Stephanopoulos was first a key figure in Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign and later, as a Senior Advisor to the President for Strategy and Policy one of the key figures in the 'political' office of the White House, and as such, he was in the middle of most of the crucial decisions during the first term of Clinton Presidency. This well-written book is probably the most intimate account of the inner workings of the (Clinton) White House by one of the most senior (albeit youngest) staffers around President Clinton. Reading this did re-affirm for me that politics is a dirty business. I think when reading material like this you always have to keep in mind that this is the way one person viewed things, it doesn't mean that's exactly how it happened, it's just how they saw it happen and their take on it. Because he was able to point out his mistakes and make honest assessments of his shortcomings I was able to trust when he did write about the positive things he did. Had the whole book been about how wonderful he was while working in the White House I probably wouldn't have believed what he wrote. I found Stephanopoulos surprisingly honest about his faults which I appreciated. It didn't make me like the Clintons any more or less, but it helped give me a better understanding of who they are. For a conservative republican like myself, this might seem like a weird book choice, but I found it to be an interesting view of what went on in the Clinton White House. I would have given this 3 1/2 stars if that had been an option. It is destined to be the most important & enduring book to come out of the Clinton administration. Including sharp portraits of the Clintons, Al Gore, Dick Morris, Colin Powell, & scores of others, as well as candid & revelatory accounts of the famous debacles & triumphs of an administration that constantly went over the top, All Too Human is, like its author, a brilliant combination of pragmatic insight & idealism. It is an irreverent & intimate portrait of how the nation's weighty business is conducted by people whose egos & idiosyncrasies are no sturdier than anyone else's. What Liar's Poker did to Wall Street, this book will do to politics. At thirty, the author was at Bill Clinton's side during the presidential campaign of 1992, & for the next five years he was rarely more than a step away from the president & his other advisers at every important moment of the first term. All Too Human is a new-generation political memoir, written from the refreshing perspective of one who got his hands on the levers of awesome power at an early age.

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