Author: Li Wei
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: A countryman from a remote small town in the United States, a president known for his womanizing and scandals. "Travelgate," "Whitewatergate," "Zippergate"—scandals never ceased. A temperamental president, a post-war president with the highest popularity, creating the longest record of sustained economic growth in American history and achieving the miracle of low inflation and high employment simultaneously. "If Clinton were the Titanic, the iceberg would have sunk." Clinton's brilliance lies in his achievements. During his two terms, he created the longest record of economic growth in American history and achieved the miracle of low inflation and high employment simultaneously. This is not something any president could accomplish. Clinton's brilliance lies in his popularity. An independent counsel tried to "bury" Clinton with the "Zippergate" scandal, aiming to tarnish his "good image," but in the end, his image remained "good," and he was still the most "admired" man by Americans. Clinton's brilliance lies in his personality. He grew up in adversity and learned the political wisdom of never giving up and never being discouraged. Clinton's brilliance continues—a book titled "My Life" created a publishing miracle: $120 million in royalties and 1.5 million copies sold.
In people's impression, Clinton seems always "lively." In fact, he also has a lonely side. His first presidential campaign was plagued by accusations of smoking marijuana, marital infidelity, and draft evasion; during his first term as president, the "Travelgate" scandal, "Filegate" scandal, "Whitewatergate" scandal, and Paula Jones sexual harassment case occurred one after another, and during his re-election campaign, he was entangled in the "political fundraising scandal." To face the relentless pursuit of the opposition party, Congress, journalists, and an independent counsel time and again, could Clinton not feel lonely? What's worse, the "Zippergate" scandal and the White House intern Monica Lewinsky nearly cost Clinton his "presidential life." Could Clinton not feel lonely?