Gillon is a professor for the history department in the university of oklahoma with four videos in the cspan video library. Gillon does relate the early personal and political histories of both men, but he focuses primarily on the aftermath of the 1996 presidential election and the monica lewinsky scandal. Bill clinton, newt gingrich, and the rivalry that defined a generation, tells john j. Pianist and lusoamerican composer born in lisbon, discovered the piano at 17 years old and started very soon working on his own compositions. Gillon s the pact has the potential to rewrite that history. Bill clinton, newt gingrich, and the rivalry that defined a generation ebook.
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Buy a cheap copy of 10 days that unexpectedly changed. Steven gillon talked with james warren about his book the pact. This audiobook will serve as the companion to the history channels tenhour documentary series ten days that changed america set to air in april 2006. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pearl harbor. Most americans saw president bill clinton and speaker newt gingrich as staunch foes the polar extremes of pennsylvania avenue. He has written or edited nearly a dozen books, including the new york times bestseller the pact.
But as steven gillon reveals in the pact, these powerful adversaries formed a secret alliance in 1997, a pact that would have rocked the. The fulcrum of the book is the leaders 1997 secret pact. Bill clinton, newt gingrich, and the rivalry that defined a generation oxford university press, june 3, 2008. Steve gillon is scholarinresidence for history and professor of history at the university of oklahoma.
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