First published 2000
Jeffrey Toobin reconstructs the Clinton sex scandals that nearly toppled a presidency. He traces the saga from its origins in a Little Rock hotel through its conclusion on the Senate floor, where legislators cast only the second presidential removal vote in American history. Toobin examines the cast of characters who drove this public drama, revealing the secrets and misjudgments that unfolded at the highest levels of government. The book explores how this legal and political thriller intersected with fundamental questions about sex, privacy, and civil rights in American society. Toobin brings analytical rigor to events that captivated the nation and forever altered how Americans view presidential scandal and accountability.
Genres: 20th-century, crime, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: true-crime
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
448 pages · Paperback · Touchstone