Joe Klein





Joe Klein

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September 07, 1946 in Queens, New York, The United States

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Joe Klein is a longtime Washington, D.C. and New York journalist and columnist, known for his novel Primary Colors, an anonymously written roman à clef portraying Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign. Klein is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is a former Guggenheim Fellow. Since 2003 he has been a contributor at the current affairs Time news group. In April 2006, he published Politics Lost, a book on what he calls the "pollster-consultant industrial complex". He has also written articles and book reviews for The New Republic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, LIFE and Rolling Stone.


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The meme of the day in journo-world is that President Obama has stumbledat the outset of the general election campaign. The evidence for this? Well, uh, there isn’t very much, really–except that a few Democrats have criticized his campaign’s attacks on Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital and that Obama’s fundraising is merely humongous, instead [...] read more »
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Published on May 25, 2012 07:32
Average rating: 3.54 · 2,695 ratings · 264 reviews · 7 distinct works
Primary Colors: A Novel of ...
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 1,819 ratings — published 1996 — 23 editions
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Woody Guthrie
4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 1980 — 6 editions
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The Natural: The Misunderst...
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions
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Politics Lost: How American...
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions
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The Running Mate
3.18 of 5 stars 3.18 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions
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Payback
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1984 — 2 editions
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“Faith, unaccompanied by rigorous skepticism, is a recipe for myopia and foolishness.”
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William Jefferson Clinton

This poll will examine the choices for the William Jefferson Clinton reading selection which will be the next President covered in the Presidential Series. The order for the Presidents selected was determined by the group membership.

This selection will begin on June 13th and will continue for three - four months - depending upon the length of the selection.

This discussion will be led by Bryan. Bryan has an extraordinary background and will be a great moderator to lead this discussion. He has assumed the responsibilities for the Presidential Series reads and will be leading these book discussions.

We have added all of the books nominated on the William Jefferson Clinton thread and a few others. However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.

You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. Some of the Clinton books deal with only a certain period of his life, some may be multi-volume (if that is ever the case - I always add both separately), some deal with other topics too; some are all encompassing, others deal with specific events in Clinton's life or presidency and others are by the man, himself and some are about Hillary.

Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.

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