Even though he’s touring with his new book “The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama’s Historic Victory,” President Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe, said Monday he didn’t learn much about running a campaign from reading.
That said, he recommended his top three political books for campaign junkies.
1. “What It Takes: The Way to the White House,” by Richard Ben Cramer. Plouffe said this book, which details the 1988 election, was helpful in learning about the role of primaries and caucuses.
2. “The Making of the President 1960,” by Theodore H. White. Teddy White’s book is still relevant today, Plouffe noted.
3. “Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72” by Hunter S. Thompson. And because not all political reading should be serious, Plouffe recommended this classic by the gonzo journalist Thompson.
