CITIZEN

A powerful candid and richly detailed memoir from an American icon revealing what life looks like after the presidency triumphs tribulations and all On 20th January 2001 after nearly thirty years in politics eight of them as President of the United States Bill Clinton was suddenly a private citizen Only fifty four years old full of energy and ideas he wanted to make meaningful use of his skills his relationships with world leaders and all he d learned in a lifetime of politics but how Just days after leaving the White House the call came to aid victims of a devastating earthquake in India and Clinton hit the ground running Over the next two decades he would create an enduring legacy of public service and advocacy work from Indonesia to Louisiana Northern Ireland to South Africa and in the process reimagine philanthropy and redefine the impact a former president could have on the world Citizen is Clinton s front row first person chronicle of his post presidential years and the most significant events of the twenty first century including 9 11 and the runup to the Iraq War the Haiti earthquake the Great Recession COVID 19 the January 6th insurrection and the enduring culture wars of our times Yet Citizen is more than a presidential memo