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Mobilizing all his forces, Clinton campaigned for NAFTA for weeks, even sending Vice President Al Gore '69 to debate Ross Perot, NAFTA's popular opponent and the billionaire watchdog for the common man. In an effort of pure will, Clinton secured a last minute NAFTA-victory by indefatigably pursued wavering senators in the face of strong opposition within his own party. It's hard to recall George Bush ever putting himself in such a position...
...unheard voice in the wilderness. Followers without a leader who understands their needs are a mere mob. And without a timely, common cause, neither leader nor followers will affect history, for good or ill. Wills describes 16 people in 16 different fields, from Mary Baker Eddy (church) to Ross Perot (business), who have succeeded in directing followers to a common end. Each chapter includes a sketch of what Wills calls "antitypes" -- that is, would-be leaders who for one reason or another failed to truly lead...
Compared with such important works by Wills as Lincoln at Gettysburg or Nixon Agonistes, Certain Trumpets has an offhand quality; it resembles an actor's phoned-in performance. There are also moments when Wills strains mightily to make a case, notably in the chapter on Perot. Wills argues that Perot, who built Electronic Data Systems into a multibillion-dollar enterprise before peddling it to GM, improved on the theories of two corporate legends who made salesmanship a near science: John Henry Patterson of National Cash Register and Thomas Watson of IBM. Perhaps so, but even by Wills' narrow definition...
During the 1992 presidential campaign, Perot parlayed colorful oneliners and a bold plan for cutting the budget deficit into a respectable finish with 19 percent of the popular vote...
...While Perot was relatively popular with the electorate, he had little support from Harvard voters. A student group in support of his candidacy fell apart almost as soon as it began, and a Crimson poll conducted shortly before the November election showed that only five percent of undergraduatessupported...