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Bad Boy: The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater
Bad Boy The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater Author:John Joseph Brady Bad Boy reveals how Lee Atwater began his career controlling crowds as a jittery class clown, traumatized by the agonizing death of his little brother. In college he discovered the subtle intercourse of policy and public opinion and grew from party animal to party man. Using Atwater's own words, Bad Boy details his political strategies from theg... more »rass roots to the national level. Even more ruthless were the behind the-scenes power games as he crossed paths, and occasionally crossed swords, with nearly every major Republican of the 1980s: Reagan, Bush, Baker, Ailes, Rollins, and many more.« less