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cause he was espousing was essentially based on
lies. In this book, Brock exposes effectively the
poisonous political climate that Republican polit-
ical activists, the right-wing press, and well-
endowed “think tanks” created, giving support to
Hillary Clinton’s assertion that she and her hus-
band were targeted by a right-wing conspiracy.
Clinton, Bill.My Life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf,

2004. Clinton’s skill as a communicator comes
      through clearly in making his autobiography one
      of the all-time great presidential autobiographies
      containing many valuable insights, despite being
      a self-serving document.
      Clinton, Hillary Rodham.Living Histor y. New York:
      Simon & Schuster, 2003. Clinton’s autobiogra-
      phy, while not quite as engaging as her husband’s,
      is still filled with valuable insights into the scan-
      dals that rocked the Clinton administration.
      Gergen, Michael.Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of
      Leadership: Nixon to Clinton. New York: Simon &
      Schuster, 2000. A sometime adviser to a number
      of recent U.S. presidents, Gergen combines his
      personal access with penetrating analysis of Bill
      Clinton and the politics and scandals of his era.
      Maraniss, David.First in His Class: A Biography of Bill
      Clinton. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.
      Maraniss is a Pulitzer-prize winning Washington
      Post reporter who has written a biography analyz-
      ing Clinton’s talents and flaws.
      Morris, Dick.Behind the Oval Office: Winning the Presi-
      dency in the Nineties. New York: Ran-
      dom House, 1997. As a pollster
      and political analyst for Clinton
      as governor and as president,
      Morris was in Clinton’s inner cir-
      cle and acutely aware of many of
      the details of the Clinton scan-
      dals, which he shares in his criti-
      cal but useful book.
      Stephanopoulos, George.All Too Hu-
      man: A Political Education. Boston:
      Little, Brown, 1999. As a former
      White House aide, Stephanopou-
      los had access to the Clinton inner
      circle, which he used to paint a
      sincere, but sometimes unflatter-
      ing, portrait of both Bill and Hil-
      lary Clinton.
      Toobin, Jeffrey. A Vast Conspiracy:
      The Real Stor y of the Sex Scandal

That Nearly Brought Down a President. New York: Si-

mon & Schuster, 2000. Toobin’s book is well re-

searched, analytical, ably written, and offers fresh

insights to the scandals associated with the

Clinton presidency.

Richard L. Wilson

See also Clinton, Bill; Clinton, Hillary Rodham;

Clinton’s impeachment; Clinton’s scandals; Culture

wars; Elections in the United States, 1996; Gore, Al;

Lewinsky scandal; Morris, Dick; Reno, Janet; Right-

wing conspiracy; Scandals; Starr Report; Trooper-

gate.

 Whitman, Christine Todd

Identification Governor of New Jersey, 1994-2001

Born September 26, 1946; New York, New York

A pioneer female politician, Whitman was a forerunner of

the Republican congressional victories of 1994 and a major

figure in her wing of the party.

Christine Todd Whitman came from a wealthy Re-

publican family and had been a minor New Jersey of-

ficial when she ran against incumbent senator Bill

Bradley in 1990. Aided by a popular revolt against

tax hikes by Governor James Florio, she nearly won

(one of the surprises of election night that year),

and Republicans took complete control of the state

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Christine Todd Whitman raises arms in victory after defeating Jim Florio in the gover-

nor’s race, 1993.(Hulton Archive/Getty Images)