Realizing the predicament he was in is what set off Clinton’s famous explosion in the Oval Office one day in early 1993, which we also know about from Woodward: “I hope you’re all aware we’re all Eisenhower Republicans,” he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “We’re Eisenhower Republicans here, and we are fighting the Reagan Republicans. We stand for lower deficits and free trade and the bond market. Isn’t that great?”27 Here we get a rare glimpse of the Bill Clinton that might have been. But the president was a quick study.
