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Summary: Insight into youth, ego, power, and the struggle of spinning
Review: This is a fascinating book about George Stephanopoulous. Not Bill Clinton, George Stephanopoulous. If you've ever wondered how a 30-something law school graduate can become an influential person with the ear of the president, this is your primer. Mr. Stephanopoulous is ruthlessly honest about his inexperience and the near disasters that resulted, and I found myself cheering for him to find his way as the memoir progressed. He covers his childhood to his resignation from the Clinton White House in 1996, with an epilouge about Monica & Impeachment, and the deterioration of his relationship with the President once Mr. Stephanopoulos became a member of the other side -- the media. He talks about a life filled with minute-to-minute firefighting, and frustration at not being able to accomplish the political missions closest to his heart and the President's. Yes, he suffers from depression and anxiety, but that is not the focal point of the book. The focus is on his personal relationships with the President and others in the White House, struggling to maintain his position of power and close proximity to the President, and the political infighting that occurred between him and the (nefarious) Dick Morris. He is very tough on himself, and more than willing to be honest even when his motives were not pure. After reading this book, I feel it was an act of bravery to write so candidly, and I have more respect for "Boy George".
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Summary: AUTHORITATIVE READING BY THIS AUTHOR
Review: A former advisor to President Clinton, George Stephanopoulos was a believer when he joined the Arkansas Democrat's campaign in 1991. It took him five years, a serious case of hives and increasing depression to become a nonbeliever. He had tolerated the "bimbo eruptions," midnight to dawn planning sessions, and psychological combat. Putting Washington politics and politicos behind him in 1996, Stephanopoulos resigned. As for Clinton, is there anyone who doesn't know what has happened to him?
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