Her Way The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton

by Gerth, Jeff; Van Natta Jr., Don

• ISBN13: 9780316017435
• ISBN10: 0316017434
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-07
• Publisher: Back Bay Books

Summary

HER WAY has already sent shockwaves through the election season, influencing the decisions of voters, providing pundits with tons of ammunition, and forcing Hillary Clinton's camp to answer some difficult question. The first truly balancaed investigation into her life and career, Jeff Gerth and Don Van Natta Jr.'s masterful biography takes readers from the dorm rooms at Wellesley to the courthouses of Arkansas and Washington; to the White House and role as First Lady like none nother; inside the back rooms of the Senate, where she expertly navigates the political and legislative shoals; to her multimillion-dollar mansion in Washington, where she presides over an unparalleled fundraising maching; and to her war room, from which she orchestrates ferocious attacks on her critics. Now in paperback, HER WAY features an incisive and illuminating new afterword that sheds light on the aftermath of Senator Clinton's historic run.

Author Biography

Jeff Gerth has been a New York Times reporter for more than a quarter century. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1999 as a member of the Times team that disclosed the corporate sale of American technology to China. Gerth was also the first reporter to break the Whitewater story.

Don Van Natta is an investigative correspondent for the New York Times. He has been a member of three Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, and he is the author of the New York Times bestselling First off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers and Cheaters from Taft to Bush.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Paperback Edition	p. vii
A Note from the Authors	p. ix
Prologue: In to Win	p. 3
First Partner
Chase and Run	p. 13
The Art of Making Possible	p. 23
Following the Heart to Fayetteville	p. 38
Personal Calculations	p. 56
Investing 101	p. 66
Influence	p. 77
First Lady
The Defense Team	p. 91
The "Only Stupid Dumb Thing"	p. 105
"Welcome to Washington"	p. 117
The School of Small Steps	p. 132
The Discipline of Gratitude	p. 144
"Off to the Firing Squad"	p. 156
The Most to Lose	p. 170
The Most to Gain	p. 187
New York State of Mind	p. 199
First Woman
The Mysteries of Hillaryland	p. 217
The Longest Day	p. 226
"The Hardest Decision"	p. 240
The Club	p. 253
The War Room	p. 263
Hillary's Quagmire	p. 271
Warming Up to Global Warming	p. 278
The Somewhat Lonely Middle	p. 289
"Madam President"	p. 299
Googled and YouTubed	p. 307
"I Don't Feel No Ways Tired"	p. 317
"The Best Political Spouse in the Business"	p. 332
Epilogue: Force the Spring	p. 340
Afterword to the Paperback Edition	p. 347
Acknowledgments	p. 357
Notes	p. 360
Bibliography	p. 430
Index	p. 433
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