RaveThe National Review\"Eizenstat is an insider and fan. But he is hardly blind to Carter’s flaws. He is even cheeky, occasionally ... Through it all, you get a big and colorful cast of characters, not all of them southern, but with the accent on the South ... Eizenstat’s account is fascinating: detailed, intimate, even page-turning ... From Stuart Eizenstat, you can learn a great deal — about Carter, sure, but also about the presidency at large. He took copious notes during his time in the White House and had his eye on everything. He has done meticulous work since. He writes clearly and well. No one can endorse every jot and tittle in the book: no conservative, no liberal, no Carterite (including Carter). But that Eizenstat has contributed something valuable to literature on the presidency is certain.\
