We talk to Ben Ben Rhodes, who was President Obama’s speechwriter, foreign-policy adviser, and confidant. His book records the Administration’s struggle to shape its own narrative.

The World As It Is tells the full story of what it means to work alongside a radical leader; of how idealism can confront reality and survive; of how the White House really functions; and of what it is to have a partnership, and ultimately a friendship, with a historic president.

Read more at https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1115109/the-world-as-it-is/#M4vr2KyXvFJHiyJ5.99

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