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<p><P><b>To <i>The Washington Post</i>, he's The Last Political Showman of the 20th Century. <P> Bill Clinton has called him the real Slick Willie. <P> Ronald Reagan's secretary of state George Shultz called this famously liberal politician a man of his word and endorsed his successful candidacy for mayor of San Francisco. </b> <P> Indeed Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton both called upon him for advice and help. He is Willie L. Brown, Jr., and he knows how to get things done in politics, how to work both sides of the aisle to get results. Compared to him, Machiavelli looks meek. And drab. <P> In <i>Basic Brown</i>, this product of rural, segregated Texas and the urban black neighborhoods of San Francisco tells how he rose through the civil rights movement to become the most potent black politician in America through his shrewd understanding and use of political power and political money. He adapts the lessons he has learned so they can be used by anyone &#151; black, female, male &#151; intent on acquiring political power. <P> And this master of the political deal demonstrates why deals are not enough, and that political power grows only when public good is being done. Willie Brown s

Author

Willie L. Brown Jr., Willie L. Brown

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Incorporated

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781416539766

Subjects

Political Science, History, Biography

Rating

4.4 / 5 (51 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14