Primary Colors
Book description
A novel provocatively based on an insider's devastating account of Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign. The anonymous author is reported to be someone close to the Clintons.
Why read it?
2 authors picked Primary Colors as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Primary Colors is one of the finest illustrations of the coming of age of modern politics.
Ripped from the headlines of the day, Primary Colors provides a true-to-life experience of what it was like leading up to Clinton’s upset over Bush. It’s a fine expose and morality play in which we see how ethics can be compromised in the pursuit of power.
From John's list on political thrillers that teach you about real world events.
Journalist Joe Klein’s thinly-veiled fictional account of a Southern governor running for president fooled nobody. Klein’s send-up of Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign nails his character and style—his odd mixture of political gifts and personal recklessness that shaped his reputation as “the Comeback Kid”. Even better is the underrated (and often misunderstood) movie version of Primary Colors which may be the best—and most realistic—film ever about presidential politics.
From Patrick's list on presidential campaigns.
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