Steven Levingston - Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership
Levingston, nonfiction book editor of The Washington Post, follows his acclaimed Kennedy and King with the first comprehensive account of the partnership between Obama and Biden. Very different in style, temperament, and experience, the men were initially wary of each other; as they recognized each other’s strengths, however, they formed not only a productive working relationship but a genuine affection. Tracing the impact of the Obama-Biden dynamic through key events of Obama’s two terms, Levingston shows how Biden reinvented the vice presidency by serving as the president’s chief advisor and gives a fresh look at the administration and its legacy.