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WiththeharshpartisanshipandsensationalismassociatedwiththecoverageofAmericanpolitics,it'sperhapsnotsurprisingthatittakesaBrittoprovidetheproperperspectiveofAmericanpoliticsattheendofthe20thcentury.MartinWalker,WashingtoncorrespondentforBritain'stheGuardiannewspaper,usedtheoccasionofthe1996presidentialcampaigntoproduceathoroughaccountofPresidentBillClintonandhisplaceinAmericanhistory.WalkerfollowsClintonthroughhisdevelopment,examininghisearlylife,hiscollegeexperiences--includingtalesfromClinton'sOxfordclassmateswhoweretherewhenhedidn'tinhale--onthroughhispresidentialperformance.Walkerfocusesonsubstanceratherthanthetrivialitiesofpersonallife,reviewingthepresident'spoliciesforwhattheyareandobjectivelyplacingthemincontextofAmericainthe1990s.作者简介：MARTINWALKERistheU.S.BureauChiefforBritain'sGuardianandisaregularcommentatorforCNN,theCBC,NationalPublicRadio,MonitorRadio,andtheBBC.HealsowritesaregularcolumnfortheLosAngelesTimesandisanoccasionalcontributortotheNewYorkTimesandtheWashingtonPost.HeistheauthorofTheColdWar.'AHistory.HelivesinWashington,D.C.