A biography of the presidential candidate discusses his childhood, his early political ambitions, his rise in politics, and controversies surrounding his past, and includes extensive interviews with Clinton and his wife
Using hundreds of inside sources and secret documents, the author has pieced together an unparalleled account of the CIA, its Director and the United States government. Casey, the presidential campaign man ager for Ronald Reagan in 1980 and CIA Director from 1981-1987, reflected and helped define the foreign policy aspirations of the Reagan Administration that will come to be seen as defining i…
In the course of this fascinating novel, many characters are introduced; some actual historical figures like President Roosevelt and Senator McCarthy appear in the story (as they did in the history of the period), as well as such fictional creations as Harold Griffiths, a Washington pundit; Enid, Clay's hand- some doomed wife; Irene Bloch, Washing- ton's most ruthless social climber; and finally.
As press secretary and close friend to John F. Kennedy, from the early days of the Democratic primary through the Presidential years, Pierre Salinger offers an expert and warmly human perspective on the founding and forg- ing of the New Frontier, and the fan- tastic complexities and pressures that go with being press secretary to the President of the United States. Salinger, a master of the fas…
It is not my purpose in this memoir to instill feelings of hostility in Americans toward the Soviet people, or to complicate in any way efforts to promote peace. The world has enought madmen trying to do that.
This book analyzes U.S. international economic policy and the interactions involved in its formulation. It discusses, among other issues, the effects of U.S. policy on Latin American economies and trade relations and the policies of international financial agencies.
"In this incendiary book, Hitchens takes the floor as prosecuting counsel and mounts a devastating indictment of Henry Kissinger, whose ambitions and ruthlessness have directly resulted in both individual murders and widespread, indiscriminate slaughter."
Memoirs of an Indian ambassador to China and the United States, about India's relations with those countries
This book provides a framework for considering the ramifications of Japan's expanding role and influence in the Asia-Pacific region. It documents Japan's emergence as the regional "core economy"; reviews the factors that may influence Tokyo's future political and military role; poses alternative scenarios for the evolving Asia-Pacific economic, political and security order; analyses the factors…
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 e…