Now in paperback with a foreword by President Donald J. Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's memoir shows how one of the most successful public figures of our time has worked to advance conservative values in Washington.
Mitch McConnell is the longest-serving U.S. Senate Republican Leader and longest-serving Senator from Kentucky. He has represented the Commonwealth in the upper chamber since January 1985 and has been Senate majority leader since January 2015. Prior to that, he was leader of the Senate Republican minority for nearly a decade. Senator McConnell has been described by Frank Luntz as having "had a bigger impact on the United States Senate than any senator in my lifetime" and by one journalist as being "arguably the most influential Senate majority leader since Lyndon Johnson." Twice he has been selected by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People. He has three daughters and is married to Elaine Chao, the secretary of transportation.
"From Alabama country boy bedridden for two years with polio to
Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate is a remarkable journey. Mitch
McConnell tells this quintessentially American story with lucid
prose and refreshing candor. A most valuable historical
contribution to the politics of our time."
--Charles Krauthammer, author of Things That Matter
"Mitch McConnell's The Long Game is a warm, candid, and
captivating story of a young boy who conquered polio, loved the
Brooklyn Dodgers, and set his sights on becoming a ballplayer
before finding his life's calling in politics. The steady upward
climb from high school president to office boy in the Senate
mailroom, from county judge to majority leader, is told with
insight, humor, and telling detail."
--Doris Kearns Goodwin, presidential historian "With candor
and a sure sense of history--both of the nation's and of the
Senate--Mitch McConnell has written an engaging and compelling
memoir of a life spent in the arena. Readers seeking to understand
where we are, how we got here, and what might come next will find
this book at once entertaining and essential."
--Jon Meacham, author of Destiny and Power "Mitch
McConnell's absorbing memoir arrives at a moment when the nation
needs and deserves what his book provides--a mature defense of the
political profession by one of its best practitioners. His career
in one of America's most complex institutions demonstrates that
politics is both an individual craft and a team sport. His readers
will acquire deepened respect for him, for the Senate and for the
patience that politics requires and rewards."
--George F. Will, author of A Nice Little Place on the
North Side "Sen. McConnell has been a tough foe of President
Obama and the Democrats, but in this revealing memoir he also takes
on the tea party and other purists for engaging in futile gestures
and preferring to make a point rather than a difference. Even if
you don't agree with his politics, you'll find a wealth of valuable
lessons to learn from his journey."
--Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs and president
and CEO of the Aspen Institute "Mitch McConnell's impressive career
in the U.S. Senate demonstrates the power of strong leadership
coupled with patience and perseverance. The Long Game is a
fascinating and enjoyable read that vividly depicts the origins of
McConnell's tenacity and commitment to public service, and shares
how-to secrets from an American statesman."
--Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise
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