39. STATE of POLITICS: Past and Present? with Sidney Blumenthal
Episode description
Sidney Blumenthal is the former assistant and senior adviser to President Bill Clinton and senior adviser to Hillary Clinton. He was a national staff reporter for The Washington Post and Washington editor and writer for The New Yorker. He is the author of numerous bestselling books including "The Clinton Wars", "The Rise of the Counter Establishment", and "The Permanent Campaign." He's embarking on an ambitious 5-volume series on the political life of President Abraham Lincoln.
Three of five of his books are now on sale including, "A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. I, 1809–1849", "Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856", and most recently "All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860'.
Sidney Blumenthal Book Recommendations:
Life of Andrew Jackson - James Parton
JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956 - Fredrik Logevall
Landmark Book Series on American History - Various Authors
USA Trilogy (The 42nd Parallel / 1919 / The Big Money) - John Dos Passos
The Lanny Budd Novels - Upton Sinclair
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