Rating: 
Summary: a collapse of maturity
Review: about as helpful, intelligent and/or reliable as a ham sandwich, this book is one man's bitter tirade against an administration who decided he needn't work for them. the ambition and reasoning for writing the book is solely for the money coming in for book sales - do not believe it was any sort of civic duty.
the book grounded up Aldrich's reliability and outright respectability. he is no more than a whiner and opportunist with this book.
Rating: 
Summary: Unsavory truths
Review: Although the this book seems a little old, when political
events unfold on a daily basis, it is a very truthful and
candid look at the early years of the Clinton White House
years and the sloppy, self-centered occupants. It would
be funny to read about Bill Clinton trying to run and hide
from an angry, vulgar, cursing Hillary if it wasn't so sad.
Many insights into the type of people who worked in that White
House and their casual attitude toward their work and the American public, and their callous disregard for basic security
for both the President and the US.
And it's too bad everyone who might consider voting for Hillary
isn't required to at least read what is noted here about her
behavior and character. Her self-absorbed, continual efforts
to benefit herself, to the detriment of absolutely everyone
else have to be eye-opening.
But most of her fans aren't interested in the truth, but real
students of politics will want to learn the truth. Which is
presented here by a first-hand observer.
Rating:
Summary: What if only a fraction of this stuff was true?
Review: I absolutely love reading about the "most moral and ehtical" administration in history. Whitewater, Filegate, Travelgate, Chinagate, Buddhist monks forking over cash, special prosecutors, Paula Jones, Monica, Kathleen, stained dresses, phone sex, cigars, drug dealers at White House functions, impeachment, acquittal, and last-minute skanky pardons: now THAT'S entertainment! I kind of miss not having the Clintons around--there was never a dull moment, that's for sure.I first read Gary Aldrich's book, UNLIMITED ACCESS, years ago, and have since reread it. The author, who was strong-armed out of the FBI after clashing with the Clinton administration, provides an entertaining read about widespread corruption, incompetence, and silly shenanigans on the part of the idealogues from Arkansas. From stonewalling background checks to abusing security access, the Clinton people made sure that every day was a bad day for the FBI staff at the White House. Aldrich relates so many anecdotes and accounts that I found myself in a state of disbelief (after all, there couldn't be that much corruption); yet, if only 10 percent of the author's allegations were true, that's enough to provide an eye-opener to even the most ardent Clinton-lover. That Aldrich has an agenda--that the author has nothing but contempt and disgust for the Clintons--is more than obvious as the reader moves through this book. Some of the personal attacks went over the top ("Clinton has the face of a drinker."), and some of the "rumors" passed along by Aldrich are downright laughable (e.g., sneaking the President out of the White House so he could entertain his harlots at the local Marriott), yet the author presents enough firsthand information to make any reader question the competence and integrity of the new administration in town. UNLIMITED ACCESS is a refreshing "blast from the past," a reminder of the goofiness that was in power for eight years, and a sigh of relief that our nation no longer has to endure such embarrassment.
Rating:
Summary: Suprisingly good
Review: I didn't expect much from this book, and I have to say that Mr. Aldritch does seem a bit of a prude at times. Still, what he has to say is important, and it seems that as time goes by he is revealed to be more right than wrong.
Rating:
Summary: Terrifying!!
Review: I think every American should read this book! It shows what really goes on in the White House. This book is very believable and yet I wanted for it to be untrue. It is terrifying to find out how the national security of this country is being compromised on a daily basis. How is it that the American people have been so completely wrong about the President and his wife. And why is Congress, the FBI and CIA overlooking the problems within the Clinton administration. Mr. Aldrich gives facts not only on the unprofessionalism of the white house staff but also on their refusal to complete the necessary background checks and the fact that many of them have used drugs numerous times and may still be using them while working there. The counsel for the president actually allows this behavior. Then there is the president and first lady who often compromise their own safety by not allowing the Secret Service to protect them. The first lady allowed sex and drug paraphenilia to be hung on her Christmas tree. What kind of message is that to be sending the American youth. The list of atrocities goes on and on. The only reason I did not give this book 5 stars is that it gets a bit redundant at times. Mr. Aldrich tends to make the same point over and over. Other than that, it is a must read. My husband is reading it now and I have at least 6 friends who also want to read it. Thanks Mr. Aldrich for the information and thanks for having the "guts" to publish it.
Rating: 
Summary: Why is everyone afraid to talk about this guy
Review: I was surprised how long ago this came out and I had never heard of it. I thought this was a different prospective than most of the book I have read on this subject. I didn't think that the story was sensationalized. I don't know why the media or Congress didn't get in on this.
I guess I believe the people who work at the White House should be the best in their field and maintaining that standard through background checks does not seem outrageous.
I can't understand why the Clinton's hated the FBI and the Secret Service people so much they were there to help them. If it is true of how Hillary Clinton acted in the White House and the Media didn't report it, then the media is truly Liberal.
I was surprised how much trouble Mr. Aldrich had in publishing the book and the problems he had with the FBI so that it was OK to print.
The best part of the book was some of the interviews that he had with staff that had done illegal drugs. Some of their responses of surprise and how they acted in general was pretty comical.
There seems to have been a lot of corruption in that administration. I guess the thing that frightened me the most was letting foreign agents see classified material if they were willing to pay off the Clintons.
I was surprised how much power Bill Clinton had to give up because of his philandering. No wonder Hillary Clinton was will to cover it up because she got all the power. She was truly disrespectful to people which is why she got so burned on that health care thing.
I could not understand why no one prosecuted Hillary Clinton for all the illegal things she did was it because she could always get a pardon from the President, I do not know.
I was surprised at the end about Bill Clinton's education and his Rhodes Scholar education where he never took classes and just mooched off of other people. I guess he has been doing that all his life.
It you want to see some basic problems with the Clinton administration that go beyond politics check out this book. If you think the Clinton's were straight arrows you will hate this book.
Rating:
Summary: Fun Filled It is...Fact Filled well that's questionable
Review: Of course if you are on the right youkind of cheer, if you are
in the middle-left like me and giggle. Kiss and Tell has always been that sort of thing. When something is written by a disgruntled person they will certainly mention everything bad and throw in a little extra colour too. It certainly is aimed to take Bill and Hill down a bit, whether it does is an open question. The main feeling I get is a guy who liked the old way of doing things and who finds the new way pretty disgusting. The big lack is there is no real insight just a lot of complaining and bad Billy noises. I mean it would be nice
if I got some way to see into the Clinton's character I would have been happier. I mean going on and on about how snarly and cold Hilary was . How the Clinton staffers were poorly dressed does not show them to be incompetent or dishonest. More about the FBI's role would have been better....I mean one is supposed to focus on a book's content in a review. What I feel compelled to do is focus on what I had hoped for that didn't happen. Like how did the Bureau fucntion, was it hampred by politics etc. My thoughts are, if you are on the right biy this book buy this book it will give you pleanty of Bad Billy stories. Elsewise look elsewhere for examples of Clinton's character both positive and negative
Rating: 
Summary: Unlimited Hypocrisy
Review: The liberal-at-all-costs negative reviews by Amazon.com's own reviewer, Library Journal, and other know-it-all elites clash strongly with the views of normal, honest Americans just below who have read the book, have no political axes to grind and no agendas to prop up. The wrongheaded, truth-be-damned hypocrisy of the simpering liberal literary establishment was clearly on display in its hatchet-job reviews and negative tone about this Gary Aldrich book about Clinton vs. its glowing, fawning, "good messenger" reviews of Bush-hater-of-the-month-club books by Richard Clarke and Joseph Wilson.
Rating:
Summary: Book in need of an editor
Review: This book is much more relevant to the American public now than when it was first published. The post 9/11 culture of a more sobered America will be less forgiving of this egregious trampling of our standards and qualifications for those who see, handle, and pass along our nation's top secret files and documents. When former FBI agent Gary Aldrich wrote this portentous book, I'm sure he could not have fathomed how devastatingly important his worries about a purposefully broken security system within the White House would prove to become within his lifetime. A feverish and almost successful attempt was made by the Clintons to keep this book out of the hands of "We the People." This book is DANGEROUS for all Americans of both political parties who DON'T read it. It's a jaw-dropping, eye-witness account of the intimate inner workings of a dysfunctional, "truth is relative," White House led by an illegitimate co-presidency fraught with jealousy and selfish ambition that gave way to every conceivable evil, long before the infamous headlines of shameful presidential misconduct reverberated around the world. Mr. Aldrich's primary assertion is that "character matters" and our nation's most recent history has vindicated him. The two key and extremely savvy political players about whom much of this book is written, have refused to recede into the background. Should they ever reemerge to live and reign another day, it would be a clear and present danger that Americans have now been warned about.
Rating:
Summary: ACCESS THE PAST TO PROTECT OUR FUTURE
Review: This book is much more relevant to the American public now than when it was first published. The post 9/11 culture of a more sobered America will be less forgiving of this egregious trampling of our standards and qualifications for those who see, handle, and pass along our nation's top secret files and documents. When former FBI agent Gary Aldrich wrote this portentous book, I'm sure he could not have fathomed how devastatingly important his worries about a purposefully broken security system within the White House would prove to become within his lifetime. A feverish and almost successful attempt was made by the Clintons to keep this book out of the hands of "We the People." This book is DANGEROUS for all Americans of both political parties who DON'T read it. It's a jaw-dropping, eye-witness account of the intimate inner workings of a dysfunctional, "truth is relative," White House led by an illegitimate co-presidency fraught with jealousy and selfish ambition that gave way to every conceivable evil, long before the infamous headlines of shameful presidential misconduct reverberated around the world. Mr. Aldrich's primary assertion is that "character matters" and our nation's most recent history has vindicated him. The two key and extremely savvy political players about whom much of this book is written, have refused to recede into the background. Should they ever reemerge to live and reign another day, it would be a clear and present danger that Americans have now been warned about.
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