Todd, Chuck, 1972-

The stranger : Barack Obama in the White House / Chuck Todd. - First edition. - viii, 518 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-506) and index.

Introduction: The stranger -- A not-so-fresh start -- Getting rolled early -- Unplanned legacy -- Triage -- Reluctant warrior -- The re-election begins ... sort of -- The winter thaw -- The veep steps up -- Coming around on Clinton -- The hunt begins -- Trump, bin Laden, and the craziest week of the presidency -- The Chief Executive learns to manage -- A challenger emerges -- If he had a son -- They were first-graders -- The lost year -- A thick red line -- Control-alt-delete -- The legacy.

Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008 partly because he was a Washington outsider. But when he got to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, that distinction turned out to be double-bladed. NBC's Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd draws upon his inner-circle sources to create an account of Obama's tumultuous first term and campaign to win another.

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Obama, Barack.
Obama, Barack.
Obama, Barack 1961-
Obama, Barack, 1961-


Regierung
Bitterfeld


2009-2017


Presidents--Election--United States--2012.
Politics and government
Presidents--Election.
Politik
Politische Kultur
Presidenter.
Presidentval.



United States--Politics and government--2009-2017.
United States.

United States.
USA.

E907 / .T63 2014

973.932092