities after his time in the White House.

Author : Bill Clinton,Stephen Smith
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1996-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781557284419

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Preface to the Presidency by Bill Clinton,Stephen Smith Pdf

Bill Clinton has long been touted as a master of public speaking form and political discourse. Taken from his speeches as a twenty-seven-year-old candidate for Congress though his 1992 victory speech, Preface to the Presidency reveals the power and range of his contribution to our nation's political dialogue.

Author : John Hohenberg
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0815602847

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The Bill Clinton Story by John Hohenberg Pdf

This is the story of how Bill Clinton fashioned the incredible, the unbelievable, the 100 to 1 shot victory in the campaign of 1992 that made him the forty-second President of the United States. In the beginning, it wasn't supposed to happen that way. With the Soviet Union in collapse at the end of the Cold War, the hero of the Persian Gulf War, President George Bush, was initially regarded by friend and foe alike as unbeatable. Except for a brief charge by Pat Buchanan, no one really challenged him in the Republican primaries for renomination. While among the contenders for the Democratic nomination, there were only five—none nationally known. Clinton was in the pack. But one by one, the strongest Democrats—Paul Tsongas, Jerry Brown, and Bob Kerrey—fell into obscurity. In the end, against all odds, Bill Clinton and running mate Al Gore emerged to reunite the divided party. The Clinton/Gore ticket went on to lead a growing entourage of twenty- and thirty-something campaigners. Noble ideals, high energy, and rock music made the Democratic party a powerhouse of youth and vitality. The Clinton message spoke to a generation of voters who statistically had been labeled apolitical and, along with more mature voters, moved them to embrace the possibility for change. "The Economy, Stupid" codified the single greatest concern of voters throughout the country, despite their parting views on other matters. The overconfident President Bush lambasted his youthful rival on every issue, from unfamiliarity with national government to assertions of weakness in leadership and flaws in character. And yet, even after Ross Perot split off a part of the Democratic vote as well as a section of Bush's support, the man from Hope, Arkansas, beat them both on Election Day—the third youngest after Theodore Roosevelt and John Kennedy to enter the White House. Employing the skills he has shown in his earlier books, a "crisp, narrative style . . . (and) discerning editorial mind" (The New York Times Book Review), John Hohenberg's Bill Clinton Story vividly captures not only one man's road to the White House but, more importantly, it illuminates the changing face of American politics on the eve of the twenty-first century.

Author : Bill Clinton,PRESIDENT BILL. PATTERSON CLINTON (JAMES.),James Patterson
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1787460185

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The President is Missing by Bill Clinton,PRESIDENT BILL. PATTERSON CLINTON (JAMES.),James Patterson Pdf

'The political thriller of the decade' Lee Child 'A bullet train of a thriller' A.J. Finn 'A first-rate collaboration... Engrossing from page one' David Baldacci 'This book moves like Air Force One. Big and fast' Michael Connelly 'A big, splashy juggernaut of a novel... truly authentic' Harlan Coben ________________________ THE GLOBAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER The President is missing. The world is in shock. Terrorists are planning a devastating attack. And they have help from traitors inside the White House. The only thing standing in their way is a President determined to save his people. Even if it means putting himself in mortal danger . . . ________________________ More praise for The President is Missing 'Relentless in its plotting and honest in its examination of issues' Jeffrey Deaver 'Guarantee of political authenticity. The literary running mates have earned a second term' Guardian 'A brilliant, tricksy first chapter . . . unmistakably shows that their partnership works' Sunday Times 'A high-octane collaboration . . . the addictive qualities are undeniable' Telegraph 'Fast-paced and well-engineered' Financial Times 'A vigorous, fast-moving thriller that takes the reader into the corridors of power' i Newspaper 'A high-tension thriller . . . Bill Clinton's insider perspective and James Patterson's pacy plotting combine to irresistibly page-turning effect' Mail

Author : Michael Meeropol
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0472086766

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Surrender by Michael Meeropol Pdf

DIVIlluminates recent national economic policy and warns against the single-minded commitment to balance the federal budget. The paperback edition features a new preface and afterword /div

Author : Steven E. Schier
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0822972204

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The Postmodern Presidency by Steven E. Schier Pdf

As America’s first truly postmodern president, Bill Clinton experienced both great highs and stunning lows in office that will shape the future course of American politics. Clinton will forever be remembered as the first elected president to be impeached, but will his tarnished legacy have lasting effects on America’s political system? Including the conflict in Kosovo, the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, and new developments in the 2000 presidential campaign, The Postmodern Presidency is the most comprehensive and current assessment of Bill Clinton’s presidency available in print. The book examines Clinton’s role in redefining the institution of the presidency, and his affect on future presidents’ economic and foreign policies. The contributors highlight the president’s unprecedented courtship of public opinion; how polls affected policy; how the president gained “celebrity” status; how Clinton’s “postmodern” style of public presidency helped him survive the 1994 elections and impeachment; and how all of this might impact future presidents. This new text also demonstrates how the Clinton presidency changed party politics in the public and in Congress, with long-term implications and costs to both Republicans and his own Democratic party, while analyzing Clinton’s effect on the 1990s “culture wars,” the politics and importance of gender, and the politics and policy of race.

Author : United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1428 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Presidents
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117890546

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton by United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton) Pdf

Author : Nigel Hamilton
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-07-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781586485849

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Bill Clinton by Nigel Hamilton Pdf

A decade-and-a-half after President William Jefferson Clinton first took the oath of office, biographer Nigel Hamilton tells the riveting story of what was possibly the greatest self-reinvention of a president in office in modern times. The Clinton presidency began disastrously -- kicking off with the worst transition in living memory and deteriorating through a series of fiascos, from gays in the military to Hillary Clinton's failed health care reform. How Bill Clinton faced up to his failures and refashioned himself in the White House thereafter is an epic, hitherto unwritten story -- a story that climaxes with the trouncing of Bob Dole in the landslide presidential election in 1996. Clinton began his second term as the undisputed and tremendously popular leader of the Western world. In vivid prose, Hamilton charts Clinton's dramatic reversal of fortune and his ultimate triumph over himself -- and his foes. Bill Clinton: Mastering the Presidency is a riveting narrative of American politics, an incisive character portrait, and powerful reminder of what a great president can accomplish.

Author : Jason A. Edwards
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739131312

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Navigating the Post-Cold War World by Jason A. Edwards Pdf

Jason A. Edwards explores the various rhetorical choices and strategies employed by former President Bill Clinton to discuss foreign policy issues in a new, post-Cold War era. Edwards argues that each American president has situated himself within the same foreign policy paradigm, drawing upon the same set of ideas and utilizing the same basic vernacular to discuss foreign policy. He describes how former presidents-and President Clinton, in particular-made modifications to this paradigm, leaving a rhetorical signature that tells us as much about the nature of their presidency as it does about the international environment they faced. With the end of the Cold War came the end of a relatively stable international order. This end sparked intense debates about the new direction of American foreign policy. As Bill Clinton took office, he developed a new lexicon of words in order to discuss America's changing role in the world and other major international issues of the time without being able to fall into Cold War-era rhetoric. By examining the nuances and unique contributions President Clinton made to American foreign policy rhetoric, Edwards shows how his distinct rhetorical signature will influence future administrations.

Author : Michael Tomasky
Publisher : Times Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781627796774

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Bill Clinton by Michael Tomasky Pdf

The president of larger-than-life ambitions and appetites whose term defined America at the close of the twentieth century Bill Clinton: a president of contradictions. He was a Rhodes Scholar and a Yale Law School graduate, but he was also a fatherless child from rural Arkansas. He was one of the most talented politicians of his age, but he inspired enmity of such intensity that his opponents would stop at nothing to destroy him. He was the first Democrat since Franklin Roosevelt to win two successive presidential elections, but he was also the first president since Andrew Johnson to be impeached. In this incisive biography of America’s forty-second president, 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 social and political upheaval, as the culture wars grew ever more intense amid the rise of the Internet (and with it, online journalism and blogging); 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. It was a time when Republicans took control of Congress and a land deal gone bad turned into a constitutional crisis, as lurid details of a sitting president’s sexual activities became the focus of public debate. Tomasky’s clear-eyed assessment of Clinton’s presidency offers a new perspective on what happened, what it all meant, and what aspects continue to define American politics to this day. In many ways, we are still living in the Age of Clinton.

Author : Peter B. Levy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2001-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313074998

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Encyclopedia of the Clinton Presidency by Peter B. Levy Pdf

First president of his generation. Second president to be impeached. Bill Clinton led the nation during eight years of unprecedented economic prosperity and peace, creating millions of new jobs, swapping deficit for surplus, and advancing his agenda of social programs. Yet he was riddled with scandal. This encyclopedia of more than 230 alphabetical entries covers all the major events, issues, and personalities of the Clinton administration, including full treatments of his impeachment, Whitewater, Travelgate, Monica, key members of his administration, Congressional opponents, foreign and domestic policy, elections, laws, terms and catchphrases, and national and foreign events that impacted Clinton's presidency. This balanced account is a perfect reference for students of, detractors from, and supporters of, William Jefferson Clinton. Among the domestic issues covered are health care reform, gays in the military, abortion, gun control, and welfare reform. Also included are the many foreign policy issues Clinton dealt with such as Bosnia, Northern Ireland, and the Middle East. Numerous charts, tables, and graphs provide vital statistical information about legislation, the economy, federal spending, election returns, and crime during the Clinton years. A chronology of events and many photos accompany the text. Thorough cross-referencing will aid researchers, as will bibliographies of print and Internet sources following each entry.