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ISBN 978-1-4165-4333-6
ISBN 978-1-4165-9434-5 (ebook)
PHOTO CREDITS:
Official White House Photograph: 1, 2, 3, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
William J. Clinton Presidential Library: 4, 8, 9
Illustration by Jason Snyder: 5
Taylor Branch: 6, 10, 12
The White House Historical Association: 7
And for five inspirations to write history:
Hannah Arendt, Shelby Foote, John Hope Franklin,
Garry Wills, and Emmett Wright Jr.