All Too Human A Political Education

by Stephanopoulos, George

• ISBN13: 9780316929196
• ISBN10: 0316929190
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-19
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Summary

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

Author Biography

George Stephanopoulos is currently a visiting professor at Columbia University and a political analyst for ABC News. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Prologue	1	(5)
Background Check	6	(23)
Becoming a True Believer	29	(34)
Hearing Hoofbeats	63	(39)
Higher Up, Deeper In	102	(34)
Opening Day	136	(17)
Bungee Jumping Without a Rope	153	(41)
Close Encounters	194	(46)
Doing the Job	240	(46)
Hoofbeats Redux	286	(24)
The Weekend I Was Haldeman	310	(39)
The Longest Summer	349	(35)
Crash	384	(32)
My Dinner with Dick	416	(19)
A Tale of Two Speeches	435	(44)
Entente Cordiale	479	(42)
Getting Out	521	(42)
Epilogue---On My Own	544	(19)
Note on Sourcing	563	(2)
Acknowledgments	565	(4)
Index	569