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Bill Clinton, avowed champion of gay people, had virtually killed the same-sex marriage movement.
Lillian Faderman • The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
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Dans l’affaire Monica Lewinsky, Clinton a péché en voulant jouir seul. Cette jouissance individuelle a fait de lui un simple citoyen, alors que sa mission est d’être une métaphore de l’Amérique. Bush propose au grand nombre une jouissance collective : la guerre. Voilà pourquoi Clinton est punissable et pas Bush. L’écrivain américain Philip Roth a l
... See moreDany Laferrière de l'Académie française • L'art presque perdu de ne rien faire: Collection bleue (essai français) (French Edition)
If at the Greenbrier Johnson subordinated his desire for personal wealth to his desire to become President, he found, in 1942, a way to reconcile his two ambitions—and in years to come he found a dozen ways, and he entered the Oval Office perhaps the richest man ever to occupy it. Shortly after he assumed the Presidency, Life magazine, in the most
... See moreRobert A. Caro • The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I
At the Veterans Health Administration, Ken Kizer, appointed by Bill Clinton in 1994, inherited an antiquated, inefficient health-care system. The VA faced changes in its client population, the competitive healthcare environment, and modalities for delivering care.2 In just five years, Kizer instituted an electronic medical record system, made struc
... See moreJeffrey Pfeffer • Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don't
