"From my fear of coming out to coming on strong in the struggle for human rights, this is my American journey, the story of an outsider on the inside, a gay man proudly committed to a life of standing up for freedom."President Clinton and I were born three days apart. We had both dreamed of serving our country. There was one difference: He could pursue his dream, while I felt I could not. The President was born straight and I was born gay."In this stirring personal history, one of America's most influential gay rights advocates recounts his extraordinary career as a policy maker and adviser to the major political leaders of our time, and his own often anguishing, ultimately triumphant life as a gay man. A longtime personal friend of Bill Clinton, in Stranger Among Friends David Mixner offers an insider's look at the power struggles that occur every day in our nation's capital and candid insights on the Clinton administration's successes and failures. Spanning three decades of human rights activism--from the behind-the-scenes negotiations to the painful betrayals to the hard-won victories--his forthright story unflinchingly explores what it means to be an outsider on the inside, and sends a message of hope to all who have ever stood up for what they believe.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Bookseller: Willis Monie Books - ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 16025
Title: Stranger Among Friends
Author: Mixner, David
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Printing
ISBN 10: 0553100734
ISBN 13: 9780553100730
Publisher: Bantam Books
Place of Publication: New York, et al
Date Published: 1996
LCCN: 96024542
Keywords: 0553100734, Americana, Gay Rights, Biography, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, American Politics, Washington D. C., Policy

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