Bill and Hillary: The Marriage [Hardcover]

Christopher Andersen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 3, 1999

By any definition they are one of history most remarkable couples; he the irresponsible country boy populist oczing ambition and Southern charm, she the brilliant, tough-as-nails Midwesterner with a head for strategy, a taste for power, and in the end, an unshakable allegiance to the man in her life. Together. William Jefferson Clinton and his wife; Billiary Rodham, scaled the heights of power and prestige only to have his wantonly reckless behavior bring them to the brink of personal and political ruin.

With never-before revealed informat on and behind-the-scenes access that only Christopher Anderson can accomplish, Bill and Hillary is certain to make international headlines Author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Day Diana Died (0-688-16082-4) and two bestselling book about another President and First Lady, Jack and Jackie (0-688-15312-7) and Jackie after Jack (0-688-14760-7), Anderson takes readers on a facinating journey inside the marriage of Bill and Hillary Clinton.

The entity known as Bill and Hillary is greater than the sum of its parts The Clintons are youthful, brilliant, attractive, complicated sometimes arrogant, often mystifying, always controvercial -- but never dull, Sex, money, power, lies, and scandal. Each played a role in the making and unmaking of the Clinton legacy. Yet whatever the judgment of history, the continuing saga of Bill and Hillary is -- above all else -- a curious, compelling, and uniquely American love story.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

The gamy tale told by Andersen (a biographer of Jack and Jackie Kennedy) is heartbreaking because it portrays Bill Clinton as a rapist, and because the juiciest of Andersen's scary stories are the toughest to pin down. Lots of his sources are anonymous, and when there's been conflicting public testimony, he tends to go with the most lurid accusations. If Bill really had a 30-year affair with Dolly Kyle Browning, one supposes he might have nicknamed her "Pretty Girl," but when she testifies that Hillary's body odor was overwhelming, one wants corroboration.

Does Bill really proudly check off the days on his calendar when he doesn't cheat on Hillary? Did he chase Barbra Streisand around a piano, have rough sex with Miss America, grope a woman's breasts in the bathroom at his own wedding reception, and seduce a major campaign contributor's future niece-in-law at her engagement party? Did he bed Susan "Hot Pants" McDougal, rock groupie "Sweet Sweet Connie" Hamzy, Robyn "Thumbs" Dickey, Gennifer "Pookie" Flowers, three beauty queens, 30 different women while campaigning in Arkansas, and hundreds of others? Did Bill hit up 50 ex-lovers for campaign cash? Did a prostitute he met while jogging near the governor's mansion bear his child? Does Bill call Hillary "Hilla the Hun" and "The Warden," and did she bed suicidal White House legal advisor Vince Foster? Did stress over Bill's satyriasis send Hillary and Chelsea to the hospital? Are the Clintons as cruel, destructive, and hopelessly in love as Andersen claims? Who knows? If not, this is the raciest first-family fiction since Primary Colors. --Tim Appelo

From Booklist

"Outing" should be Andersen's middle name. Busting out with the success of his The Day Diana Died, Andersen reveals things about the Hillary and Vincent Foster affair. Bonnie Smothers

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 340 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow; 1st edition (August 3, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739405160
• ISBN-13: 978-0688167554
• ASIN: 0688167551
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,150,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A look into the dynamics of a relationship., March 23, 2000

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Paul Williamson (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bill and Hillary: The Marriage (Audio Cassette)

I bought the book to get an idea of how the Clintons work and how they got where they are. What keeps them going, what keeps them together? I was not dissapointed but I was sadened by the insight. While the tale seems to hit the highlights of their journy together with more honesty than much of what is written about them, it is not spellbinding. I don't know if it the writing or the subject. As the Clinton presidency nears the end we may not have seen the last of their political ambition. It is worth reading in order to understand what drives this ambitious couple.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, un-professionally written smut novel!, December 29, 1999

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D. Benz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bill and Hillary: The Marriage (Hardcover)

Even as a Republican whose stomach turns at the sight of Bill Clinton's face or the sound of his voice, I still found this collection of un-documented bachanalian anecdotes impossible to swallow.

The text contains absolutely no citations. At the end of the book, the author provides a partial list of people he consulted while doing his research.

Basically, all he did was take a sample of the most egregious stories from books such as All Too Human and Unlimited Access and weaves in with them a truckload of sordid second-hand rumors, and calls it an all-American love story.

The so-called author should face charges for character assasination. I don't doubt that some of the stories are true, nor am I casting the President as a victim of someone else's lies. The greatest victim in this story is Truth itself.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Questionable journalism but rings true, September 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bill and Hillary: The Marriage (Hardcover)

As I read this book, two things struck me. First, the book is fast and loose in terms of journalistic standards. Second, however, is that, based upon what we do know, much of it rings true. The real question, and one that objective people will answer yes, is "Do you think, based upon what we do know, that the Clintons are capable of this kind of behavior?"