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A crisis wasted : Barack Obama's defining decisions

Hundt, Reed E. 1948- (author.).

Summary: "This book is the compelling story of President Obama's domestic policy decisions made between September 2008 and his inauguration on January 20, 2009."--Jacket flap.

Record details

ISBN: 9781948122313
ISBN: 1948122316
Physical Description: print
xxvi, 370 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : RosettaBooks, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-351) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- To Chicago in the snow -- As Obama entered congress, the economy began to crack -- As 2008 unfolded, Obama changed his team and themes -- Lehman changed everything -- Paulson snared Obama -- Obama picked his people and thus his policies -- The courtiers gathered --- December's dark news -- The pre-meeting memorandum -- A three-meeting day -- "A rookie mistake" -- "No greater exasperation than housing" -- "Making healthcare reform job one" -- "The moment when our planet began to heal" -- A tale of two inaugural addresses.