Word: maraniss
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...Morris has been a trusted adviser to Clinton since 1978, when the young attorney general of Arkansas first decided to run for Governor and Morris turned Clinton on to the power of polling. According to a Clinton biography by David Maraniss of the Washington Post, Clinton and Morris had a falling out after that election, reconciled briefly in 1980 (even though Clinton lost his re-election bid) and then formed an unshakable bond in 1982, when Morris helped Clinton reinvent himself politically and develop the "permanent campaign" strategy that Clinton still employs. Possibly apocryphal stories abound about...
...articles appeared in last week's Arts pages without proper credits for their writers. Joe Matthews was the author of "Clinton: A Great (If not Good) American Success Story," the review of David Maraniss' new Bill Clinton biography. Jennifer 8. Lee wrote the review of the Fogg Museum's Chasing Shadows photography exhibition, "Shadows Captures Photography's Story...
...Maraniss lets the story linger long, perhaps too long, over Clinton's days as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. But it is an important stop. There we see Clinton's boyhood habit of telling people what they want to hear turn into a propensity for deceit and lies. Clinton seems to struggle genuinely with his conscience, but ultimately he ducks a choice. He is drafted, but pulls strings to get into a ROTC program in which he has no intention of actually participating...
...Maraniss never generalizes about Clinton, and the book's account of his rise to prominence is so complete that it is hard for the reader to make generalizations about him either. But Clinton's political ambition, hard work, intelligence and sensitivity combined with a questionable character are constants throughout his life. Each quality is essential. All of those who knew him at different points in his life seem to understand his potential. They sense that Clinton is closer to achieving his goals than they are. He is destined to be First in His Class, even though he never graduated first...
...Maraniss's narrative ends with Clinton's announcement of his candidacy for president in 1991. We sense that First in His Class, could have further chapters, but Maraniss, ever cautious, doesn't feel ready to write them...