Leading from Behind: The Reluctant President and the Advisors Who Decide for Him

作者 Richard Miniter著
出版社 St. Martin's Griffin
出版时间 2013年4月
ISBN 9781250031389
定价 138.70

内容简介

BarackObamahasneverbeenfullyvetted—untilnow.InLeadingfromBehind,NewYorkTimesbestsellinginvestigativejournalistRichardMiniterpresentsthefirstbooktoexplorePresidentObama’sabilitiesasaleader,byunearthingnewdetailsofhisbiggestsuccessesandfailures.Basedonexclusiveinterviewsandnever-before-publishedmaterial,LeadingfromBehindinvestigatesthesecretworldoftheWestWingandthecombativepersonalitiesthatshapehistoricevents.ContrarytotheWhiteHousenarrative,whichaimstodefineObamaasavisionaryleader,LeadingfromBehindrevealsapresidentwhoisindecisive,moody,andoftenparalyzedbycompetingpoliticalconsiderations.Manyvictories—aswellasseveralsignificantfailures—duringtheObamapresidencyarerevealedtobetheworkofstrongwomen,wholedwhenthepresidentdidnot:then-SpeakerNancyPelosi;SecretaryofStateHillaryClinton;andValerieJarrett,hisclosestadviserandanObamafamilyconfidante,whoseunusualdegreeofinfluencehasbeenasourceofconflictwithveteranpoliticalinsiders.InLeadingfromBehind,youwilllearn:*WhyObama’srelationshipwithIsraelwaspoisonedyearsbeforehemetIsrael’sprimeministerBenjaminNetanyahu*TherealreasonforValerieJarrett’sstrongholdoverbothBarackandMichelleObama*ObamaCarewasn’tObama’sidea.ItwasHouseSpeakerNancyPelosi’s.Andtherealreasonhedancedtohertune.*ObamadelayedandcanceledthemissiontokillOsamabinLadenthreetimesandthencommittedanintelligenceblunderthatalloweddozensofhigh-levelmembersofalQaedatoescape.*WhyObamadestroyedasecretbudgetdealwithHouseSpeakerJohnBoehnerthatwouldhavereformedentitlements,slashedspending,andreducedthenationaldebt—withoutraisingtaxes*WhyObamaisdeterminedtosaveAttorneyGeneralEricHolder,eventhoughhehasliedandstonewalledCongressabout“Operation:FastandFurious”*WhyObamaremovedanelectedChristianpresidentofIvoryCoastandreplacedhimwithaMuslimleaderwhohadlosttheelection*WhyObamaletaU.S.citizenrotinaCubanprisonwhenCubandictatorRaulCastrowantedtoreleasehim*WhyObamadecidedtodefytheTeaPartyandditchhisplanstoendearmarksInLeadingfromBehind,RichardMiniter’sprovocativeresearchoffersadramatic,thoroughlysourcedaccountofPresidentObama’sWhiteHouseduringatimeofintensedomesticcontroversyandinternationalturmoil.

作者简介

RICHARDMINITERistheauthoroftwotop-tenNewYorkTimesbestsellers,LosingBinLadenandShadowWar,aswellasMastermind,thefirstbiographyof9/11plannerKhalidShaikhMohammed.HewritesacolumnforForbes.com.AformereditorialwriterforTheWallStreetJournalinBrussels,memberoftheinvestigativeteamatTheSundayTimesinLondon,andeditorial-pageeditoroftheWashingtonTimes,MiniterhasalsowrittenforTheNewYorkTimes,TheWashingtonPost,TheWallStreetJournal,aswellasTheAtlantic,Reader’sDigest,Newsweek,TheNewRepublic,andNationalReview.HehasappearedonCNN,C-SPAN,FoxNewsChannel,andMSNBC.HehaswonawardsfromtheNationalPressClubandtheInternationalConsortiumofInvestigativeJournalists(shared).HelivesinArlington,Virginia.

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