The Truth of Power : Intellectual Affairs in the Clinton White House / Benjamin Barber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barber, Benjamin, author.

Series:

Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--Intellectual life--20th century--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

Presidents--History--United States--Case studies.

Intellectuals--United States.

Intellectuals.

Executive power--United States.

Executive power.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1994 Benjamin R. Barber was invited by President Clinton to participate in a seminar on the future of democratic ideas and ideals. Following their meeting, Barber became an informal consultant to the Clinton White House, working with a president who proved to be an astonishing listener open to a variety of ideas. Barber's experiences were unexpected and enlightening-the most unpredictable being his interactions with the president himself.Barber's meditation on Bill Clinton's tenure in office offers a balanced and complex portrait of the Clinton administration, especially in its relationship to America's intellectual and scholarly community. Barber also identifies the true faultlines of power that future candidates must negotiate if they are to win an election. For this edition, Barber has written a new afterword reflecting on Clinton's "vision" problem, his controversial role in shaping today's Democratic Party, and his efforts to confront the challenges of interdependence and terrorism. He concludes with a provocative assessment of Hillary Clinton as a Democratic primary candidate in the battle for the presidency.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

PREFACE

1. The Road to Camp David

2. Don't Stop Thinking about Tomorrow

3. Arguments at Laurel Lodge

4. The Art of Speechwriting

5. A Blizzard in D.C.

6. The Community Service President

7. Chairman of the NEH (Not!)

8. Hollywood East-A Dinner at the White House

9. A Guest from the Harding Era

10. Clinton vs. Jihad vs. McWorld

11. Hillary Takes Over

12. The End of the Affair and the Legacy Question

AFTERWORD: Clinton Recidivus

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

9780231534864

0231534868

OCLC:

979776655