There is always what happens behind the walls of the White House where the truth can be alien to imagination. But imagination can be very convincing, too. In the new novel “The first man” (It will be published on June 2 by Little, Brown & Co.), the supreme leader is a woman, and her husband is accused of death. It is the third collaboration of the best -selling author James Patterson and his co -author, President Bill Clinton.
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Was there a scenario in the book that Patterson had not written without Clinton’s help? “Oh, I couldn’t do it any Patterson said: “Without him, I would have been lost. But the other thing, as you know, see, means that he is the expert in the first noble man. You know, he was almost a noble man!”
“Yes, I thought about it for years. It is the only political function that I wanted and did not get it!” Clinton smiled. “Because I really thought that Hillary should be president.”
Clinton was very very Firstly The first man had his wife, Hillary, in the 2016 elections. He says at the time that he did a lot of thinking about what his role would be a presidential husband: “How can I do this task in a way that I will help her in the request if you need me, but I will not return?”
“This is the way I feel about this relationship: How can I help without being arriving?” Patterson said. “I am a kind of the first noble man from (our relationship)!”
“If you think so, I got some lands in Arizona, I want to show you!” Clinton laughed.
Sometimes, the White House resembles the component like real life. In the book, the president continues to work through a painful personal crisis. During the 1999 dismissal, President Clinton continued to work, with some people who were trying to expel him from the White House. He said: “They were surprised by that.” “They came and doing their deeds with me, (and) as much as they knew, I could not remember what is going on. We will try to get the deals.”
In the midst of dismissal? “Because this is what I rented to do,” Clinton said. “The American people do not push you to have personal feelings. They are pushing you to present them.”
Clinton and Patterson have been presented since 2018, With their first book on the president, he lostIn 2021, the president’s daughter was kidnapped. Both were the best -selling books. But for them, it is not a matter of work.
In response to a question about how their relationship on their three books evolved together, Clinton replied, “We have played a lot of golf.”
“He was more president, but I have more holes in one,” Patterson said.
“Oh my God. Well, I have one; he has nine“How many Americans have nine holes in one?” Clinton said.
“I know. This is sick,” Patterson said. “Remember that I am a fictional writer.”
“Make madness stop for a short time”
I asked, “There is a lot of political drama in the world today, real political drama. Do you think there is a appetite for political excitement, for the imaginary political excitement?”
“I think that, 100 %. I mean, one of the gentle things here is that you are running away, but you don’t fully escape from reality. It is like,” yes, I love this. I can’t put it.
“I think it is useful, and” because many people wander, go, “Oh my God, my God, please make it stop?” This causes her to stop for a short period, which makes madness stop for a short time for people. “
“One of the reasons that makes me is an appetite … I hope people still believe in our democratic system enough to adhere to it and continue to pressure the work,” said Clinton.
During the summer, Patterson lives at his home on the Hudson River; The president is about five miles away.
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When they were asked what they had learned about each other during the writing process, Patterson showed, “The idea … for not worrying about things that we cannot do about. He can Do something about it, try to do it. “
Their new book comes out tomorrow and hopes that it will be the best -selling books. But if you spend any time at all with Patterson and Clinton, you will learn that their partnership revolves around something that the purchase cannot buy.
I asked, “Once again when I wrote your first book together, the New York Times said that two of you “Complete each other in the sense of Jerry Maguire.”“
“Well, we are somewhat,” Patterson said. “This has been leading me for months, which is: my time here is short. What can I do in more sentences? In this case, another book with my friend is a beautiful thing.”
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A story produced by John de Amelio. Editor: Jason Schmidt.