17. Interview; source wishes to remain anonymous.
18. Bill Miller， “Clinton Administration Delays in Issuing Pardons; Debate Over McDougal Holds Up Announcement，” WP， January 20， 2001.
19. Chris Jennings， Interview with author， August 2， 2006.
20. John F. Harris， “‘We Did a Lot of Good’; The Clintons Depart for a Radically New Life in New York，” WP， January 21， 2001; Sally Bedell Smith， For Love of Politics: Bill and Hillary Clinton: The White House Years， Random House， 2007， p. 449.
21. Amy Goldstein and Susan Schmidt， “Clinton’s Last-Day Clemency Benefits 176; List Includes Pardons for Cisneros， McDougal， Deutch and Roger Clinton，” WP， January 21， 2001.
22. Interview; source wishes to remain anonymous.
23. Marjorie Williams， “Scenes from a Marriage （Bill Clinton and A1 Gore），” in The Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics， Family， and Fate， edited by Timothy Noah， Public Affairs， 2005， p. 134.
24. Melanne Verveer， Interview with author， January 27， 2007.
25. Tony Coelho， Interview with author， September 5， 2006; Tom Downey， Interview with author， January 9， 2007.
26. Tom Downey， Interview with author， January 9， 2007; Lynn Cutler， Interviews with author， June 22， 2006， June 29， 2006.
27. Leon Panetta， Interview with author， October 17， 2006; Tom Downey， Interview with author， January 9， 2007; Michael Barone， Interview with author， September 19， 2006; Joe Power， Interview with author， August 14， 2006; Larry King， Interview with author， October 28， 2006.
28. Mark Buell， Interview with author， August 22， 2006.
29. Tony Coelho， Interview with author， September 5， 2006; Tim Russert Conversations （with Sally Bedell Smith）， MSNBC， October 28， 2007.
30. Jake Siewert， Interview with author， January 15， 2007; Sally Bedell Smith， For Love of Politics: Bill and Hillary Clinton: The White House Years， Random House， 2007.
31. Leon Panetta， Interview with author， October 17， 2006.
32. Don Fowler， Interview with author， February 14， 2007.
33. Douglas Brinkley， Interview with author， September 14， 2006.
34. Larry Sabato， Interview with author， July 31， 2006.
35. Lynn Cutler， Interview with author， June 29， 2006.
36. Howard Tullman， Interview with author， June 26， 2006.
37. Joe Power， Interview with author， August 14， 2006.
38. Tony Coelho， Interview with author， September 5， 2006.
39. Larry Sabato， Interview with author， July 31， 2006.
40. Anson Beard Jr.， Interview with author， September 27， 2006.
41. Chris Jennings， Interview with author， August 2， 2006.
42. Jake Siewert， Interview with author， January 15， 2007.
43. Ibid.
44. Richard L. Berke and Katharine Q. Seelye， “The 2000 Campaign: The Vice President; In Latest Shift， Gore’s Campaign Names New Ghief，”NYT， June 16， 2000.
45. Tony Coelho， Interview with author， September 5， 2006.
46. Howard Tullman， Interview with author， June 26， 2006; David Plotz， “Larry Summers，” Slate， June 30， 2001.
47. Leon Panetta， Interview with author， October 17， 2006.
48. Interview; source wishes to remain anonymous.
49. John Catsimatidis， Interview with author， October 9， 2006.
50. Lee Hockstader， “Clinton Bids Farewell to Israelis and Palestinians; Letters Ask Each to Push for Peace，” WP， January 20， 2001; Sally Bedell Smith， For Love of Politicsi Bill and Hillary Clinton: The White House Years， Random House， 2007.
51. John F. Harris， “‘We Did a Lot of Good’; The Clintons Depart for a Radically New Life in New York，” WP， January 21， 2001; Dan Morgan and Amy Goldstein， “Racing the Clock with New Regulations; Clinton Administration Scrambles in Final Hours to Get Rules into Register，” WP， January 20， 2001.
52. Jake Siewert， Interview with author， January 15， 2007.
53. Richard W. Stevenson， “The Inauguration: The Agenda; To Do: 1. Undo Most Recent Actions of My Predecessor，” NYT， January 21， 2001.
54. Bill Daley （earlier interview for Chicago magazine profile， February 2005）.
55. Phil Ross， Interview with author， October 9， 2006; Mark Evans， Interview with author， October 16， 2006.
56. George McGovern， Interview with author， November 1， 2006.
57. Gina Piccalo， “A Glamorous Drug， an Illness， a Very Public Battle; In the Strange Trial of Irena Medavoy Versus Botox， Nobody Is Left Looking Perfect，” LAT， September 22， 2004; Irena Medavoy， Interviews with author， October 23， 2006， October 25， 2006; Bud Yorkin， Interview with author， October 9， 2006.
58. Lou Weisbach， Interview with author， July 11， 2006.
59. Phil Stefani， Interview with author， August 15， 2006.
60. Ibid.
61. “President’s Visit，” C S-T， January 9， 2001; Eric Holder， Interview with author， December 5， 2006.
62. Sabrina L. Miller， “Clinton Last Hurrah Roaring in Chicago; In the Waning Days of His Presidency， Bill Clinton Returns to His Kind of Town for a Love Fest，” CT， January 10， 2001.
63. Paul McGrath， Interview with author， July 31， 2006.
64. Scott Fornek and Abdon M. Pallasch， “Thank You from the Bottom of Our Hearts，” C S-T， January 10， 2001.
65. Rick Kogan， Interview with author， May 26， 2006.
66. Richard Roeper，“President Makes Time to Talk Running Times，”C S-T， January 1 t， 2001.
67. Robert Torricelli， Interview with author， October 6， 2006.
68. Anne-Marie O’Connor， “Hollywood Patrons Beset by Politicians; Finance: Candidates from Throughout the Nation Seek Out Celebrities’ Star Power to Raise Campaign Funds，” LAT， February 24， 2002.
69. Sally Bedell Smith， For Love of Politics: Bill and Hillary Clinton: The White House Years， Random House， 2007， p. 446.
70. Terry McAuliffe， with Steve Kettmann， What a Party: My Life Among Democrats， Presidents， Candidates， Donors， Activists， Alligators， and Other Wild Animals， St. Martin’s Press， Thomas Dunne Books， 2007， p. 254; John F. Harris and Bill Miller， “In a Deal， Clinton Avoids Indictment; President Admits False Testimony，” WP， January 20， 2001; Peter Baker， “Clinton Settles Paula Jones Lawsuit for $850，000，” WP， November 14， 1998.