This fascinating record chronicles Governor Bill Clinton’s 1992 bid for the presidency by gathering editorial cartoons from some of the nation’s premier magazines and newspapers. His meteoric rise from obscure origins as governor of a small southern state to his current position as the world’s most powerful head of state presents political cartoonists with a unique challenge.

For many people, in the United States and abroad, the dramas of the campaign created the character of Clinton. From the Gennifer Flowers debacle to Clinton’s
resurrection at the Democratic National Convention and the triumph of the election win, the incisive cartoons in this collection capture Clinton’s emerging image in a way that no written word can. The forty-five contributing artists use these cartoons to depict the breathtaking and colorful events that only a presidential campaign can produce and offer hours of entertainment for any reader.

Mary Ann Barton is a former feature writer for the Arkansas Democrat and has been an editor and a writer for C-SPAN, the public affairs cable TV network in Washington. She recently edited a magazine on county government in Jackson, Mississippi. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Paul.

Paul C. Barton has covered Bill Clinton for several years, first with the Arkansas Democrat and then with the Arkansas Gazette as Washington correspondent. He most recently covered Mississippi and southern politics for The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal and is now in the Washington Bureau of Gannett News Service.