It is a treasury of moments caught alive, among them: *The ten-year-old boy watching the national political conventions on his family s new (and first) television set. It is the gripping account of a president under concerted and unrelenting assault orchestrated by his enemies on the Far Right, and how he survived and prevailed. It is a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world of his work and his ideals. President Clinton's book is also the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written - encompassing not only the high points and crises but the way the presidency actually works: the day-to-day bombardment of problems, personalities, conflicts, setbacks, achievements.

We come to understand the emotional pressures of his youth - born after his father s death caught in the dysfunctional relationship between his feisty, nurturing mother and his abusive stepfather, whom he never ceased to love and whose name he took drawn to the brilliant, compelling Hillary Rodham, whom he was determined to marry passionately devoted, from her infancy, to their daughter, Chelsea, and to the entire experience of fatherhood slowly and painfully beginning to comprehend how his early denial of pain led him at times into damaging patterns of behavior. We see his career shaped by his resolute determination to improve the life of his fellow citizens, an unfaltering commitment to civil rights, and an exceptional understanding of the practicalities of political life. It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House - a journey fueled by an impassioned interest in the political process which manifested itself at every stage of his life: in college, working as an intern for Senator William Fulbright at Oxford, becoming part of the Vietnam War protest movement at Yale Law School, campaigning on the grassroots level for Democratic candidates back in Arkansas, running for Congress, attorney general, and governor. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON's My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public.

Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, book has a few light stains/smudge on the page edges, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. CV6 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Bill Clinton to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected.

My Life by Bill Clinton