{"product_id":"janet-reno-a-life-hardcover","title":"Janet Reno: A Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Hicks Stiehm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe long-awaited biography of the first woman to serve as United States attorney general, written with exclusive access to the personal archives of Reno and her family and based on over 40 interviews with Reno's friends and colleagues \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this\u003cbr\u003efirst full biography of former United States attorney general Janet Reno (1938-2016), \u003cbr\u003eJudith Hicks Stiehm describes the independent and unconventional life of a\u003cbr\u003ewoman who grew up on a rural South Florida homestead and rose to occupy one of\u003cbr\u003ethe top positions in the United States government, whose ethics and example\u003cbr\u003eserved as inspiration for women in law and politics across the nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In telling Janet Reno's story, \u003cbr\u003eStiehm incorporates personal details from her full and exclusive access to\u003cbr\u003efamily papers and photos, as well as inside information from Reno's own materials\u003cbr\u003eand interviews with over 40 of Reno's personal and professional acquaintances. Stiehm\u003cbr\u003ebegins by tracing Reno's free-range childhood, her college years at Cornell and\u003cbr\u003eexperience at Harvard Law School as one of 16 women in a class of over 500, the\u003cbr\u003echallenges she faced as a woman lawyer launching her career in 1960s Miami, and\u003cbr\u003eher 15 years as Miami-Dade state attorney. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1993, Reno was appointed to serve\u003cbr\u003ein Washington as United States attorney general in the Clinton administration, \u003cbr\u003ethe first woman to occupy the position in the history of the nation. Stiehm tells\u003cbr\u003ehow Reno engaged with the East Coast elite as an outsider, seen by many as\u003cbr\u003eoutspoken and eccentric--yet scrupulous, \u003cbr\u003euncompromising, and immune to influence. Stiehm explores the reasons behind Reno's\u003cbr\u003edecisions in cases she handled during her tenure, including the siege of the Branch\u003cbr\u003eDavidians in Waco, Texas; Kenneth Starr's Whitewater investigation; the Oklahoma\u003cbr\u003eCity bombing; and the Elián González controversy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJanet Reno's life was\u003cbr\u003ean illustration to many that it is possible to hold high office while\u003cbr\u003econsistently speaking and acting on principle. This biography examines the guiding\u003cbr\u003eforces that shaped Reno's character, the trails blazed by Reno in her professional\u003cbr\u003eroles, and the lasting influence of Reno on American politics and society to\u003cbr\u003ethis day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380413776050,"sku":"9780813069685","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/84d33b459552a2a719276eb1ce09bc9c.webp?v=1777783556","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/janet-reno-a-life-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}