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The best of times

America in the Clinton years

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An edition of The best of times (2001)

The best of times

America in the Clinton years

1st ed.

"The Clinton Years, they were the best of times - and the worst. A time of unprecedented wealth, of breathtaking progress in technology, the world-changing Internet, and the genome with the medical miracles it promised. And yet, a deepening sense of unease hovered over America, and a deepening concern about how these developments would alter our lives.".

"Set against these triumphs was another America dominated by all-news TV and the gossip journalism of the Internet, driven by a celebrity culture, lacking civility, racially divided, and presided over by our first Boomer leader, William Jefferson Clinton.".

"From that first moment, when the white Bronco popped up on the nation's screens, O.J. was the ultimate TV story played out in excruciating detail - all O.J., all the time. In this book, Haynes Johnson recreates it all - the chase, the cops and lawyers, the trial, all come to life in a superbly paced narrative. In the telling of the story, he has much to say about violence, sex, race, and gossip in the media.".

"Enter Monica, along with the two witches of the tale, Linda Tripp and Lucy Goldberg, plotting to bring down the president while his pal, Vernon Jordan, the ultimate insider, works to save him. In Haynes Johnson's hands both Bill and Monica become sympathetic characters, caught in a trap largely of their own making. It is almost a tragic story, or at least a semi-tragic one.".

"Besides these two great dramas, Johnson also writes of the Wall Street boom and the culture of instant (if temporary) dot-com wealth, of Hollywood and the rise of the mogul David Geffen, and of the lives and deeds of dozens of other characters. He concludes with an account of the Election of 2000, how the '90s made it inevitable."--BOOK JACKET.

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Harcourt
Language
English
Pages
610

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Table of Contents

To the reader
Prelude : Fragments from a golden age
Book one : Technotimes.
Deep (RS/6000 SP) Blue
Culture of success
Nerd nirvana
Seeding the future
Book two : Teletimes.
Trial of the century : part one
Cult of celebrity
Dream factories
Book three : Scandal times.
Bill's story
Trial of the century : part two
Book four : Millennial times.
The people
The markets
The millennials
The fiasco
Epilogue
About the author
Notes and sources

Edition Notes

"A James H. Silberman book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 581-586) and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.929
Library of Congress
E885 .J63 2001, E885.J63 2001, E 885 .J63 2001

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
x, 610 p. ;
Number of pages
610
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3943516M
Internet Archive
bestoftimesameri00john
ISBN 10
0151004455
LCCN
2001024753
OCLC/WorldCat
46828828
Library Thing
161577
Goodreads
966622

Work Description

The Clinton years, they were the best of times -- and the worst. A time of unprecedented wealth, of breathtaking progress in technology, the world-changing Internet, and the genome with the medical miracles it promised. And yet, a deepening sense of unease hovered over America, and a deepening concern about how these developments would alter our lives. Set against these triumphs was another America dominated by all-news TV and the gossip journalism of the Internet, driven by a celebrity culture, lacking civility, racially divided, and presided over by our first Boomer leader, William Jefferson Clinton. From that first moment, when the white Bronco popped up on the nation's screens, O.J. was the ultimate TV story played out in excruciating detail -- all O.J., all the time. In this remarkable book, Haynes Johnson re-creates it all -- the chase, the cops and lawyers, the trial, all come to life in a superbly paced narrative. In the telling of the story, he has much to say about violence, sex, race, and gossip in the media. Enter Monica, along with the two witches of the tale, Linda Tripp and Lucy Goldberg, plotting to bring down the president while his pal, Vernon Jordan, the ultimate insider, works to save him. In Haynes Johnson's hands both Bill and Monica become sympathetic characters, caught in a trap largely of their own making. It is almost a tragic story, or at least a semi-tragic one. Besides these two great dramas, Johnson also writes of the Wall Street boom and the culture of instant (if temporary) dot-com wealth, of Hollywood and the rise of the mogul David Geffen, and of the lives and deeds of dozens of other characters. He concludes with an account of the election of 2000, how the '90s made it inevitable. The Best of Times, the product of four years of interviews with America's leaders in politics, business, and science, is in the best tradition of timeless social history -- a memorable portrait of the nation at a turning point. - Jacket flap.

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