Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford

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biography book investigative book non-fiction book

Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford is a biographical and investigative book examining the life, political influence, and eventual disgrace of Washington power broker Clark Clifford.

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Label	Occurrences
Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford canonical	2
Clark Clifford as a key insider in Washington	1
The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford	1

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Target entity: Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford
Context triple: [John Weitz, notableWork, Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford]

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B. The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House
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C. Among Friends: Personal Letters of Dean Acheson
"Among Friends: Personal Letters of Dean Acheson" is a collection of private correspondence that offers an intimate portrait of the influential U.S. diplomat and statesman Dean Acheson, edited and presented by his son David Campion Acheson.
D. The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House
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E. Forty-Two Years in the White House
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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford
Target entity description: Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford is a biographical and investigative book examining the life, political influence, and eventual disgrace of Washington power broker Clark Clifford.

A. Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate
"Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate" is a nonfiction book by journalist Bob Woodward that examines how the Watergate scandal shaped the presidencies of Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
B. The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House
The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House is Seymour Hersh’s investigative book examining Henry Kissinger’s role and influence on U.S. foreign policy during the Nixon administration.
C. Among Friends: Personal Letters of Dean Acheson
"Among Friends: Personal Letters of Dean Acheson" is a collection of private correspondence that offers an intimate portrait of the influential U.S. diplomat and statesman Dean Acheson, edited and presented by his son David Campion Acheson.
D. The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House
The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House is a nonfiction book by Bob Woodward that provides an inside account of the early Clinton administration’s internal debates and policymaking struggles.
E. Forty-Two Years in the White House
Forty-Two Years in the White House is a memoir by longtime White House usher Ike Hoover, offering an insider’s account of presidential life and daily operations across multiple administrations.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biography ⓘ book ⓘ investigative book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
about	U.S. political power brokers ⓘ political ethics ⓘ rise and fall of Clark Clifford ⓘ
author	David E. Rosenbaum ⓘ Robert G. Kaiser ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
depicts	post-World War II American politics ⓘ
examines	Clark Clifford’s legal and financial dealings ⓘ relationships between politics, law, and finance ⓘ
focusesOn	Clark Clifford’s eventual disgrace ⓘ Clark Clifford’s political influence ⓘ Clark Clifford’s role as a Washington power broker ⓘ
genre	biography ⓘ political non-fiction ⓘ
hasSubtitle	The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford ⓘ linked to: Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	BCCI scandal ⓘ Clark Clifford ⓘ Washington politics ⓘ political influence ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
nonFictionSubject	U.S. government ⓘ linked to: United States government lobbying and influence ⓘ political scandals ⓘ
portrays	Clark Clifford as a key insider in Washington ⓘ linked to: Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford
publicationDate	1993 ⓘ
publisher	Little, Brown and Company ⓘ
setting	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	Cold War era U.S. politics ⓘ mid-20th century United States politics ⓘ
title	Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Weitz → notableWork → Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford ⓘ

Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford → title → Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford ⓘ

Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford → hasSubtitle → The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford ⓘ

linked to: Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford

Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford → portrays → Clark Clifford as a key insider in Washington ⓘ