The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House - Hardcover

Todd, Chuck

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316245208 ISBN 13: 9780316245203

Publisher: Little, Brown US, 2014

Synopsis

Chuck Todd's gripping, fly-on-the-wall account of Barack Obama's tumultuous struggle to succeed in Washington.
Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008 partly because he was a Washington outsider. But if he'd come to the White House thinking he could change the political culture, he soon discovered just how difficult it was to swim against an upstream of insiders, partisans, and old guard networks allied to undermine his agenda---including members of his own party. He would pass some of the most significant legislation in American history, but his own weaknesses torpedoed some of his greatest hopes.

 

In THE STRANGER, Chuck Todd draws upon his unprecedented inner-circle sources to create a gripping account of Obama's White House tenure, from the early days of drift and helplessness to a final stand against the GOP in which an Obama, at last liberated from his political future, finally triumphs.

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Review:

"Todd, the newly minted Meet the Press" host and former NBC chief White House correspondent, provides an even-handed, concise, and thorough account of President Obama's first six years in the Oval Office." "Publishers Weekly""

"Richly sourced and deeply informed....There aren't many Washington journalists with the access, reporting skills, and authorial dexterity to write a comprehensive history of a presidential administration while it's still racking up miles on Air Force One. Todd delivers a surprising depth of insider reporting considering how few insiders have spoken publickly about this administration." Scott Porch, "Chicago Tribune""

"Todd is the rare Washington commentator whose on-air musings are consistently backed by authoritative reporting....He knows his subject, and he knows how to write....Readers of "The Stranger" unquestionably benefit from Mr. Todd's Beltway-insider status." Robert Draper, "Wall Street Journal ""

"Revealing....Mr. Todd has grounded his arguments in hundreds of interviews with Washington sources and his intimate knowledge of how that city works or (more often, these days) fails to work." Michiko Kakutani, "New York Times""

"Todd, the newly minted "Meet the Press" host and former NBC chief White House correspondent, provides an even-handed, concise, and thorough account of President Obama's first six years in the Oval Office." "Publishers Weekly""

"A compelling, behind-the-scenes account of President Obama's first six years in office." "HuffPost Live"""

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown US
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0316245208
• ISBN 13: 9780316245203
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 736