The book shows Clinton in the presidency as a profile in growth.

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Clinton was a president who used his office, in creative ways, to try to reinvigorate...

Clinton was a president who used his office, in creative ways, to try to reinvigorate...

Every decision that they take has enormous consequences, and ripple out from the White House.

Every decision that they take has enormous consequences, and ripple out from the White House.

The biggest mistakes, early on, involved foreign policy and involved the strategy for health care.

The biggest mistakes, early on, involved foreign policy and involved the strategy for health care.

The attack on Clinton on terrorism is entirely politically inspired by the right-wing of the...

The attack on Clinton on terrorism is entirely politically inspired by the right-wing of the...

Bill Clinton was in the line of great progressive presidents who faced the realities in...

Bill Clinton was in the line of great progressive presidents who faced the realities in...

On the contrary, it might even be a projection of what the truth is of...

On the contrary, it might even be a projection of what the truth is of...

It wasn't simply that Clinton created the greatest prosperity in the country's history. Or that...

It wasn't simply that Clinton created the greatest prosperity in the country's history. Or that...

Clinton took very tough decisions on the economy.

Clinton took very tough decisions on the economy.

If there were any clear investigation of 9/11, they wouldn't let Louie Freeh off the...

If there were any clear investigation of 9/11, they wouldn't let Louie Freeh off the...

22 million new jobs under President Clinton. 3 million lost under Bush.

22 million new jobs under President Clinton. 3 million lost under Bush.

And Louis Freeh was a completely dysfunctional FBI Director, who was actually waging his own...

And Louis Freeh was a completely dysfunctional FBI Director, who was actually waging his own...

But presidents matter. That's one of the biggest lessons I learned being in the White...

But presidents matter. That's one of the biggest lessons I learned being in the White...

It was the biggest suppression of voting rights in our country's history since Jim Crow....

It was the biggest suppression of voting rights in our country's history since Jim Crow....

The conservative argument is that the economy is like the weather, that it just operates...

The conservative argument is that the economy is like the weather, that it just operates...

Even on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has...

Even on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has...

The Democrats need to remind people of where were, in terms of our progress, as...

The Democrats need to remind people of where were, in terms of our progress, as...

As I said, if you don't stand up for yourself, people aren't going to think...

As I said, if you don't stand up for yourself, people aren't going to think...

It was an absurd theory that by cutting taxes you would increase government revenues, because...

It was an absurd theory that by cutting taxes you would increase government revenues, because...

Clinton was very early on aware of the problem of international terrorism.

Clinton was very early on aware of the problem of international terrorism.

Dick Clarke, who was head of counter-terrorism in the National Security Council, pushed constantly for...

Dick Clarke, who was head of counter-terrorism in the National Security Council, pushed constantly for...