First published 2017
Bill Clinton emerges as America's forty-second president, a man of stark contradictions who would reshape the nation's political landscape. Harold Evans examines Clinton's two-term presidency during the tumultuous final decade of the twentieth century. The Rhodes Scholar from rural Arkansas navigated an era marked by military interventions across four nations, domestic terrorism, and the explosive growth of internet culture. Republicans seized control of Congress while Clinton faced impeachment proceedings that thrust his personal conduct into the national spotlight. Evans analyzes how a failed land investment evolved into a constitutional crisis and explores the cultural battles that intensified throughout Clinton's tenure. The author reveals how Clinton became the first Democrat since Roosevelt to secure consecutive presidential victories while simultaneously becoming only the second president in American history to face impeachment. Evans demonstrates that Clinton's presidency, often remembered for economic prosperity, actually unfolded during a period of profound social and political transformation that continues to influence American politics today.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, american, political-science, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-figure, political-drama
Setting: America, Arkansas
Period: 20th Century, 21st Century
208 pages · Kindle Edition · Times Books