The Choice - by Bob Woodward (Paperback)

About the Book

Now updated to discuss the election and its aftermath, this "New York Times" bestseller's intimacy and detail render the 1996 race for the White House human, even as it exposes how political money, public opinion, polling, attack advertising, handlers, consultants, and staff too often drive modern presidential politics. of photos.

Book Synopsis

The Choice is Bob Woodward's classic story of the quest for power, focusing on the 1996 presidential campaign as a case study of money, public opinion polling, attack advertising, handlers, consultants, and decision making in the midst of electoral uncertainty. President Bill Clinton is examined in full in the contest with Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, the Republican presidential nominee. The intimacy and detail of Woodward's account of the candidates and their wives show the epic human struggle in this race for the White House.

From the Back Cover

The intimacy and detail of this book render human the 1996 race for the White House, showing its personal toll on the candidates and their wives. The Choice also exposes how political money, public opinion polling, attack advertising, handlers, consultants, and staff too often drive modern presidential politics. It is the essential story of the nation's most intense political drama.

Review Quotes

"A first-rate piece of reporting....Woodward's top-notch journalism as instant history is an impressively well-done product."
-- The Washington Post

"No one can top Woodward's 'fly-on-the-wall' reporting on inside Washington."
-- The Washington Times

"Woodward has established himself as the best reporter of our time. He may be the best reporter of all time."
-- Bob Schieffer, CBS News Face the Nation

"Woodward is dead-on in his depiction of the chaos, the drama, and the intrigue of an all-out presidential campaign."
-- BusinessWeek

"Woodward once again superbly chronicles the public and private actions of men in power and in pursuit of power."
-- Newsweek

About the Author

Bob Woodward is the author of three consecutive #1 New York Times bestsellers on President Trump--Fear (2018), Rage (2020), and Peril (2021) with Robert Costa--and an audiobook of 20 interviews with Trump. He has authored 22 bestselling books, 15 of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, covering every president from Nixon to Biden.