Team of five : the presidents club in the age of Trump / Kate Andersen Brower.
After serving the highest office of American government, five men--Jimmy Carter, the late George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama--became members of the world's most exclusive fraternity. In Team of Five, Kate Andersen Brower goes beyond the White House to uncover what, exactly, comes after the presidency, offering a glimpse into the complex relationships of these five former presidents, and how each of these men views his place in a nation that has been upended by the Oval Office's current, norm-breaking occupant, President Donald Trump.With an empathetic yet critical eye and firsthand testimony from the Carters, Donald Trump, and the top aides, friends, and family members of the five former presidents, Team of Five takes us inside the exclusive world of these powerful men and their families, including the unlikely friendship between George W. Bush and Michelle Obama, the last private visits Bill Clinton and Barack Obama shared with George H. W. Bush, and the Obamas' flight to Palm Springs after Donald Trump's inauguration. This insightful, illuminating book overflows with anecdotes about how the ex-presidents are working to combat President Trump's attempts to undo the achievements and hard work accomplished during their own terms. Perhaps most poignantly, Team of Five sheds light on the inherent loneliness and inevitable feelings of powerlessness and frustration that come with no longer being the most important person in the world, but a leader with only symbolic power.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062668974
- ISBN: 0062668978
- Physical Description: 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, [2020]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references (pages 299-301) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: "I'm a different kind of president" -- The peaceful transfer of power -- The unwritten rules of the club -- Unexpected friendships -- The hangover -- Cashing in -- Redemption -- America's pyramids and the weight of legacy -- The First Ladies circle -- "Weird shit" strikes the president's club -- Trump in the clubhouse -- And then there were four -- Epilogue: Getting off the stage. |
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Subject: | Obama, Barack. Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- Clinton, Bill, 1946- Bush, George, 1924-2018. Carter, Jimmy, 1924- Ex-presidents > United States. |
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