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As Bob Rubin often said, Mack had established a collegial atmosphere within the White House and with the cabinet that many previous administrations never achieved. ca: the self-righteous, condemning, Absolute Truth–claiming dark side of white southern conservatism. troops to Bosnia. Then she told them about the success we’d had the second time around, by focusing on one or two issues every two ye

Not long after I was elected, Elizabeth, too, lost her fight with AIDS. The State of the Union is not only the President’s chance to speak for an unfiltered hour to the American people each year; it is also one of the most important rituals in American politics. I ended the month with a major speech at the National Academy of Sciences, outlining my proposals to protect America from te When the Palestinians didn’t offer Barak anything in return for his moves on Jerusalem and territory, I went to see Arafat, taking Helal with me to interpret and Malley to take notes.