7/1/2023 0 Comments My Life by Bill Clinton![]() ![]() I am unsure of the value of this book to an American, i found it a worthwhile listen for someone outside but interested. Some topics tend to dominate the reading -his not taking part in the vietnam war - and long justification and rationalisation of this -his multiple legal tangles - whitewater, paula jones, ken starr etc -the "uncooperative" republican party and especially newt gingrich There is less said about the economy and his views regarding America's economic future (Clintons presidency saw multiple years with surplus budgets ), China, or radical fundamentalism. ![]() I am from India and it is not common for our contemporary leaders to talk about as openly about the unvarnished parts of their personal lives. While he claims he had a wonderful childhood, he doesnt hesitate to discuss the troubled parts either. The first part of his book is about his childhood and also the relationships within his own family, grandparents, mother, step father. The book is all the more listenable as it is read by Clinton himself. This is one of the few books that i finished in back to back listens. I listen to my audio books on my commute to and from work. It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? President Bill Clinton’s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. ![]()
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