The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point Paperback - 1997
by David S. Broder; Haynes Johnson
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HE SENSED SOMETHING WRONG when the President began to speak.
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In this remarkable book, two of America's best-known journalists use their unparalleled access to the major players to examine The System, specifically as it operated during the ferocious battle over the Clinton effort to provide universal health insurance for Americans - and they come to some startling conclusions about America's future. From the beginning of the struggle, Johnson and Broder gained the confidence of more than one hundred of the participants, including the President and the First Lady; key congressional leaders like Bob Dole, Newt Gingrich, Ted Kennedy, and George Mitchell; the many competing special interests; and, outside the Beltway, ordinary citizens and workers on the battlefront of medical care. The authors have written a brilliant chronicle of the battle - of lost opportunities in the White House and of the savage determination and cunning tactics of the Gingrich forces, who plotted secretly for more than a year in advance to kill health care reform in an attempt to regain control of Congress and lead a conservative Republican Revolution that would fundamentally alter American government, privatize public function, and dismantle progressive programs and policies established over the last sixty years. Filled with stunning disclosures about the President and his supporters and adversaries, The System is an extraordinary portrait of democracy under siege, providing one of the most candid looks at American politics and government ever written. It is a book of vital importance to every American and is certain to become a classic in years to come.
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- Title The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point
- Author David S. Broder; Haynes Johnson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 704
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Back Bay Books, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date 1997-04-01
- ISBN 9780316111454 / 0316111457
- Weight 1.97 lbs (0.89 kg)
- Dimensions 8.52 x 5.6 x 1.76 in (21.64 x 14.22 x 4.47 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects United States - Politics and government -, Health care reform - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95026477
- Dewey Decimal Code 362.109
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