Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton In The American Presidents Series Michael Tomasky's book "Bill Clinton" (2017) examines the personal and political life of William Jefferson Clinton (b. 1941) who served two terms from 1993 -- 2001 as the 43d president of the United States. The book is part of the "American Presidents Se......more

Living through the Clinton presidency was the proverbial rollercoaster ride for Americans. His political opponents, often stymied by his campaigning skills, were nonetheless aided and abetting by his many self-inflicted personal issues. In his first two years in office, no political failing was grea......more

An okay written book. Not great. A good summary of bill Clinton’s presidency. On his watch national debt went down over 300 billion, Dow jones went from 3500 to over 10000. Very intelligent and a fairly good speaker. At times he comes across as the type of guy more content to hang out with locals at......more

I recently read David Maraniss’ biography on Bill Clinton (“First in His Class”), which although thorough, unfortunately concludes prior to Clinton’s presidency. I subsequently decided to read Michael Tomasky’s short work on Clinton’s presidency. At 150 pages, it is indeed short. For example, Tomask......more

Basic and pedestrian presidential biography.......more