First published 2014
Hillary Clinton sits in the wreckage of her 2008 presidential campaign, defeated by Barack Obama's superior organization and change message. Six years later, she has rebuilt herself into one of America's most influential political figures and the likely 2016 Democratic nominee. Jonathan Allen chronicles this remarkable transformation through over two hundred interviews with Clinton's inner circle, enemies, and colleagues. The book takes readers inside Clinton's decision to join Obama's cabinet, her work to become his closest ally after their bitter primary battle, and her management of crises from Libya to Benghazi. Allen reveals how Clinton used her celebrity and Washington expertise to reshape the State Department while Bill Clinton worked behind the scenes to settle scores from 2008. The narrative explores her relationships with Robert Gates, David Petraeus, Leon Panetta, and Joe Biden, showing how she navigated both diplomatic and political spheres. This political biography captures one of history's greatest comebacks through unprecedented access to the Clinton political operation.
Genres: biography, political-science, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: political-intrigue, rise-to-power
Setting: United States
Period: 2000s, 2010s
440 pages · Hardcover · Crown Publishers