Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Prologue: THE ASCENT
Section One
One - BELLS OF HOPE
Two - BEGINNINGS
Three - CROWN JEWEL
Four - HIGH NOON
Five - THE CLINTON STYLE
Six - FACES OF WASHINGTON
Seven - WAGER
Eight - PARTNERS
Nine - WHITEWATER
Ten - HEALTH CARE
Eleven - SEA OF FLAMES
Twelve - FLOOD LEADS TO FORTUNE
Thirteen - “NO! NO! NO! . . .”
Section Two
Fourteen - WINTER
Fifteen - UNDERSIDE
Sixteen - RELEVANCE
Seventeen - BALANCE
Eighteen - ROLL EVERY DIE
Nineteen - FUNK
Twenty - SEEDS OF TRIUMPH
Photo Insert
Twenty-one - SEEDS OF DISASTER
Twenty-two - WELFARE
Twenty-three - RE-ELECT
Section Three
Twenty-four - SECOND CHANCE
Twenty-five - THE QUIET YEAR
Twenty-six - THE SULLEN YEAR
Twenty-seven - MY KIND OF GUY
Twenty-eight - ALLIANCE
Twenty-nine - UNSETTLED
Thirty - TRAPPED
Thirty-one - LOYALISTS
Thirty-two - AFRICAN JOURNEY
Thirty-three - SURVIVOR
Thirty-four - ROCK-BOTTOM TRUTH
Thirty-five - AGE OF EXTREMES
Section Four
Thirty-six - KOSOVO
Thirty-seven - EMPIRE STATE
Thirty-eight - “AL JUST NEEDS TO BE HIMSELF"
Thirty-nine - SPRING TERM
Forty - TERROR
Forty-one - CAMP DAVID
Forty-two - EXIT
Forty-three - ARGUMENT WITHOUT END
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright Page