A retrospective assessment of the Clinton presidency analyzes the key personal, political, and policy decisions of the administration, assessing Clinton's successes and failures and the long-term implications of his presidency.

Recounts the intimate talks the author shared with the forty-second president during the latter's two terms in office, sharing his perspective on Clinton's private torments, family life at the White House, and presidential challenges.

"In 1971, Hillary Rodham is a young woman full of promise. Life magazine covered her Wellesley commencement speech, she's attending Yale Law School, and she's on the forefront of student activism and the women's rights movement. Then she meets a fellow law student named Bill Clinton. A charismatic Southerner, Bill is already laying the groundwork for his political career. In each other, Hillary and Bill find a profound intellectual, emotional, and...

An account of the apprehension of Americans Laura Ling and Euna Lee by North Korean soldiers in March of 2009 and subsequent imprisonment after being accused of hostile acts, covering Laura's sister Lisa's campaign to secure the release of her sibling and Euna, the treatment of Laura while in captivity, and the efforts of Bill Clinton and various members of the United States government to rescue her.