Fight House, Tevi Troy, Ph.D.
Fight House, Tevi Troy, Ph.D.
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Fight House
Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump

Author: Tevi Troy, Ph.D.

Narrator: Pat Grimes

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/11/2020

Synopsis

Washington Post bestselling presidential historian and former senior White House aide Tevi Troy examines some of the juiciest, nastiest, and most consequential administration struggles in modern American history. In doing so, he not only provides context on the administrations, the players, and their in-fighting but also show how those fights shaped the administrations in question, the presidents historical reputations, and the policy landscape of modern America. In showing these fights, the book highlights tough tactics used by sharp-elbowed operatives to prevail in bureaucratic disputes, from leaks to delays in submitting items for review to moving rivals out of cherished office spaces. Fight House also looks at the presidents role in all of this and questions long-standing assumptions about whether creative tension is really the best method of governing. Troy employs both his historical knowledge as well as his own high-level White House experience to inform his recommendations for the best ways to staff and organize a White House to ensure the best results for the presidentand the American people. Part riveting interpersonal history, part case study, and part analysis of the commanders in chief and their teams, Fight House is essential listening for students of the presidency and of the nation as a whole.

About Tevi Troy, Ph.D.

Tevi Troy, Ph.D., is a bestselling presidential historian. A frequent television and radio analyst, he has written numerous articles for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and many other publications. After receiving his bachelor's in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University, he went on to acquire his master's and Ph.D. from the University of Texas. He has extensive White House experience, having served in several high-level positions. He currently resides with his wife and four children in Maryland.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mich on April 26, 2021

If you want to know why presidents accomplish so little even when they have their own party controlling Congress, read this book. The infighting within White House staff is detailed from Truman to Trump. Backbiting and leaking to disparage rivals and to gain power are the favorite tools. It seems th......more

Goodreads review by Omri on October 04, 2020

To get away from the POTUS having COVID-19 TV coverage, and to fight my addiction to polls, I dived into a book. I just finished reading Tevi Troy's "Fight House: Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump." Maybe it should have a shorter title. Something like "White Narcissistic Men Who Mess......more

Goodreads review by Urey on June 06, 2020

Internecine warfare in Presidential administrations is a fact of life - people jockey for prestige, power, position and point of view. Much of it is as personal as it might be ideological. Much of it is driven by ego and status-seeking. Troy provides an interesting, often fascinating, exposition of......more

Goodreads review by Douglas on July 14, 2020

A compelling, organized, well-researched, and easily digestible read. Troy lays out a sound thesis of three criteria by which he evaluates the internal rivalries within every administration since Truman. He ends with a brief review of President Trumps first few years in office. While not on the leve......more

Goodreads review by Ron on September 07, 2022

Entertaining review of the infighting among White House staff from Truman to Trump. Quick read and I couldn’t help but notice the similarities between the struggles for power described in the book and the infighting I witnessed during my career at a large labor organization. Fun read but no real sur......more

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