Kerry was sworn in as the United States’ first Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and the first-ever Principal to sit on the National Security Council entirely dedicated to climate change. Few books convey as convincingly as this one the life of public service like that which John Kerry has lived for fifty years.On January 20 th 2021, John F.
He writes movingly of recovering his faith while in the Senate, and deplores the hyper-partisanship that has infected Washington.
Kerry tells wonderful stories about colleagues Ted Kennedy and John McCain, as well as President Obama and other major figures. Every Day Is Extra is Kerry's passionate, insightful, sometimes funny, always moving account of his life. In that position he tried to find peace in the Middle East dealt with the Syrian civil war while combatting ISIS and negotiated the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate agreement. Kerry returned to the Senate, chaired the important Foreign Relations Committee, and succeeded Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State in 2013. In 2004 he was the Democratic presidential nominee and came within one state, Ohio, of winning. Kerry served as a prosecutor in Massachusetts, then as lieutenant governor, and was elected to the Senate in 1984, eventually serving five terms. He returned home highly decorated but disillusioned, and testified powerfully before Congress as a young veteran opposed to the war. A Yale graduate, Kerry enlisted in the US Navy in 1966, and served in Vietnam.
Every Day Is Extra is John Kerry's candid personal story. A revealing memoir by a witness to some of the most important events of our recent history. Summary: "John Kerry tells the story of his remarkable American life from son of a diplomat to decorated Vietnam veteran, five-term United States senator, 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, and Secretary of State for four years.
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