Clinton Had Absolutely Zero Honeymoon, None Whatsoever.

Women Communicate Differently And Process Information Differently, Which Leads Them To Resolve Conflicts Differently.

Almost All First Ladies Have Had Tremendous Power On Personnel Issues, Whether The Public Realized It Or Not, Whether It Was Barbara Bush Or Nancy Reagan Or Whoever.

I Worked For A Lot Of Candidates, In Tough Campaigns That Lost. Most Of My Candidates Lost Until Bill Clinton. There Was Always A Point Where You Look In Their Eyes And They Knew It Was Over. And There Was Never That Point With Clinton. He Never Quit. He Never Gave Up.

When I First Started Working In Politics, As A Junior Aide On Walter Mondale's 1984 Presidential Campaign, It Never Occurred To Me That I Would One Day Work In The White House. There Were Plenty Of Women Among The Volunteers Who Stuffed Envelopes And Walked Precincts. But There Were Fewer And Fewer On Each Successive Level Of Influence And Access.

When I Became White House Press Secretary, There Were Other Limitations That Were Thrust Upon Me. Bill Clinton Was Under Pressure To Appoint Women To Visible Positions. I Was 31, I'd Never Worked In Washington. Was I Ready For This Large And Visible Job? Still He Wanted The Credit. So He Gave Me The Job But Diminished The Job.