First published 2014
Weekly Standard editor Daniel Halper examines how Bill and Hillary Clinton transformed themselves from financial ruin to political dominance in the dozen years after leaving the White House. Through exclusive documents and interviews with Clinton allies and adversaries, Halper traces the calculated moves and risky decisions that rebuilt their influence. The book reveals the complex relationships between the Clintons, President Obama, and the Bush family. Halper documents how the couple accumulated wealth while positioning Hillary for a presidential run, despite maneuvering by Joe Biden and other Democrats. The investigation covers Chelsea Clinton's emerging political role, the couple's media strategy, the durability of their marriage, and their network of financial supporters and corporate connections. Halper presents the Clintons as America's most formidable political partnership.
Genres: biography, history, business, american, politics, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: United States
Period: 2000s, 2010s
352 pages · Hardcover · Broadside Books