The Price of Politics

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The Price of Politics is a nonfiction book by journalist Bob Woodward that examines the intense fiscal and political battles between the Obama administration and congressional leaders during the 2011 U.S. debt-ceiling crisis.

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instanceOf nonfiction book
political book
author Bob Woodward NERFINISHED
centralTheme governance during economic crisis
limits of presidential power in domestic policy
partisan polarization in U.S. politics
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts negotiations over federal spending cuts and tax policy
political conflict between the Obama administration and congressional leaders
examines failed attempts at a grand bargain on deficit reduction
impact of political brinkmanship on financial markets
internal divisions within both major U.S. political parties
relationship between Barack Obama and John Boehner
role of congressional leadership in budget talks
featuresPerson Barack Obama NERFINISHED
Harry Reid NERFINISHED
Jack Lew NERFINISHED
John Boehner NERFINISHED
Mitch McConnell NERFINISHED
Nancy Pelosi NERFINISHED
Timothy Geithner NERFINISHED
focusesOnEvent 2011 U.S. debt-ceiling negotiations
genre journalistic nonfiction
political nonfiction
hasPerspective insider account of Washington politics
hasSubjectArea American politics
political journalism
public finance
language English
mainSubject 2011 United States debt-ceiling crisis
Barack Obama administration NERFINISHED
U.S. fiscal policy
United States Congress NERFINISHED
budget negotiations
mediaType audiobook
ebook
print
notableFor detailed reconstruction of 2011 debt-ceiling negotiations
extensive sourcing from confidential meetings
partOf Bob Woodward’s series of books on U.S. presidents NERFINISHED
publicationYear 2012
publisher Simon & Schuster
setting Washington, D.C.
timePeriodCovered 2009–2012
first term of Barack Obama
usesMethod congressional records
internal White House documents
interviews with key political figures

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