The Promise: President Obama, Year One

By Jonathan Alter

Categories: History

The Promise is a 2010 book by Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter about Barack Obama's first year as president. Based on interviews with the president and senior staff, it covers the economic rescue, health-care reform and the Afghanistan troop review, and portrays Obama's style of decision-making in the White House.

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• Fareed Zakaria: “If you feel like you want to be right there in the west wing, thanks to interviews with top officials in the White House, this book will take you there.”