| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxviii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-325) and index. |
| Summary |
A portrait of America's controversial Secretary of State offers an account of Rice's life and political career, her role as a powerful African-American woman in politics, and her successes, failures, and challenges. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Twice as Good: Alabama, 1892-1962 -- The Year of Terror: Birmingham, 1963 -- Josef Korbel and the Power of Stalin: Denver, 1969-1974 -- Football and the Strategy of War: Notre Dame and Denver, 1975-1980 -- She Tells Me Everything I Know About the Soviet Union: Palo Alto and the White House, 1981-1991 -- I Don't Do Committees: Stanford, 1991-2000 -- Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US: The West Wing, 2001 - After the Day of Terror: Washington, Fall 2001 -- We Don't Want the Smoking Gun to Be a Mushroom Cloud: The White House, 2002 -- No Way to Run a Railroad: The White House, 2003 -- Karl's Aide-de-Camp: The Reelection Campaign, 2004 -- Madame Secretary: The State Department, 2005 -- Hamas Won?: Washington, 2006. |
| Subject |
Rice, Condoleezza, 1954-
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Stateswomen -- United States -- Biography.
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Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
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Women cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Biography.
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- -- Friends and associates.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-
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National Security Council (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Stanford University -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781400065905 alkaline paper |
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1400065909 alkaline paper |
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