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Citizens of the Green Room, profiles in courage and self-delusion, Mark Leibovich

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Citizens of the Green Room, profiles in courage and self-delusion, Mark Leibovich

Language

eng

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contains biographical information

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

Citizens of the Green Room

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891324370

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Mark Leibovich

Sub title

profiles in courage and self-delusion

Summary

"A collection of political profiles and other reportage by Mark Leibovich, the author of This Town"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Profiles In Courage (and Self-Delusion) -- The Insiders' Insider -- Chris Matthews, Seriously. (O.K., Not That Seriously) -- The Heart of Politics : One Woman, Two Senators and Presidential Ambitions : The Washington Tale of John Kerry and Teresa Heinz -- How John McCain Turned His Clichés into Meaning -- Clinton Proudly Talks of Scars While Keeping Her Guard Up -- In the '60s, a Future Candidate Poured Her Heart Out in Letters -- Being Glenn Beck -- The reluctant Kennedy -- The Patience of Jeb : While Others Talk of the Presidency, Bush Focuses on Florida and Family -- Pressure Cooker : Andrew Card Has the Recipe for Chief of Staff down Pat -- Father First, Senator Second : for Rick Santorum, Politics Could Hardly Get More Personal -- Terry McAuliffe, the Man Who Put the Pep in Rally -- "I'm Running for Office, For Pete's Sake" : Dispatches from the front-lines of Kabuki pleasantries, depleted plates of oatmeal cookies and pre-traumatic gaffe anxiety -- Feel the Loathing on the Campaign Trail -- Voter's Block : New Hampshire Pol Lou D'Allesandro Took His Time Making Up His Mind -- Cheney and Edwards : The Me 2 Campaign : in the Midwest, Aiming for Second Best -- Before the Debate, Putting on a Game Face : In the Greenroom, It's Not Politic to Mingle -- The Convict's Campaign Staff : Jim Traficant May Be in Jail, but Supporters Still Work for His Reelection -- "We Will Eat all Flavors of M and M's" -- "I Am an Entrepreneur, Baby. Don't Forget That. I'm an Entrepreneur" -- Seventeen Things I Learned from Reading Every Last Word of the Economist's "The World in 2013" Issue -- It's Not All About Him, He Said Often -- If He's So Smart, What Will He Do Now? -- Taking Power, Sharing Cereal -- Unanswer Man : Scott McClellan Is the President's Spokesman, Which Doesn't Leave Him Much to Say -- After a Grim Diagnosis, Determined to Make a "Good Ending"

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