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 Institute
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