A woman in charge : the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton

Carl Bernstein’s stunning portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton shows us, as nothing else has, the true trajectory of her life and career with its zigzag bursts of risks taken and safety sought. Marshaling all the skills and energy that propelled his history-making Pulitzer Prize reporting on Watergate, Bernstein gives us the most detailed, sophisticated, comprehensive, and revealing account we have had of the complex human being and political meteor who has already helped define one presidency and may well become, herself, the woman in charge of another.We see the shaping of Hillary as a self-described “mind conservative and heart liberal” —her ostensibly idyllic Midwestern girlhood (her mother a nurturer, but her father a disciplinarian, harsher than she has acknowledged); her early development of deep religious feelings; her curiosity fueled by dedicated teachers, by exposure to Martin Luther King Jr., by the ferment of the sixties, and, above all, by a desire to change the world. At Wellesley, we watch Hillary, a Republican turned Democrat, thriving in the new sky’s-the-limit freedom for women, already perceived as a spokeswoman for her generation, her commencement speech celebrated in Life magazine. And the book takes us to Yale Law School as Hillary meets and falls in love with Bill Clinton and cancels her dream to go her own way, to New York or Washington, tying her fortune, instead, to his in Arkansas.Bernstein clarifies the often amazing dynamic of their marriage, shows us the extent to which Hillary has been instrumental in the triumphs and troubles of Bill Clinton’s governorship and presidency, and sheds light on her own political brilliance and her blind spots—especially her suspicion and mishandling of the press and her overt hostility to the opposition that clouded her entry into the capital. He untangles her relationship to Whitewater, Troopergate, and Travelgate. He leads us to understand the failure of her health care initiative.In the emotional and political chaos of the Lewinsky affair we see Hillary, despite her immense hurt and anger, standing by her husband—evoking a rising wave of sympathy from a public previously cool to her. It helps carry her into the Senate, where she applies the political lessons she has learned. It is now her time. As she decides to run for president, her husband now her valued aide, she has one more chance to fulfill her ambition for herself—to change the world.In his preparation for A Woman in Charge, Bernstein reexamined everything pertinent written about and by Hillary Clinton. He interviewed some two hundred of her colleagues, friends, and enemies and was allowed unique access to the candid record of the 1992 presidential campaign kept by Hillary’s best friend, Diane Blair.He has given us a book that enables us, at last, to address the questions Americans are insistently—even obsessively—asking about Hillary Clinton: What is her character? What is her political philosophy? Who is she? What can we expect of her? Carl Bernstein's Portrait Of Hillary Rodham Clinton Shows The True Trajectory Of Her Life And Career, With Its Bursts Of Risks Taken And Safety Sought--a Detailed, Sophisticated Account Of The Complex Political Meteor Who Has Helped Define One President And May Well Become Another. We See The Shaping Of Hillary As A Self-described Mind Conservative And Heart Liberal--her Ostensibly Idyllic Midwestern Girlhood; Her Early Development Of Deep Religious Feelings; Her Curiosity Fueled By Dedicated Teachers, By The Ferment Of The Sixties, And, Above All, By A Desire To Change The World. At Wellesley Hillary Thrives, Already Perceived As A Spokeswoman For Her Generation. At Yale Law School She Meets Bill Clinton And Ties Her Fortune To His. Bernstein Clarifies The Dynamic Of Their Marriage, Shows Us The Extent To Which Hillary Has Been Instrumental In Bill Clinton's Triumphs And Troubles, And Sheds Light On Her Own Political Brilliance And Her Blind Spots.--from Publisher Description. Prologue -- 1. Formation -- 2. A Young Woman On Her Own -- 3. Love And War At Yale -- 4. Making Arkansas Home -- 5. The Prize -- 6. A Transitional Woman -- 7. Inauguration -- 8. Settling In -- 9. Portrait Of A First Lady -- 10. A Downhill Path -- 11. Health Care -- 12. The Politics Of Meaning And Family -- 13. The Cruel Season -- 14. Not A Crook, Not A Degenerate -- 15. Truth Or Consequences -- 16. Truth Or Consequences (2) -- 17. The Longest Season-- 18. A Woman In Charge -- A Note On Sources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Carl Bernstein. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [555]-603) And Index. The nuanced, definitive biography of one of the most controversial and widely misunderstood figures of our time: the woman running a historic campaign as the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee—Hillary Rodham Clinton. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with colleagues and friends and with unique access to campaign records, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Carl Bernstein has given us a book that enables us, at last, to address the questions Americans are insistently—even obsessively—asking: Who is she? What is her character? What is her political philosophy? And, what can we expect from Hillary if we elect her President of the United States? Drawing from hundreds of interviews with colleagues, friends and with unique access to campaign records, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Carl Bernstein offers a complex and nuanced portrait of one of the most controversial figures of our time: Hillary Clinton. He has given us a book that enables us, at last, to address the questions Americans are insistently--even obsessively--asking: What is her character? What is her political philosophy? Who is she? What can we expect from her? From the Trade Paperback edition. Fiction Traces the childhood, college years, and political accomplishments of the controversial 2008 presidential candidate.