political consultants

"Part memoir, part how-to, and part progressive political handbook, this book takes the reader on a journey that begins in the Haitian-American enclave in Queens, New York, where [Karine] Jean-Pierre grew up and ends with her working in the Obama White House"--OCLC.

A portrait of the life and work of outspoken activity and feminist, Midge Costanza, who became the first female assistant to the president for public liason under the Carter Administration in 1977.

David Axelrod has always been a believer. Whether as a young journalist investigating city corruption, a campaign consultant guiding underdog candidates against entrenched orthodoxy, or as senior adviser to the president during one of the worst crises in American history, Axelrod held fast to his faith in the power of stories to unite diverse communities and ignite transformative political change. Now this legendary strategist, the mastermind behind Barack Obama?s historic election campaigns, shares a wealth of stories from his forty-year journey through the inner workings of American democracy. Believer is the tale of a political life well lived, of a man who never gave up on the deepest promises our country has to offer.

Senior advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former president George W. Bush Karl Rove reflects on his political career, discussing his college experiences, campaign victories, political philosophy, criticisms, role in the War on Terror, and other related topics.

An eyewitness account of Democratic leaders and activists who attempt to mold America's future by African-American political organizer Donna Brazile.

Chronicles the life and career of Donna Brazile, the first African American woman to head a major presidential campaign when she took the helm of the 2000 bid for office by Al Gore and examines her thirty years in politics and her stories of those who helped shape her career.

Presents a behind-the-scenes look into the relationship between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and Roosevelt's political advisor Louis Howe, who was a major player in promoting FDR to the presidency.

January 1953 marked the year that Ted Sorensen and the freshman senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy, began their professional relationship and personal friendship. The young lawyer from Nebraska worked closely with JFK on his most important speeches, as well as his book, Profiles in Courage. Sorensen followed him to the White House in 1960 and was there for some of the most crucial days in JFK's presidency. After Kennedy's assassination, Sorensen stayed with President Johnson for a few months before leaving to write a biography of JFK but he returned to Washington in 1968 to help run Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign.