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xviii, 302 pages, 16 pages of unnumberered plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-285) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The deal. Whatever it takes ; "No place for amateurs" ; Michelle's plea ; The Chicago way ; Top of the pecking order ; The third member in the marriage ; Making the case against Bill ; A bitter taste ; Marginalizing Hillary ; Bill's obsession ; High stakes ; The clincher -- pt. 2. The payoff. The oracle of Harlem ; Secret doubts ; Warring interests ; The plum role ; The illusionist ; The story of a lifetime ; "You can't get him off the stage" -- pt. 3. The deception. The Benghazi deception ; The full Ginsburg ; Hubris ; Bill's palace ; A pack of lies ; "There will be blood" -- pt. 4. Blood feud. Plan B ; Chelsea at Whitehaven ; Caroline ; Hillary 2.0 ; "A ghost of Clintonworld past" ; The thinnest of red lines ; Wooing Oprah ; The Clintons triumphant. |
| Summary |
"Delves into [what Klein sees as] the rocky relationship between the Obamas and the Clintons ... [positing] just how deep the rivalry between the Obamas and the Clintons runs, with details on closed-door meetings buttressed by hundreds of interviews"--Amazon.com. |
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They are the two most powerful Democratic families in the country-- allies by circumstance, rivals in fact, and enemies by personal animosity. Klein delves into what he sees as the rocky relationship between the Obamas and the Clintons, to create a stunning expos?e of the animosity, jealousy, and competition between America's most powerful political couples. |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
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Obama, Barack.
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Clinton, Hillary Rodham.
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Clinton, Bill, 1946-
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Obama, Michelle, 1964-
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism POL042020. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National POL030000. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch POL040010. |
| ISBN |
9781621573135 |
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1621573133 |
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