Bill Clinton "My Life" Signed First Edition Slipcased w/COA + Provenance Materials [Fine/Fine]

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Bill Clinton "My Life" Signed First Edition Slipcased w/COA + Provenance Materials [Fine/Fine]
Bill Clinton "My Life" Signed First Edition Slipcased w/COA + Provenance Materials [Fine/Fine]
Bill Clinton "My Life", Signed First Edition dj/HC [Fine/Fine]
Bill Clinton "My Life", Signed First Edition dj/HC [Fine/Fine]
Bill Clinton "My Life" Signed First Edition Slipcased w/COA + Provenance Materials [Fine/Fine]
Bill Clinton "My Life", Signed First Edition dj/HC [Fine/Fine]
Bill Clinton "My Life", Signed First Edition dj/HC [Fine/Fine]
Bill Clinton "My Life", Signed First Edition dj/HC [Fine/Fine]
Bill Clinton "My Life" Signed First Edition Slipcased w/COA + Provenance Materials [Fine/Fine]
Bill Clinton "My Life" Signed First Edition Slipcased w/COA + Provenance Materials [Fine/Fine]

Personally signed by president Bill Clinton directly onto the title page




Knopf Publishers 2004. Distributed by Random House, Inc, New York. Bill Clinton "MY LIFE". Signed by the author directly onto the title page. "A unique book by a unique American." A wonderful book to showcase in your presidential library and to enjoy for many years. A highly sought after signature by the very popular president. This book was obtained in person at the book signing event which was held at Brown University on April 29th, 2005. Includes the original material from the event, including the flyer, information sheets, and a photo of Bill Clinton. The book is in Fine/Fine condition without any discernible flaws. Custom matching slipcase included.

"First Edition" as stated on the copyright page. First state of this title (the most collectible state) and not a later printing.



William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Clinton was previously Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992, and the Arkansas Attorney General from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, ideologically Clinton was a New Democrat, and many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy.



 
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In this hefty volume, the former president recounts his hardscrabble childhood in Hope, Arkansas; the illustrious academic career that took him to Oxford and Yale Law School; and his meteoric rise in politics. Offering a candid appraisal of his successes and setbacks, Clinton devotes plenty of space here to his White House years, paying particular attention to the policy initiatives he feels to be his true legacy. After unprecedented pre-publication media attention and build-up, My Life rewards our enduring fascination with this charismatic and controversial figure, celebrated by some as his generation's most brilliant politician and condemned by others for his personal excesses.

President Bill Clinton's book 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.

It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House, a journey fueled by an impassioned interest in the political process which manifested itself at every stage of his life: in college, working as an intern for Senator William Fulbright; at Oxford, becoming part of the Vietnam War protest movement; at Yale Law School, campaigning on the grassroots level for Democratic candidates; back in Arkansas, running for Congress, attorney general, and governor.

We see his career shaped by his resolute determination to improve the life of his fellow citizens, an unfaltering commitment to civil rights, and an exceptional understanding of the practicalities of political life.

We come to understand the emotional pressures of his youth, born after his father's death; caught in the dysfunctional relationship between his feisty, nurturing mother and his abusive stepfather, whom he never ceased to love and whose name he took; drawn to the brilliant, compelling Hillary Rodham, whom he was determined to marry; passionately devoted, from her infancy, to their daughter, Chelsea, and to the entire experience of fatherhood; slowly and painfully beginning to comprehend how his early denial of pain led him at times into damaging patterns of behavior.

President Clinton's book is also the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written-encompassing not only the high points and crises but the way the presidency actually works: the day-to-day bombardment of problems, personalities, conflicts, setbacks, achievements.

It is a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world of his work and his ideals.

It is the gripping account of a president under concerted and unrelenting assault orchestrated by his enemies on the Far Right, and how he survived and prevailed.

It is a treasury of moments caught alive, among them:

* The ten-year-old boy watching the national political conventions on his family's new (and first) television set. * The young candidate looking for votes in the Arkansas hills and the local seer who tells him, "Anybody who would campaign at a beer joint in Joiner at midnight on Saturday night deserves to carry one box. . . . You'll win here. But it'll be the only damn place you win in this county." (He was right on both counts.) * The roller-coaster ride of the 1992 campaign. * The extraordinarily frank exchanges with Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole. * The delicate manipulation needed to convince Rabin and Arafat to shake hands for the camera while keeping Arafat from kissing Rabin. * The cost, both public and private, of the scandal that threatened the presidency.

Here is the life of a great national and international figure, revealed with all his talents and contradictions, told openly, directly, in his own completely recognizable voice. A unique book by a unique American.


VERY FINE GUARANTEED. The condition is of the highest quality without any discernible flaws. Sharp corners all around and a square spine. Unread book without any marks, writing, or stamps. Original dust-jacket that has been unmarked. Matching slipcase is New without any flaws.
Publisher:
Knopf Publishing Group 2004
Edition:
Signed First Edition, First Printing
Binding:
Hardcover with dust-jacket
Illustrator:
Signed First Edition
Author:
Bill Clinton
Signature Authenticity:
Lifetime Guarantee of Signature Authenticity. Personally signed by President Bill Clinton directly onto the title page. The autograph is not a facsimile, stamp, or auto-pen.