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The Last Politician

Franklin Foer

How did a president long underestimated by Washington's elite govern through a pandemic, the Afghan withdrawal and the war in Ukraine?

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Author
Franklin Foer

Why read it

  • You will understand how the Afghanistan withdrawal unfolded inside the White House, from the decision to leave to the chaos at the gates
  • You will see how the Biden White House handled the lead up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the battle for Kyiv
  • You will judge Biden's belief that he could still strike deals with Republican senators, as he tried in his first months

Who it is for

  • A voter who wants an inside account of the Biden presidency
  • A reader following the Afghan withdrawal and the war in Ukraine
  • A political reader who likes narrative journalism about power

Contents

  1. Prologue
  2. part one
  3. Dark Winter
  4. January–March 2021
  5. Day One
  6. Taking the Call
  7. Visions of Rescue
  8. Waiting for the Jab
  9. The Nod of the Head
  10. Take Me Home
  11. Normal People
  12. The Captain Cook Incident
  13. Border Crush
  14. part two
  15. Green Shoots
  16. April–June 2021
  17. Biden’s War
  18. Hug Bibi Tight
  19. Rabbit Ears
  20. Go Left, Young Man
  21. Face to Face
  22. Independence Day
  23. The Highway to Bipartisanship
  24. part three
  25. Leaving
  26. June–August 2021
  27. Gut Check
  28. The Kill List
  29. Withdrawal
  30. The White Scarves
  31. John Bass Stands at the Gates of Despair
  32. Sullivan’s Choice
  33. Lily Pads
  34. The Red Dot
  35. The Bitter End
  36. part four
  37. The Bog
  38. September–December 2021
  39. Mr. Zelensky Comes to Washington
  40. Manchinema
  41. Mark Milley’s Map
  42. The Big Ask
  43. Pressure Drop
  44. Variant of Concern
  45. The Eruption
  46. part five
  47. Never-Ending Winter
  48. January–February 2022
  49. Where Have the Better Angels Gone?
  50. Get Caught Trying
  51. Vacancy
  52. The Way to Joe Manchin’s Heart
  53. part six
  54. Eastern Fronts
  55. February–April 2022
  56. “I Know What You’re Doing”
  57. The End of the Dream
  58. The Battle of Kyiv
  59. Bankova
  60. The Gorge

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