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The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton
Broadway
February 2003
On Sale: February 11, 2003
240 pages
ISBN: 0767914120
EAN: 9780767914123
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Political
Joe Klein, best-selling author of Primary Colors and one of
our most brilliant political analysts, now tackles the
subject he knows best: Bill Clinton. Astute, even-handed,
and keenly intelligent, The Natural is the only book to read
if you want to understand exactly what happened–to the
military, to the economy, to the American people, to the
country–during Bill Clinton’s presidency, and how the
decisions made during his tenure affect all of us today. Much has been written about Clinton, but The Natural is the
first work to cut through the gossip, scandals, media hype,
and emotional turbulence that Clinton always engendered, to
step back and rationally analyze the eight years of his
tenure, a period during which America rose to unprecedented
levels of prosperity. Joe Klein puts that record into
perspective, showing us what worked and what didn’t, exactly
what was accomplished and why, and who was responsible for
the successes and the failures. We see how the Clinton White House functioned on the inside,
how it dealt with the maneuvers of Congress and the Gingrich
revolution, and who held power and made the decisions during
the endless crises that beset the administration. Klein’s
access to the White House over the years as a journalist
gave him a prime spot from which to view every crucial
event–both political and personal–and he sets them forth in
an insightful, readable, and completely engrossing manner. The Natural is stern in its criticism and convincing with
its praise. It will cause endless debate amongst friends and
foes of the Clinton administration. It is a book that anyone
interested in contemporary politics, in American history, or
in the functioning of our democracy, should read.
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