Chris Whipple
An acclaimed author, journalist,
documentary filmmaker and speaker.

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The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House, with a new epilogue featuring interviews with Joe Biden and his inner circle

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The Fight of His Life review: Joe Biden, White House winner

Chris Whipple’s assured account of the president’s first two years in power after beating Trump is fascinating and timely

“Maybe we don’t suck as much as people thought.” That was the email the White House chief of staff, Ron Klain, sent to Chris Whipple at 1.16am after the 2022 midterms, as it became clear Democrats were likely to hold the Senate and lose far fewer seats in the House than almost every reporter predicted.

Whipple’s inside look at Joe Biden’s White House is a ringing confirmation of Klain’s judgment. Though Whipple’s friendships within the Washington press corps prevent him from saying so, this is a book-length rebuke of the incompetence of legions of reporters who have persistently underestimated this extraordinary president.

The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House

Chris Whipple. Scribner, $30 (432p) ISBN 978-1-9821-0643-0

Journalist Whipple follows up The Spymasters with a fascinating insider’s account of the first two years of the Biden administration. Drawing on interviews with Biden, chief of staff Ron Klain, and others, Whipple provides a balanced assessment of the administration’s successes and failures as it dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic, inflation, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and more. A detailed look at the unprecedented transition process, complicated by Donald Trump’s refusal to concede defeat, reveals how much the peaceful transfer of power hinged on one largely unknown figure, deputy chief of staff Christopher Liddell, who stayed away from the Oval Office to avoid being asked questions by Trump. Whipple also sheds light on the ongoing debate over who’s responsible for the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, quoting Klain’s rebuke of criticisms leveled by former defense secretary Leon Panetta and others: “I’m waiting for the first person who held a position of power in a previous administration… to say, ‘You know what? Maybe we didn’t do our jobs of making sure the taxpayers got what they paid for.’ ” Distinguished by Whipple’s impressive access and incisive character sketches, this is a valuable first draft of history. (Jan.)

There’s more to the current administration than meets the eye, and Whipple is a reliable, readable interpreter.

Closely observed account of the accomplished yet beleaguered Biden White House.

Whipple, author of The Gatekeepers and The Spymasters, appears to have easy access to the current administration, which, by contrast with the previous one, seems a model of collegiality and efficiency. However, as he shows, there are formidable obstacles. The fight of Whipple’s title is the war in Ukraine, which has the potential to spill out into a larger European and even world war.

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THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE
TOUR 2023

New York City
January 17,
2023
PUBLICATION DAY
New York City
January 18,
2023
PRIVATE LAUNCH PARTY IN NEW YORK CITY
Washington, DC
January 30,
2023
Politics & Prose Bookstore

5015 Connecticut Avenue NW 20008
7:00 PM (6:45 ARRIVAL)

IN-PERSON AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING

Atlanta, GA
January 31,
2023
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Museum Theater

John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
7:00 PM

IN-PERSON AUTHOR CONVERSATION WITH JACK WATSON
& BOOK SIGNING
New Haven, CT
February 8,
2023
Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs
Horchow Hall

55 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
4:30-6:00PM

IN-PERSON AUTHOR TALK OPEN TO YALE STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY

New York, NY
February 13,
2023
Yale Club of New York City

50 Vanderbilt Avenue
New York, NY
6:30 PM RECEPTION
7:00 PM

IN-PERSON AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING

Washington Depot, CT
February 18,
2023
The Hickory Stick Bookshop
The Judy Black Memorial Park & Garden

1 Green Hill Road
Washington Depot, CT 06794
3:00 PM

IN-PERSON AUTHOR CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN ROSS

New York, NY
February 22,
2023
Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute
Hunter College

47 East 65th Street
New York, NY 10065

IN-PERSON AUTHOR CONVERSATION WITH LESLY STAHL OF CBS 60 MINUTES

Austin, TX
March 2
2023
The Lyndon B. Johnson Library

5:45pm-6:15pm    BOOK SIGNING
6:30pm-7:30pm   CHRIS WHIPPLE IN CONVERSATION WITH JOHN AVLON, MODERATED BY EMILY RAMSHAW

Tucson, AZ
March 4
2023
Tucson Festival of Books

University of Arizona
Integrated Learning Center, Room 20

11:30AM: CHRIS WHIPPLE IN CONVERSATION WITH AUTHORS REBECCA ANDREWS AND DAHLIA LITHWICK, MODERATED BY JUDITH BROWN

“Eroding Rights: A Look Ahead”

Panel Description: “There is plenty of talk and confusion these days about the rights we have as Americans. Many of the rights we thought to be settled law have been overturned or are being revisited by the Supreme Court. In this session, our authors discuss what’s been lost, what’s in jeopardy, and who is trying to protect the rights we once assumed we had.” As with the other panels, a signing will follow in the same event space.”

University of Arizona
Student Union Gallagher Theater

4-5PM: CHRIS WHIPPLE IN CONVERSATION WITH AUTHORS DAVID CORN, TIM MILLER, AND ROBERT DRAPER, MODERATED BY ALEX DROEGE

“A View from Both Sides”

Panel Description: “How has the recent evolution of the Republican Party changed American policy? How has it impacted day-to-day life in the Oval Office? In this session, insiders David Corn, Tim Miller, Chris Whipple and Robert Draper will explore how the new political landscape has affected the way the White House now does business.” A signing will follow at the UA BookStore Tent (on Mall).

Tucson, AZ
March 5
2023
Tucson Festival of Books

University of Arizona
Student Union North Ballroom

10-11AM: CHRIS WHIPPLE IN CONVERSATION WITH AUTHORS JONATHAN LEMIRE AND MAJOR GARRETT, MODERATED BY DAN BALZ

“Inside the White House”

Panel Description: “Between Jonathan Lemire’s “The Big Lie” and Major Garrett’s “The Big Truth” we get a good look inside the Donald Trump White House. Today, thanks to Chris Whipple and “The Fight Of His Life,” we will learn how it compared to the Joe Biden White House. A signing will follow in the Rincon Room.

Bronxville, NY
March 8
2023
Sarah Lawrence College

One Mead Way

3:30PM-5:00PM  CHRIS WHIPPLE TALK OPEN TO SARAH LAWRENCE STUDENTS  ONLY

Los Angeles, CA
March 18
2023
PRIVATE BOOK PARTY
AT HOME OF DAVID HUME KENNERLY

 

New Canaan, CT
April 4
2023
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room

151 Main Street
New Canaan, CT 06840

6:30PM   Reception and Book Signing
7:00PM   IN-PERSON AUTHOR TALK

Scarsdale, NY
June 3
2023
Scarsdale Library
Scott Room 54
Olmsted Road

2PM-3:30PM    IN-PERSON AUTHOR EVENT AND BOOK SIGNING

Sharon, CT
August 4
2023
24th Annual Sharon Book Signing

Sharon Historical Society
18 Main Street

Party for 250 ticketed guests to benefit the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon.
5:30pm-7:30pm BOOK SIGNING 
PRIVATE DINNER TO FOLLOW 

East Hampton,
New York

August 12
2023
Authors Night

Herrick Park
Village of East Hampton

5pm-7:30pm  BOOK SIGNING AND COCKTAIL PARTY UNDER THE GRAND TENT TO BENEFIT THE EAST HAMPTON LIBRARY

8pm:   PRVATE DINNER PARTIES FOR AUTHORS

About Chris Whipple

Chris Whipple is a documentary filmmaker, New York Times best-selling author, and acute observer of American power. He is the author of the headline-making book, The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House, published January 17, 2023. His previous books, The Gatekeepers and The Spymasters, were critically acclaimed. He is a frequent on-air contributor to MSNBC and CNN and has written Op-Ed pieces for The New York Times and Washington Post.

"An Indispensable Observer of American Power"

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