Citizen

My Life After the White House

By: Bill Clinton

Narrated by: Steven Weber, Bill Clinton

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful, candid, and richly detailed memoir from an American icon, revealing what life looks like after the presidency: triumphs, tribulations, and all.

On January 20, 2001, after nearly thirty years in politics—eight of them as president of the United States—Bill Clinton was suddenly a private citizen. Only fifty-four years old, full of energy and ideas, he wanted to make meaningful use of his skills, his relationships with world leaders, and all he’d learned in a lifetime of politics, but how? Just days after leaving the White House, the call came to aid victims of a devastating earthquake in India, and Clinton hit the ground running. Over the next two decades, he would create an enduring legacy of public service and advocacy work, from Indonesia to Louisiana, Northern Ireland to South Africa, and in the process reimagine philanthropy and redefine the impact a former president could have on the world.

Citizen is Clinton’s front-row, first-person chronicle of his post-presidential years and the most significant events of the twenty-first century, including 9/11 and the runup to the Iraq War, the Haiti earthquake, the Great Recession, the January 6 insurrection, and the enduring culture wars of our times. With clarity and compassion, he also weighs in on the unprecedented challenges brought on by a global pandemic, ongoing income inequality, a steadily warming planet, and authoritarian forces dedicated to weakening democracy. Yet Citizen is more than a political memoir. This book captures Clinton in a rare and unforgettable light: not only as a celebrated former president and a foundation leader, but as a father, grandfather, and husband. He recounts his support for Hillary Clinton during her time as senator, secretary of state, and presidential candidate, and shares the frustration and pain of the 2016 election.

In this landmark publication, the highly anticipated follow-up to the best-selling My Life, Clinton pens an illuminating account of American democracy on a global stage, offering a frank reflection on the past and, with it, a fearless embrace of our future. Citizen is a self-portrait of equal parts eloquence, insight, and candor, a testament to one man’s unwavering commitment to family and nation.

©2024 Bill Clinton (P)2024 Random House Audio

Brilliant Mind, Interesting Insights, Apologetic

First, I like Bill. The book is so good for the first 3/4ths, but the author then gets overly apologetic for Hillary and the Democratic Party’s losses. I wish he would have been harsher on his own party. What is his blueprint to restore a powerful center? He barely touches this. He doesn’t burn bridges.
Still, I wouldn’t have missed hearing this fascinating politician’s story. The reader misinterpreted the writer’s voice several times, but was not distracting.

Thought-provoking and Inspiring!

President Clinton’s insight and illustration of both his time transitioning from the Oval Office to private citizen and his thoughtful reflection of how his administration impacted our foreign and domestic wellbeing in the years to follow is inspiring and puts into great relief our current political climate in America.

Beautiful insights into how presidents work together with previous presidents!!’

I loved listening to the story the man who worked as a citizen and his life after leaving the highest office!

Great story teller.

Learned how and why certain decisions are made. Answered many political questions. Loved learning about the fund raising and work the organization is doing. Great book.

Excellent! Very insightful!

Well written and good speaker. Main view we should love others the way we love ourselves.

Excellent biography of remarkable life during and post presidency

Liked factual analysis of government and the way to deal with your opponents. A story for us a future voters.

Would be Better in Pres. Clinton's Voice!

Thoroughly enjoyed the content, especially learning about everything that the CGI has done and still does. I just wish the book had been narrated by Bill Clinton himself.

Fascinating life

Wish Clinton had read it! This was a great recent history review! Very informative read and restored my faith in politics!

Clinton Does Not Narrate

I am a huge Clinton fan. The My Life audio book was outstanding. This book is much more sophisticated without the folksy feel that has always made Bill so loveable. This is mostly about philanthropic work that just does not hit the same without Clinton narrating. The narrator is fine but provides no enhancement over reading on your own. Bill Clinton is an amazing person and his accomplishments are tremendous. This audio book is good but really misses its potential without Clinton narrating.

Optimism in Clinton’s outlook

The book was too long but uplifting stories inspire us to keep doing our best for all those in need.