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    Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton... Summarized
    Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton... Summarized
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    Release dateJul 9, 2014
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    J. J. Holt served in the USAF from 2000 - 2004. He served 2 tours, Pakistan in 2002 and Saudi Arabia in 2003. After serving in the USAF, he became a Nurse. J.J. Holt's first published works were published online and read by over 1 million people.

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      Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton... Summarized - J.J. Holt

      Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton... Summarized

      By J.J. Holt

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      Table of Contents

      1 2008: Team of Rivals

      2 Foggy Bottom: Smart Power

      3 Asia: The Pivot Point

      4 China: Uncharted Waters

      5 Beijing: The Dissident

      6 Burma: The Lady and the Generals

      7 Af-Pak: Surge

      8 Afghanistan: To End a War

      9 Pakistan: National Honor

      10 Europe: The Ties That Bind

      11 Russia: Reset and Regression

      12 Latin America: Democrats and Demagogues

      13 Africa: Guns or Growth?

      14 The Middle East: The Rocky Path of Peace

      15 The Arab Spring: Revolution

      16 Libya: All Necessary Measures

      17 Benghazi: Under Attack

      18 Iran: Sanctions and Secrets

      19 Syria: A Wicked Problem

      20 Gaza: Anatomy of a Cease-Fire

      21 Climate Change: We're All In This Together

      22 Jobs and Energy: A Level Playing Field

      23 Haiti: Disaster and Development

      24 21st Century Statecraft: Digital Diplomacy in a Networked World

      25 Human Rights: Unfinished Business (plus Epilogue)

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      Chapter 1 Summary/2008: Team of Rivals

      In the first chapter and author's note of Hard Choices, Hillary Clinton begins by spelling out the goals of her new book: to define what America stood for during the early 21st century, and to show the challenges faced by the Obama administration when Clinton came aboard as Secretary of State.

      She begins her story in June of 2005, lying in the back of a minivan to avoid reporters on the way to a meeting with Barack Obama after losing to Obama in her quest for the Democratic presidential nomination. The meeting took place at the Washington, DC home of California Senator Dianne Feinstein.

      Clinton says that at the beginning of the meeting, she and Obama stared at each other like two teenagers on an awkward first date. The meeting eventually progressed into a candid conversation, though, and when it was done she went about the business of thanking her campaign supporters.

      She goes on to review the highlights of her campaign, which included being introduced by her daughter, Chelsea. She also relives some of her days as First Lady back when her husband, Bill, was president during the 90s. Finally, she reviews the nomination of Joe Biden for vice president, stating that she was never really interested in the position.

      One intriguing footnote that followed her concession to Obama was the nomination of Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate. Clinton takes the high road with regard to this nomination, stating that she didn't think it would be fair to attack Palin and the move to nominate her as an obvious attempt by the Republicans to appeal to women voters.

      From there, Clinton gets to the heart of the chapter: Obama's decision to nominate her for the position of Secretary of State, comparing it to a rerun of the final season of 'The West Wing.' A discussion of the various issues that would come with the nomination follows, not the least of those being how Clinton would pay off $6 million of campaign debt while working in a Cabinet position.

      Obama, meanwhile, chose to focus on the details of the job itself, specifically the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Those conversations, she states, would define a shared agenda that would guide US foreign policy for years to come.

      Despite Obama's efforts to persuade her, Clinton initially turned down the job, feeling that her highest and best use might be serving in the Senate rather than accept a Cabinet post.

      Ultimately, though, the decision came down to several simple factors for the author. First and foremost, she believed that when the President asks you to serve, you should say yes. This was based in part on the devotion to duty of her father during World War II, when he served in the Navy and trained young sailors to fight in the Pacific theater.

      That same call to service and his devotion to duty had served Clinton well back in 2000, when she made her decision to run for the Senate in New York. This was the first hard choice referenced in the title of the book, leaving the Senate to become Secretary of State, and Obama was delighted that she came around.

      Clinton got several guarantees

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