Mr. Book just finished Bill Clinton: Mastering The Presidency, by Nigel Hamilton. This book, which was published in 2007, covered Clinton’s first term in office. It was the conclusion to Bill Clinton: An American Journey, which covered up to his election.
This is the 6th book by this author that I have read. I gave his first volume on Clinton an A. I gave his Lincoln vs. Davis book an A+ in June 2024, while I gave all three volumes of his trilogy on FDR and WW II A’s, all in May 2019.
This book did an excellent job covering Clinton’s first term. It documented all of the chaos and failures of his first couple of years in office, which featured many errors in choosing the right personnel, the in-fighting inside the White House, the mismanagement of his first Chief of Staff, Mack McLarty, and the failed attempt at health care reform. The book that chronicled his comeback in which Clinton regained his political skills and was able to navigate multiple crises in order to gain reelection.
It would be nice to have a third volume on Clinton, covering his second term, but does not appear to be something that will happen.
I give this book an A+ and inducted it into the Hall of Fame.
Goodreads requires grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, an A+ equates to 5 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).
This review has been posted at my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews, and Goodreads.
Mr. Book originally finished reading this on November 22, 2024.
