Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-261) and index.

For more than a decade, countless journalists and biographers have struggled to pin down the character of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Yet despite all the scrutiny, no one-until now-has explained her many contradictions and deceptions. She's a wife, but she shows no wifely instincts. She's a mother, but she isn't maternal. She's a feminist, but she rode to power on her husband's coattails. She's strong and assertive, but she has abetted decades of chronic infidelity. She inspires fierce loyalty among her followers, but she frequently stabs them in the back. In this controversial and eagerly anticipated book, distinguished journalist Edward Klein produces secret documents and stunning evidence from sources close to Hillary Clinton to show just how much she has been willing to lie, bully, cheat, and manipulate people in her quest for power. Klein reveals a pattern of chronic bad behavior during a decadeslong effort to become America's first woman president, no matter what the cost. The Truth About Hillary contains shocking new accounts of key moments in Hillary's private and political life, giving readers a rare opportunity to assess the true character behind her public mask. Among the many eye-opening revelations: How the culture of lesbianism at Wellesley College shaped Hillary's politics, How she acted as a secret partisan agent of Ted Kennedy's during the Nixon impeachment, How she set up an elaborate system to monitor her husband's girlfriends, What she really knew early on about Monica Lewinsky and hid from the country, How her image makeover as a moderate senator is a sham. Americans know that when it comes to political leadership, character counts far more than any policy position or speech. And as they begin to size up Hillary Clinton's fitness for the highest office in the land, they will turn to Edward Klein for the truth that Hillary Clinton doesn't want the public to know.--Book jacket.