2008, ISBN: 1400116503

Like a nonfiction version of All the King's Men, The Politician offers a truly disturbing, even shocking, perspective on the risks taken and tactics employed by a man determined to rule t… More...

Like a nonfiction version of All the King's Men, The Politician offers a truly disturbing, even shocking, perspective on the risks taken and tactics employed by a man determined to rule the most powerful nation on earth. Idealistic and ambitious, Andrew Young volunteered for the John Edwards campaign for Senate in 1998 and quickly became the candidate's right-hand man. As the senator became a national star, Young's responsibilities grew. For a decade he was this politician's confidant, and he was assured he was "like family." In time, however, Young was drawn into a series of questionable assignments that culminated with Edwards asking him to help conceal the senator's ongoing adultery. Days before the 2008 presidential primaries began, Young gained international notoriety when he told the world that he was the father of a child being carried by a woman named Rielle Hunter, who was actually the senator's mistress. While Young began a life on the run, hiding from the press with his family and alleged mistress, John Edwards continued to pursue the presidency and then the vice presidency in the future Obama administration.Young had been the senator's closest aide and most trusted friend. He believed that John Edwards could be a great president and was assured throughout the cover-up that his boss and friend would ultimately step forward to both tell the truth and protect his aide's career. Neither promise was kept.Not only is The Politician a moving personal account of Andrew Yo biographies,communication and media studies,elections,elections and political process,leaders and notable people,legislative branch,memoirs,political,politics and government,politics and social sciences Elections & Political Process, Tantor Audio<

2008, ISBN: 1400116503

Like a nonfiction version of All the King's Men, The Politician offers a truly disturbing, even shocking, perspective on the risks taken and tactics employed by a man determined to rule t… More...

Like a nonfiction version of All the King's Men, The Politician offers a truly disturbing, even shocking, perspective on the risks taken and tactics employed by a man determined to rule the most powerful nation on earth. Idealistic and ambitious, Andrew Young volunteered for the John Edwards campaign for Senate in 1998 and quickly became the candidate's right-hand man. As the senator became a national star, Young's responsibilities grew. For a decade he was this politician's confidant, and he was assured he was "like family." In time, however, Young was drawn into a series of questionable assignments that culminated with Edwards asking him to help conceal the senator's ongoing adultery. Days before the 2008 presidential primaries began, Young gained international notoriety when he told the world that he was the father of a child being carried by a woman named Rielle Hunter, who was actually the senator's mistress. While Young began a life on the run, hiding from the press with his family and alleged mistress, John Edwards continued to pursue the presidency and then the vice presidency in the future Obama administration.Young had been the senator's closest aide and most trusted friend. He believed that John Edwards could be a great president and was assured throughout the cover-up that his boss and friend would ultimately step forward to both tell the truth and protect his aide's career. Neither promise was kept.Not only is The Politician a moving personal account of Andrew Yo biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,communication and media studies,elections,elections and political process,history,leaders and notable people,legislative branch Elections & Political Process, Tantor Audio<

2010, ISBN: 9781400116508

Audiobook (CD), ExLibrary: item will have library packaging/case/cover and markings & stickers-cover/inserts may be missing. Discs polished and departs quickly via USPS., Gebraucht, guter… More...

Audiobook (CD), ExLibrary: item will have library packaging/case/cover and markings & stickers-cover/inserts may be missing. Discs polished and departs quickly via USPS., Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Tantor Audio]<

ISBN: 1400116503

[EAN: 9781400116508], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, Former library audio book. Will have library markings and stickers and possibly no inserts. Plays perfectly.