Friends in High Places

Before the White House, there was Little Rock, Arkansas. The nation now knows them as the former President and First Lady, but Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham have always been close friends of Webb Hubbell. In Friends in High Places, Hubbell offers personal insight into how he and the Clintons climbed the political ranks, all the way to the White House. Their friendship started early and grew quickly, with Hubbell and Hillary Rodham Clinton being partners at Little Rock's Rose Law Firm; and when Hubbell served as Mayor alongside Bill Clinton as the Governor of Arkansas. When the President and First Lady became just that, Hubbell joined them in the White House as the Associate Attorney General. His political career ended, however, with the Whitewater scandal and incarceration in federal prison. The reasons why Hubbell committed the crimes he assumes responsibility for are detailed; a conflicted soul struggling with the cynical maelstrom of power and politics. Hubbell comments on his resignation and prison sentence, and reflects on his old friends who have since isolated him from the White House. Included in this book are intricate tales of Hubbell's support of Bill Clinton in his tensest moments; the tragic death of Vince Foster; details of involvement in Whitewater; an inside look at the Justice Department and partnership with Janet Reno; and much more. The journey is Webb Hubbell's, yet his recounting resonates with the humanity in us all: the love and grief he shares with his wife and family, and humility when faced with calamity. In the end, Hubbell faces the truth with a steadfastness, seldom seen in Washington, and now, has presented it in Friends in High Places.