All Too Human :
A Political Education
by George Stephanopoulos
Hardcover - 456 pages (March 11, 1999) |
All Too Human :
A Political Education |
A story about the William ( Bill ) Jefferson Clinton administration.
Book Review |
A Rhodes scholar with a healthy ego, the young idealist George
Stephanopoulos thought he was ready for the obscure governor of Arkansas. But soon after
he signed on as his presidential-campaign manager, the odds of Clinton's triumph soared,
and so did the chance for calamity via Gennifer Flowers and other scandals. Stephanopoulos
scrambled behind the scenes, squelching rumors, spinning major news organizations,
artfully knifing Clinton rivals, and second-guessing public opinion--lessons that would
serve him well when Clinton won. For the next four years, Stephanopoulos was a few feet from the president, advising him on everything from Iraq and Waco to gays in the military and Paula Jones. More than any book yet--including Monica Lewinsky's--Stephanopoulos's memoir reveals what went on in the scary, occasionally hilarious world backstage at the White House. He casts stark light on characters from Yeltsin, "like a boiled potato slathered in sour cream," to the author's nemesis Dick Morris, whom he depicts bellowing for Clinton to bomb Bosnia. And nobody who's talking knows as well as Stephanopoulos the most passionate, mystifying affair of all, between Bill and Hillary. But years of backroom scheming, screaming, and relentless political attacks took a toll. Stephanopoulos's face erupted in hives; he grew a beard. Slammed by clinical depression, he dangerously delayed medical attention, fearing the story might leak. This memoir could've been titled Prisoner of Spin. Written with the jittery cadence of a bookie, All Too Human is a lively look at the complex and motley cast of characters who rule the world. --Rebekah Warren |
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