"Vivid and enlightening....John F. Harris has done the impossible.
He's written a book about Bill Clinton that is insightful,
comprehensive and above all reasonable in measuring the former
president's strengths and weaknesses, achievements and
failure."
--Ronald Brownstein, "The Los Angeles Times
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"A responsible, honest, tough, and -- best of all -- considered
assessment of Clinton's presidency."
-- "The Atlantic
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"Revealing....a sober, fair-minded and highly readable account of
Mr. Clinton's tenure in the White House...."
--Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"
"John Harris' important new book is without doubt a sign that
history, with all its plodding seriousness, is catching up to the
go-go 90's. That's good news. For too long, since Mr. Clinton began
his improbable run, this super-sized American story has been
distorted by extremist views....Ý"The Survivor" is¨ a smart
reflection on those mercurial years from one of Washington's best
reporters. It's scrupulously researched; it's well-written; and, to
a surprising degree, it's calm -- not an adjective we usually find
in Clintonland."
--Ted Widmer, "The New York Observer"
""Washington Post" reporter John F. Harris, who covered the White
House during Clinton's last six years, has made the most ambitious
effort thus far: to chronicle the Clinton years in the context of
the era's political trends and to connect the successes and
failures of his presidency back to his character. It is a
scrupulously fair-minded book, with plenty of ammunition for both
Clinton's admirers and detractors."
--Jeff Greenfield, "Washington Monthly" "John F. Harris is the most
lucid writer in American politicaljournalism today. One reads his
work and knows that he has it exactly right, like a fine tailor
producing well-fitted suits. I love reading Harris for his deep and
rewarding insights, especially when he writes about Bill Clinton.
In The Survivor, he shows once again that he has the perfect
measure of a very contradictory man."
-David Maraniss, author of "First in His Class: A Biography of Bill
Clinton"
"John Harris has written a fascinating account of the downs and ups
of the Clinton presidency. The Survivor is fair-minded, well
informed, absorbing in narration, mature in judgment."
-Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
"John Harris has an unmatched eye for detail, and it's all here in
a way no one else has chronicled the Clinton years. This is the
work of a superb reporter who was an eyewitness to an entire
presidency (and I should know-I had to compete against him covering
the Clinton White House). Of all the correspondents I remember from
the blur of our lives together covering President Clinton (the
sometimes chaotic West Wing, the dizzying around-the-world travel
on Air Force One), John Harris is the one I would have chosen to
leave behind the benchmark piece of work on what those eight years
meant to the nation."
-Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor, "NBC Nightly News"
"John Harris reaches a generally favorable verdict on Bill Clinton,
but there is no lack of evidence that could lead to a different
conclusion. It's all here, with fascinating fresh detail. A good
book and a good read."
-Brit Hume, Washington managing editor, "Fox News Channel"; anchor,
"Special Report with Brit Hume"
"John Harris tells the real story of the West Wing during the
Clintonyears, with the clear-eyed insight, humor, and verve of one
of the nation's top political reporters. Thankfully, he leaves all
political spin at the door."
-Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor, PBS's "Washington Week"
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