Reputation: Portraits in Power by Marjorie Williams

Marjorie Williams was a contributor to Vanity Fair and the Washington Post. This is a collection of portraits of political figures, most of them written in the 1990s. They are well written, full of character revealing anecdotes. What struck me strongly was how short political fame and influence can be. She writes of Clark Clifford, James Baker, Terry McAuliffe, Lee Atwater, all well-known, powerful individuals. But will younger readers know of them? If you are interested in the Washington DC culture, this is worth a read.