It has been more than a dozen years since the media force-fed America and the world a steady diet of Monica Lewinsky's blue dress, a wagging presidential finger, and parsing phrases like "the meaning of 'is.'" Now, Jim Rogan has opened this archive for both modern readers and for history by penning the ultimate insider's story on what led a very reluctant House of Representatives to impeach a then-very popular American president. From his first day on the House Judiciary Committee, Rogan knew if the scandal ever led to impeachment proceedings, future accounts would suffer from faulty memories or faulty motives. To combat the threat of factual or historical error, Rogan kept copious notes during every significant meeting relating to impeachment from his first day on the Committee. He did this so there would be a complete and accurate historical chronicle - - the best evidence - - of what really happened behind the scenes in the unfolding drama. This historically important archive is unmatched in its thoroughness and integrity.
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James Rogan is a judge of the Superior Court of California, a law professor, and former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. As a freshman member of the House Judiciary Committee, he was chosen to help lead the prosecution of President Bill Clinton. His first book, "Rough Edges," was published in 2004 to critical acclaim.
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Read this book.
You probably will not like it. It will not make you feel good. It may even make you want to throw up. However, having lived through these momentous events in our history, perhaps with only the media's version of the "facts," you need to know what this book has to say. A small group of Congressmen knowingly sacrificed their careers to prevent our flag from touching the ground as it symbolically fell from the highest office in our land. Here is the inside story from a real-life American hero.
A stirring page-turner. Highly recommended.
You probably will not like it. It will not make you feel good. It may even make you want to throw up. However, having lived through these momentous events in our history, perhaps with only the media's version of the "facts," you need to know what this book has to say. A small group of Congressmen knowingly sacrificed their careers to prevent our flag from touching the ground as it symbolically fell from the highest office in our land. Here is the inside story from a real-life American hero.
A stirring page-turner. Highly recommended.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Whether you believe that Bill Clinton was guilty or innocent, you would do well to read this book.
Congressman James Rogan knew that he was probably ending his own political career by serving as one of the House Managers in the impeachment trial of William Jefferson Clinton.
There was a stunning contrast in the principled approach the House took as opposed to the politically expedient approach of the Senate.
The book contains some amazing stories involving James Rogan, Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy - decades before Rogan's election to the House of Representatives.
Judge Rogan ends the book with a quote attributed to Carole Lombard: "When you fight for what you believe in, the end result doesn't matter. You've already won."
Congressman James Rogan knew that he was probably ending his own political career by serving as one of the House Managers in the impeachment trial of William Jefferson Clinton.
There was a stunning contrast in the principled approach the House took as opposed to the politically expedient approach of the Senate.
The book contains some amazing stories involving James Rogan, Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy - decades before Rogan's election to the House of Representatives.
Judge Rogan ends the book with a quote attributed to Carole Lombard: "When you fight for what you believe in, the end result doesn't matter. You've already won."
21 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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This book is history. Rogan kept a diary. He records for us what happens as the impeachment investigation goes forward from the time he finds himself on the Judiciary Committee. The Clinton years, all the scandals, the things that were supposed to be in that impeachment referral, all of that I knew. I didn't want to know it. I doubt anyone did. The Clinton Administration was my wake up call, and the beginning of my close attention to Washington DC and the machinations of the political classes. Amazingly, media is as asleep today as it was during Clinton's time. I'm only half way, and I've raged and cried already. Rogan knows how to write, and how to keep you interested.
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Principles over expediency
Judge Rogan has written an excellent book. He has brought to life the politicians who impeached and finally acquitted William Jefferson Clinton. Read more
Published 6 months ago by EsBro'
Wonderful Book
I read James Rogans first book "Rough Edges" when it first came out. While this is a different type of book, his humor is the same and while the subject was so frustrating at... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Book Lover
Shocked But Not Surprised
Jim Rogan and I fought political battles together in the state of California. I worked through the state party from Northern CA and he in the Assembly and then Congress from... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Gerry
Tragic Story - A Must Read
This well written diary of the Clinton impeachment will make any voter angry. It will make you angry with Republican and Democratic Senators alike, both former and current. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Hirschel S. Adler
What REALLY happened behind the scenes
If you want to know what really happened behind the scenes, you must read this book. Revisionist historians who want to downplay or minimize Clinton's guilt will hate this book. Read more
Published 9 months ago by T. W. McCort
How to make sausage
Had difficulty putting this down. The character and integrity of the author and those he served with are inspiring in and of themselves. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Gary Myers Optometry
CYNICAL? This book confirms your beliefs
If you feel that our government is run by those motivated by self interest this book will only confirm your beliefs. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Michael Bender
ANOTHER WAVE THE FLAG TRICK
THE ONLY REASON CLINTON WAS IMPEACHED IS BECAUSE HE WAS A DEMOCRAT. DAVID BROCK FIRST WROTE ABOUT PAULA JONES THEN LATER REFUTED HIS WRITINGS CALLING IT A HOAX. Read more
Published 10 months ago by FRANK
Great Book!
Catching Our Flag is an excellent and very informative book about the Clinton impeachment by an eyewitness to the entire event. Having kept a diary from start to finish, James E. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Cindy
Essential history
This is the kind of authentic, behind-the-scenes reported history that never gets written any longer because the principal actors are too afraid to put pen to paper and the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Steven J. Duffield
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