Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency
Barton Gellman
Dick Cheney changed history, defining his times and shaping a White House as no vice president has before--yet concealing most of his work from public view. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman shows how Cheney operated, why, and what he wrought. This is a work of careful, concrete, and original reporting backed by hundreds of interviews with close Cheney allies as well as rivals, many speaking candidly on the record for the first time. It is a study of the inner workings of the Bush administration and the vice president's central role as the administration's canniest power player.
Award History
1 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestMajor | 2008 | Winner | Secondary source |
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01 Central figures
- Dick Cheney90%
02 Central places
None extracted with sufficient confidence.
03 Suggested argument
The book argues that Dick Cheney, as the vice president, operated as the Bush administration’s central and canniest power player, shaping executive power while concealing much of his work from public view.
Model confidence 72%
04 Reading orientation
35 / 100 academicSerious trade
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 74%.