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The Promise: President Obama, Year One

作者: Jonathan Alter 著

出版社: Simon & Schuster

出版时间: 2011-01

ISBN: 9781439101209

定价: 138.80

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 475页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

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BarackObama’sinaugurationaspresidentonJanuary20,2009,inspiredtheworld.Butthegreatpromiseof“ChangeWeCanBelieveIn”wasimmediatelytestedbythethreatofanotherGreatDepression,aworseningwarinAfghanistan,andanentrenchedanddeeplypartisansystemofbusinessasusualinWashington.Despiteallthecoverage,thebackstoryofObama’shistoricfirstyearinofficehasuntilnowremainedamystery.
InThePromise:PresidentObama,YearOne,JonathanAlter,oneofthecountry’smostrespectedjournalistsandhistorians,useshisuniqueaccesstotheWhiteHousetoproducethefirstinsidelookatObama’sdifficultdebut.
Whathappenedin2009insidetheOvalOffice?Whatworkedandwhatfailed?Whatisthepresidentreallylikeonthejobandoff-hours,usingwhathisbestfriendcalled“aRubik’sCubeinhisbrain?"Thesequestionsareansweredhereforthefirsttime.WeseehowasurprisinglycunningObamatookeffectivechargeinWashingtonseveralweeksbeforehiselection,madetrillion-dollardecisionsonthestimulusandbudgetbeforehewasinaugurated,engineeredcolossallyunpopularbailoutsofthebankingandautosectors,andescalatedatreacherouswarnotlongaftersettlingintooffice.
ThePromiseisafast-pacedandincisivenarrativeofayoungrisk-takingpresidentcarvinghisownpathamidsky-highexpectationsandsurgingjoblessness.AlterrevealsthatitwasObamaalone—“feelinglucky”—whoinsistedonpushingmajorhealthcarereformovertheobjectionsofhisvicepresidentandtopadvisors,includinghischiefofstaff,RahmEmanuel,whoadmittedthat“Ibeggedhimnottodothis.”
AltertakesthereaderinsidetheroomasObamapreventsafistfightinvolvingacongressman,coldlyreprimandsthemilitarybrassforinsubordination,crashesthekeymeetingattheCopenhagenClimateChangeconference,andbouncesbackafteradisastrousMassachusettselectiontoredeemapromisethathadeludedpresidentssinceFDR.
InAlter’stelling,therealObamaisanauthentic,demanding,unsentimental,andsometimesoverconfidentleader.Headaptedtothepresidencywitheaseandputmore“pointsontheboard”thanheisgivencreditfor,butneglectedtousehisleverageoverthebanksandfailedtoconnectwellwithanangrypublic.Weseethefamouslycalmpresidentcursingleaks,playfullytrash-talkinghisadvisors,andjokingabouteventhemosttaboosubjects,stillintentonredeemingmoreofhispromiseastheproblemsmount.
Thisbrilliantblendofjournalismandhistoryoffersthefreshestreportingandmostacuteperspectiveonthebiggeststoryofourtime.ItwillshapeimpressionsoftheObamapresidencyandofthemanhimselfforyearstocome. JonathanAlterisasenioreditoratNewsweek,where,since1991,hehaswrittenanacclaimedcolumnonpolitics,history,media,andsocietyatlarge.HeisalsoananalystandcontributingcorrespondentforNBCNews.AlterlivesinMontclair,NewJersey,withhiswifeandthreechildren. Author'sNoteix
Prefacexv
Prologue1
1ObamaTakesCharge3
2WhiteHouse-in-Waiting15
3GrantPark34
4TheCabinetMaker45
5PickingHillary67
6InstantPresident77
7HistoricInauguration100
8SeaLegs110
9ZenTemperament138
10Rahmbo159
11
内容简介:
BarackObama’sinaugurationaspresidentonJanuary20,2009,inspiredtheworld.Butthegreatpromiseof“ChangeWeCanBelieveIn”wasimmediatelytestedbythethreatofanotherGreatDepression,aworseningwarinAfghanistan,andanentrenchedanddeeplypartisansystemofbusinessasusualinWashington.Despiteallthecoverage,thebackstoryofObama’shistoricfirstyearinofficehasuntilnowremainedamystery.
InThePromise:PresidentObama,YearOne,JonathanAlter,oneofthecountry’smostrespectedjournalistsandhistorians,useshisuniqueaccesstotheWhiteHousetoproducethefirstinsidelookatObama’sdifficultdebut.
Whathappenedin2009insidetheOvalOffice?Whatworkedandwhatfailed?Whatisthepresidentreallylikeonthejobandoff-hours,usingwhathisbestfriendcalled“aRubik’sCubeinhisbrain?"Thesequestionsareansweredhereforthefirsttime.WeseehowasurprisinglycunningObamatookeffectivechargeinWashingtonseveralweeksbeforehiselection,madetrillion-dollardecisionsonthestimulusandbudgetbeforehewasinaugurated,engineeredcolossallyunpopularbailoutsofthebankingandautosectors,andescalatedatreacherouswarnotlongaftersettlingintooffice.
ThePromiseisafast-pacedandincisivenarrativeofayoungrisk-takingpresidentcarvinghisownpathamidsky-highexpectationsandsurgingjoblessness.AlterrevealsthatitwasObamaalone—“feelinglucky”—whoinsistedonpushingmajorhealthcarereformovertheobjectionsofhisvicepresidentandtopadvisors,includinghischiefofstaff,RahmEmanuel,whoadmittedthat“Ibeggedhimnottodothis.”
AltertakesthereaderinsidetheroomasObamapreventsafistfightinvolvingacongressman,coldlyreprimandsthemilitarybrassforinsubordination,crashesthekeymeetingattheCopenhagenClimateChangeconference,andbouncesbackafteradisastrousMassachusettselectiontoredeemapromisethathadeludedpresidentssinceFDR.
InAlter’stelling,therealObamaisanauthentic,demanding,unsentimental,andsometimesoverconfidentleader.Headaptedtothepresidencywitheaseandputmore“pointsontheboard”thanheisgivencreditfor,butneglectedtousehisleverageoverthebanksandfailedtoconnectwellwithanangrypublic.Weseethefamouslycalmpresidentcursingleaks,playfullytrash-talkinghisadvisors,andjokingabouteventhemosttaboosubjects,stillintentonredeemingmoreofhispromiseastheproblemsmount.
Thisbrilliantblendofjournalismandhistoryoffersthefreshestreportingandmostacuteperspectiveonthebiggeststoryofourtime.ItwillshapeimpressionsoftheObamapresidencyandofthemanhimselfforyearstocome.
作者简介:
JonathanAlterisasenioreditoratNewsweek,where,since1991,hehaswrittenanacclaimedcolumnonpolitics,history,media,andsocietyatlarge.HeisalsoananalystandcontributingcorrespondentforNBCNews.AlterlivesinMontclair,NewJersey,withhiswifeandthreechildren.
目录:
Author'sNoteix
Prefacexv
Prologue1
1ObamaTakesCharge3
2WhiteHouse-in-Waiting15
3GrantPark34
4TheCabinetMaker45
5PickingHillary67
6InstantPresident77
7HistoricInauguration100
8SeaLegs110
9ZenTemperament138
10Rahmbo159
11

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