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My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators and Other Wild Animals
Thomas Dunne Books
February 2007
On Sale: January 23, 2007
416 pages ISBN: 0312357877 EAN: 9780312357870 Hardcover
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For more than twenty-five years, Terry McAuliffe has been at the epicenter of American politics. Just out of Catholic University in Washington, Terry took a position with the Carter-Mondale campaign and quickly became one of the campaignβs chief fund-raisersβand hasnβt looked back since. The list of TerryΒ΄s former mentors, friends, and close associates in the nationβs capital reads like a whoβs who of legendary Democrats: Tip OβNeill. Jimmy Carter. Dick Gephardt. Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton. Al Gore. The list goes on and on. Terry has fought hard for the Democratic Party his entire life and, as Bill Clinton reveals here for the first time, he was the first one in the party to see opportunity in the Republican gains in the 1994 Congressional elections. Without question the most successful fund-raiser in political history, Terry established himself as a heavyweight Democratic strategist and leader who was George W. BushΒ΄s most vocal and persistent critic during the first four years of the Bush 43 presidency. He earned rave reviews even from former critics for his groundbreaking work as chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2005, pulling the DNC out of debt for the first time in its history. Terry has served as a confidant and adviser to President Clinton and countless presidential candidates, a mediator among party leaders, the chairman of a national convention and presidential inaugural, and a forceful spokesman for the partyβall without losing his reputation as a colorful, fun-loving character liked and respected even by his Republican adversaries. What a Party! is a fascinating, hilarious, and provocative look at the life of one of Washingtonβs legendary figures. From wrestling an alligator to running the Democratic National Committee to his friendship with President Clinton, Terry McAuliffeβs wonderful memoir covers it all and is, without doubt, the political book of the year.
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