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A review by natalie2read
Citizen: My Life After the White House by Bill Clinton
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Regardless your political views or if your view of him as a President, this is a must read. I opted for the audiobook thinking President Clinton would be narrating it. Unfortunately, he only narrates the preface and epilogue. However, the narrator did an exceptional job in his place.
This book dives into President Clinton’s life after the White House. A large portion of the book discusses the humanitarian work he has done post presidency through The Clinton Global Initiative and the Clinton Foundation as well as the close relationships he’s developed with political members on both sides of the aisle including President George H W Bush and President George W Bush.
While the book is about his post presidency life, he does reflect back on actions he took as a President and Governor of Arkansas as it relates to the work he currently does, how it was further impacted or changed by his successors, or how it’s impacted his current views on issues.
While I knew of his humanitarian work, this memoir highlights many of the far reaching projects he and his foundation have worked on for nearly 25 years - partnering with President George W Bush’s PEPFAR to utilize generic aids medication to be able to expand the programs reach, providing clean water in rural areas, Haiti’s earthquake disaster recovery and economic development, CHAI’s programs to reduce infectious diseases around the world, climate change, education for women’s & children’s health, to name a few.
This book dives into President Clinton’s life after the White House. A large portion of the book discusses the humanitarian work he has done post presidency through The Clinton Global Initiative and the Clinton Foundation as well as the close relationships he’s developed with political members on both sides of the aisle including President George H W Bush and President George W Bush.
While the book is about his post presidency life, he does reflect back on actions he took as a President and Governor of Arkansas as it relates to the work he currently does, how it was further impacted or changed by his successors, or how it’s impacted his current views on issues.
While I knew of his humanitarian work, this memoir highlights many of the far reaching projects he and his foundation have worked on for nearly 25 years - partnering with President George W Bush’s PEPFAR to utilize generic aids medication to be able to expand the programs reach, providing clean water in rural areas, Haiti’s earthquake disaster recovery and economic development, CHAI’s programs to reduce infectious diseases around the world, climate change, education for women’s & children’s health, to name a few.