documentary filmmaker and speaker.
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The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House, with a new epilogue featuring interviews with Joe Biden and his inner circle
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Chris Whipple’s assured account of the president’s first two years in power after beating Trump is fascinating and timely
“Maybe we don’t suck as much as people thought.” That was the email the White House chief of staff, Ron Klain, sent to Chris Whipple at 1.16am after the 2022 midterms, as it became clear Democrats were likely to hold the Senate and lose far fewer seats in the House than almost every reporter predicted.
Whipple’s inside look at Joe Biden’s White House is a ringing confirmation of Klain’s judgment. Though Whipple’s friendships within the Washington press corps prevent him from saying so, this is a book-length rebuke of the incompetence of legions of reporters who have persistently underestimated this extraordinary president.
The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House
Chris Whipple. Scribner, $30 (432p) ISBN 978-1-9821-0643-0
There’s more to the current administration than meets the eye, and Whipple is a reliable, readable interpreter.
Closely observed account of the accomplished yet beleaguered Biden White House.
Whipple, author of The Gatekeepers and The Spymasters, appears to have easy access to the current administration, which, by contrast with the previous one, seems a model of collegiality and efficiency. However, as he shows, there are formidable obstacles. The fight of Whipple’s title is the war in Ukraine, which has the potential to spill out into a larger European and even world war.
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THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE
TOUR 2023
January 17,
2023
January 18,
2023
January 30,
2023
5015 Connecticut Avenue NW 20008
7:00 PM (6:45 ARRIVAL)
IN-PERSON AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING
January 31,
2023
Museum Theater
John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
7:00 PM
IN-PERSON AUTHOR CONVERSATION WITH JACK WATSON
& BOOK SIGNING
February 8,
2023
Horchow Hall
55 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
4:30-6:00PM
IN-PERSON AUTHOR TALK OPEN TO YALE STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY
February 13,
2023
50 Vanderbilt Avenue
New York, NY
6:30 PM RECEPTION
7:00 PM
IN-PERSON AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING
February 18,
2023
The Judy Black Memorial Park & Garden
1 Green Hill Road
Washington Depot, CT 06794
3:00 PM
IN-PERSON AUTHOR CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN ROSS
February 22,
2023
Hunter College
47 East 65th Street
New York, NY 10065
IN-PERSON AUTHOR CONVERSATION WITH LESLY STAHL OF CBS 60 MINUTES
March 2
2023
5:45pm-6:15pm BOOK SIGNING
6:30pm-7:30pm CHRIS WHIPPLE IN CONVERSATION WITH JOHN AVLON, MODERATED BY EMILY RAMSHAW
March 4
2023
University of Arizona
Integrated Learning Center, Room 20
11:30AM: CHRIS WHIPPLE IN CONVERSATION WITH AUTHORS REBECCA ANDREWS AND DAHLIA LITHWICK, MODERATED BY JUDITH BROWN
“Eroding Rights: A Look Ahead”
Panel Description: “There is plenty of talk and confusion these days about the rights we have as Americans. Many of the rights we thought to be settled law have been overturned or are being revisited by the Supreme Court. In this session, our authors discuss what’s been lost, what’s in jeopardy, and who is trying to protect the rights we once assumed we had.” As with the other panels, a signing will follow in the same event space.”
University of Arizona
Student Union Gallagher Theater
4-5PM: CHRIS WHIPPLE IN CONVERSATION WITH AUTHORS DAVID CORN, TIM MILLER, AND ROBERT DRAPER, MODERATED BY ALEX DROEGE
“A View from Both Sides”
Panel Description: “How has the recent evolution of the Republican Party changed American policy? How has it impacted day-to-day life in the Oval Office? In this session, insiders David Corn, Tim Miller, Chris Whipple and Robert Draper will explore how the new political landscape has affected the way the White House now does business.” A signing will follow at the UA BookStore Tent (on Mall).
March 5
2023
University of Arizona
Student Union North Ballroom
10-11AM: CHRIS WHIPPLE IN CONVERSATION WITH AUTHORS JONATHAN LEMIRE AND MAJOR GARRETT, MODERATED BY DAN BALZ
“Inside the White House”
Panel Description: “Between Jonathan Lemire’s “The Big Lie” and Major Garrett’s “The Big Truth” we get a good look inside the Donald Trump White House. Today, thanks to Chris Whipple and “The Fight Of His Life,” we will learn how it compared to the Joe Biden White House. A signing will follow in the Rincon Room.
March 8
2023
One Mead Way
3:30PM-5:00PM CHRIS WHIPPLE TALK OPEN TO SARAH LAWRENCE STUDENTS ONLY
March 18
2023
AT HOME OF DAVID HUME KENNERLY
April 4
2023
151 Main Street
New Canaan, CT 06840
6:30PM Reception and Book Signing
7:00PM IN-PERSON AUTHOR TALK
June 3
2023
Scott Room 54
Olmsted Road
2PM-3:30PM IN-PERSON AUTHOR EVENT AND BOOK SIGNING
August 4
2023
Sharon Historical Society
18 Main Street
Party for 250 ticketed guests to benefit the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon.
5:30pm-7:30pm BOOK SIGNING
PRIVATE DINNER TO FOLLOW
New York
August 12
2023
Herrick Park
Village of East Hampton
5pm-7:30pm BOOK SIGNING AND COCKTAIL PARTY UNDER THE GRAND TENT TO BENEFIT THE EAST HAMPTON LIBRARY
8pm: PRVATE DINNER PARTIES FOR AUTHORS
About Chris Whipple
Chris Whipple is a documentary filmmaker, New York Times best-selling author, and acute observer of American power. He is the author of the headline-making book, The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House, published January 17, 2023. His previous books, The Gatekeepers and The Spymasters, were critically acclaimed. He is a frequent on-air contributor to MSNBC and CNN and has written Op-Ed pieces for The New York Times and Washington Post.
"An Indispensable Observer of American Power"
