Journal of the Plague Year: An Insider's Chronicle of Eliot Spitzer's Short and Tragic ReignIn November 2006, Eliot Spitzer was on top of the political world, having won the New York Governorship by the greatest margin ever—far outdistancing his predecessors Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt. Sixteen months later, in March 2008, Spitzer resigned from the governorship during a brief public appearance, and “Client No. 9” entered our vernacular. It was a story imbued with exquisite irony, and it made news around the world. Journal of the Plague Year is an intimate account of 61 hours, from the moment on March 9, 2008, when Lloyd Constantine, senior advisor to Spitzer, received a phone call from Spitzer revealing facts the entire world would learn the next morning, until Spitzer’s March 12 news conference. It is also an inside account of the 16 tumultuous months of Spitzer’s administration that preceded the resignation. Told with candor, brutal honesty, and knowledge unique to the author, this is a story about spectacular achievement, boundless political promise, and a shared vision for rebuilding a state and the nation, squandered in little more than a year. Constantine gives us personal insight and understanding into the dramatic implosion of Spitzer’s career. More than a recounting of one man’s political downfall, it is also the story of male rivalry and a deep and abiding friendship between two complex men. |
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... Rich bore some responsibility , and it was obvious to Cuo- mo's staff , who requested , but didn't demand , that Baum testify . We were equally to blame in Rich's failure to testify . To his credit , Rich , like Darren , wanted to ...
... Rich was then still in his twenties but showed the poise and judgment of a seasoned politico . Politics , not pol- icy , leadership and organization , were Rich's strong suits . My broaching the subjects of Rich getting his own lawyer ...
... Rich's email , that removing him would be viewed by the public as an admission that Rich bore some culpability for TRU and / or had been a failure as a manager . While all three of these things were true ( the culpabil- ity , the ...
Contents
Came to Be the Old Guy I | 1 |
The Spitzer Transition | 13 |
Eliots Roundtable | 39 |
Copyright | |
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