The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House

by Bob Woodward

Overview

The Agenda is a day-by-day, often minute-by-minute account of Bill Clinton's White House. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, confidential internal memos, diaries, and meeting notes, Woodward shows how Clinton and his advisers grappled with questions of lasting importance — the federal deficit, health care, welfare reform, taxes, jobs. One of the most intimate portraits of a sitting president ever published, this edition includes an afterword on Clinton's efforts to save his presidency.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780743274074
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	11/01/2005
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	876,302
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Bob Woodward is an associate editor at The Washington Post, where he has worked for more than 50 years. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his Watergate coverage and the other for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has authored 21 bestselling books, 15 of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers.

Hometown:

Washington, D.C.

Date of Birth:

March 26, 1943

Place of Birth:

Geneva, Illinois

Education:

B.A., Yale University, 1965

Editorial Reviews

"A triumph of the reporter's art."
— The Washington Post Book World

"A compulsive, Grisham-like read."
— The New York Times Book Review

"As always, Woodward...displays an amazing ability to get his sources to say things they shouldn't."
— BusinessWeek

"The Agenda is a great read.... The pace is fast, the quotes are crisp, and the scenes are often dramatic.... Spellbinding political drama."
— The Philadelphia Inquirer

From the Publisher

"A triumph of the reporter's art.

Washington Post Book World

"A compulsive, Grisham-like read."

New York Times Book Review

"As always, Woodward...displays an amazing ability to get his sources to say things they shouldn't."

BusinessWeek

"The Agenda is a great read.... The pace is fast, the quotes are crisp, and the scenes are often dramatic.... Spellbinding political drama."<

Philadelphia Inquirer

Journalist Woodward's fast-paced behind-the-scenes look at the Clinton administration was a 13-week PW bestseller. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Watergate sleuth Woodward (All the President's Men, 1974) turns his attention to the Clinton administration and unveils a complicated, temperamental, and visionary leader. Beginning with Clinton's entry into the presidential race and continuing through his first year in office, Woodward records the pulse of a leader deeply committed to making profound changes. In his introduction, Woodward states his intent to fill the void between journalism and history by providing accurate, in-depth narratives based upon exhaustive research and documentation. The listener is given details without a critique of the President's actions. Narrator Kevin Spacey is simply excellent at conveying the urgency, idealism, and confusion evident during Clinton's early months. All libraries should purchase.-Ray Vignovich, West Des Moines P.L., Ia.

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