Pact

Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation

Autor: Steven M. Gillon

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Editura: Oxford University Press Inc

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Most Americans saw President Bill Clinton and Speaker Newt Gingrich as staunch foes-"the polar extre...

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Autor

Steven M. Gillon

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2008

Pagini

368

EAN

9780195322781

ISBN

0195322789

Enbook ID

04517577

Editura

Oxford University Press Inc

Greutate

698

Dimensiuni

244 x 164 x 26

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Most Americans saw President Bill Clinton and Speaker Newt Gingrich as staunch foes-"the polar extremes of Pennsylvania Avenue." But as Steven Gillon reveals in The Pact, these powerful adversaries formed a secret alliance in 1997, a pact that would have rocked the political landscape, had it not foundered in the wake of the Lewinsky scandal. A fascinating look at politics American-style, The Pact offers a riveting account of two of America's most charismatic and influential leaders, detailing both their differences and their striking similarities, and highlighting the profound and lasting impact the tumultuous 1960s had on both their personal and political lives. With the cooperation of both President Clinton and Speaker Gingrich, interviews with key players who have never before spoken about their experiences, along with unprecedented access to Gingrich's private papers, Gillon not only offers a behind-the-scenes look at the budget impasse and the government shutdown in 1995 - the famous face-off between Clinton and Gingrich - but he also reveals how the two moved closer together after 1996 - closer than anyone knew. In particular, the book illuminates their secret efforts to abandon the liberal and conservative wings of their own parties and strike a bi-partisan deal to reform the "third rail of American politics"-Social Security and Medicare. That potentially groundbreaking effort was swept away by the highly charged reaction to the Lewinsky affair, ending an initiative that might have transformed millions of American lives. Packed with compelling new revelations about two of the most powerful and intriguing figures of our time, this book will be must reading for everyone interested in politics or current events.

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Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation

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