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description: From former 60 Minutes producer and New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers comes an in-depth insiders look at how President Joe Biden and his seasoned team have battled to achieve their agendabased on the authors extraordinary access to the White House during more than a year of legislative combat.In January of 2021 the Biden administration inherited a country in chaos. Bidens team was forced to deal with multiple crises simultaneouslyincluding a lethal pandemic a plummeting economy racial injustice global warming a far-flung military quagmire partisan warfare and a violent right-wing insurrection that revealed just how deep democracys cracks run. To maintain balance and move forward the new administration has had to continually prove itself. Now in The Fight of His Life prizewinning journalist Chris Whipple takes us inside the Oval Office as the critical decisions of Bidens presidency are being made. With unprecedented deep access to nearly all of Bidens inner circleincluding Chief of Staff Ron Klain and other senior officialsWhipple pulls back the curtain on the internal power struggles and back-room compromises. Featuring newsmaking revelations such as when renegade Trump staffers helped facilitate the transition of power which three people make the White House run (its probably not who you think) what Joe Biden really thinks of Vice President Kamala Harris and which personalitiesand personal agendasmade passing a voting rights bill and a Build Back Better plan a legislative roller coaster The Fight of His Life delivers a surprising portrait of politics on the edge. It also sheds light on the decision-making processes of the administrations biggest players including Vice President Kamala Harris; advisers Steve Richetti Mike Donilon and Covid Czar Jeff Zients; National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan; Secretary of State Anthony Blinken; and Climate Envoy John Kerryand of course President Biden himself. A vivid fly-on-the-wall account of one of Americas most consequential presidencies The Fight of His Life showcases the insightful analysis and interpretation that is Chris Whipples signature. Joe Biden has faced and overcome colossal challenges throughout his lifetime and this is the definitive work on his most immense challenge yet.
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title: The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House
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