This memoir by one of our great political strategists chronicles Hamilton Jordan's childhood in Albany, Georgia, charting his moral and intellectual development as he discovers the complicated legacies of racism, religious intolerance, andsouthern politics, and affords his readers an intimate view of the state's wheelersand dealers.
Jimmy Carter's chief adviser recounts the secret meetings, conflicts, cloak-and-dagger exploits, divergent affairs of state, negotiations, and crises that filled Carter's final year in the White House.
The former White House chief-of-staff recalls his youth in the civil rights-era South, his years in Washington during the Carter administration, and his battle with three different types of cancer.
The memoir offers a compelling exploration of Hamilton Jordan's formative years in Albany, Georgia, detailing his moral and intellectual growth against a backdrop of racism, religious intolerance, and southern politics. Through his childhood experiences, readers gain insight into the complexities of the era as Jordan navigates the tensions between the southern establishment and civil rights movements. His political journey, culminating in his role as a key aide to Jimmy Carter, showcases a life shaped by both privilege and challenge, presented with wit and honesty.