Every Day Is Extra
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Every Day Is Extra

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Every Day Is Extra

About this book

The Observer Book of the Year

‘The war hero, senator, secretary of state and presidential candidate has plenty to write about – and to be right about’ The Guardian
'Frank, thoughtful and clearly written … What lingers are not the parts but the whole; not the life, but the man' New York Times
'Draws back the curtain on a life you thought you knew, but turns out to be a bit different … surprisingly personal’ Washington Post

Every Day Is Extra is John Kerry’s personal story. The title comes from a saying he and his buddies had in Vietnam. A child of privilege, Kerry went to private schools and Yale, then enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He commanded river patrols and was highly decorated, but he discovered that the truth about what was happening in Vietnam was different from what the government was reporting. He returned home disillusioned, became active against the war, and testified in Congress as a 27-year-old veteran who opposed the war.

In 2004 he ran for president against the incumbent, George W. Bush and came within one state of winning. In Every Day Is Extra he explains why he chose not to contest widespread voting irregularities in Ohio, fearing that after the 2000 election went to the U.S. Supreme Court, another challenge would undermine confidence in the voting system.

Kerry returned to the Senate, endorsed Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in 2008, and when Clinton resigned in 2012 to run for the presidency, Kerry was confirmed as Secretary of State. In that position he tried – and like all his predecessors, failed – to find peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (he is critical of both sides but especially Prime Minister Netanyahu); dealt with the Syrian civil war and the rise of ISIS; negotiated the Iran nuclear deal; and signed the Paris climate accord.

Readers of this book, whatever their political persuasion, will come away grateful that we have public servants who are prepared to spend their lives in service to their country. They will also come away with a new appreciation of John Kerry, a man often portrayed as aloof and stiff, but as this book reveals, funny, warm, and dedicated.

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Information

Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Year
2018
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781471177354
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Epigraph
  4. Author’s Note
  5. Chapter 1: Childhood
  6. Chapter 2: Bright College Years
  7. Chapter 3: Raising My Right Hand
  8. Chapter 4: War
  9. Chapter 5: The War at Home
  10. Chapter 6: Finding My Way
  11. Chapter 7: The Old Senate
  12. Chapter 8: Holding Washington Accountable
  13. Chapter 9: Making Peace
  14. Chapter 10: A Time of Transition
  15. Chapter 11: Cancer and Comebacks
  16. Chapter 12: Within a Whisper
  17. Chapter 13: Dusting Myself Off
  18. Chapter 14: New President, Broken Senate
  19. Chapter 15: Mr. Chairman
  20. Chapter 16: Diplomacy in a Dangerous World
  21. Chapter 17: Getting Caught Trying
  22. Chapter 18: Preventing a War 485
  23. Chapter 19: The Open Wound
  24. Chapter 20: Protecting the Planet
  25. Afterword
  26. Photographs
  27. Acknowledgments
  28. About the Author
  29. Index
  30. Image Credits
  31. Copyright

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