
Original Sin
President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again
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From two of America’s most respected journalists, an unflinching and explosive reckoning with one of the most fateful decisions in American political history: Joe Biden’s run for reelection despite evidence of his serious decline—amid desperate efforts to hide the extent of that deterioration
"Explosive." —The New York Times
"[The] most significant book to date about Biden’s cognitive decline." — The Atlantic
"Superbly reported . . . Reads like a Shakespearean drama on steroids." — Los Angeles Times
"It’s hard to think of a book which has shifted the political dial to this extent in recent years." — Politico
In Greek tragedy, the protagonist’s effort to avoid his fate is what seals his fate. In 2024, American politics became a Greek tragedy.
Joe Biden launched his successful 2020 bid for the White House with the stated goal of saving the nation from a second Trump presidential term. He, his family, and his senior aides were so convinced that only he could beat Trump again, they lied to themselves, allies, and the public about his condition and limitations. At his debate with Trump on June 27, 2024, the consequences of that deception were exposed to the world. It was shocking and upsetting.
Now the full, unsettling truth is being told for the first time. Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson take us behind closed doors and into private conversations between the heaviest of hitters, revealing how big the problem was and how many people knew about it. From White House staffers at the highest to lowest levels, to leaders of Congress and the Cabinet, from governors to donors and Hollywood players, the truth is finally being told. What you will learn makes President Biden’s decision to run for reelection seem shockingly narcissistic, self-delusional, and reckless—a desperate bet that went bust—and part of a larger act of extended public deception that has few precedents. The story the authors tell raises fundamental issues of accountability and responsibility that will continue for decades.
The irony is biting: In the name of defeating what they called an existential threat to democracy, Biden and his inner circle ensured it, tossing aside his implicit promise to serve for only one term, denying the existence of health issues the nation had been watching for years, dooming the Democrats to defeat. The decision to run again, the Original Sin of this president, led to a campaign of denial and gaslighting, leading directly to Donald Trump's return to power and all that has happened as a consequence. Rarely does hubris meet nemesis more explosively. Wherever you stand on the political spectrum, Original Sin is essential listening.
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A disastrous debate, a would-be assassin’s bullet, an electrifying eleventh hour candidate swap, dramatic and surprising VP selections, betrayals behind closed doors, charges of a stolen election, game-changing blunders—the history-making 2024 presidential election is a political saga of Shakespearean proportions. In minute-by-minute detail, esteemed White House historian and political analyst Chris Whipple chronicles the unprecedented drama as it unfolds.
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I got snookered….don’t you get snookered
- De Hank en 04-14-25
De: Chris Whipple
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Fight
- Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House
- De: Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes
- Narrado por: Joe Knezevich
- Duración: 11 h y 18 m
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Fight is the backstage story of bloodsport politics in its rawest form—the clawing, backstabbing, and rabble-rousing that drove Donald Trump into the White House and Democrats into the wilderness. At every turn, the combatants went for the jugular, whether they were facing down rivals in the other party or their own.
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Comprehensive overview of Democrat failures in '24
- De Robert Tapia en 04-07-25
De: Jonathan Allen, y otros
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The Outpost
- An Untold Story of American Valor
- De: Jake Tapper
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 22 h y 17 m
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At 6:00 a.m. on the morning of October 3, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating was viciously attacked by Taliban insurgents. The 53 U.S. troops, having been stationed at the bottom of three steep mountains, were severely outmanned by nearly 400 Taliban fighters. Though the Americans ultimately prevailed, their casualties made it one of the war's deadliest battles for U.S. forces. And after more than three years in that dangerous and vulnerable valley a mere 14 miles from the Pakistan border, the U.S. abandoned and bombed the camp.
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Good, could have been great.
- De Ryan en 01-22-13
De: Jake Tapper
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Race Against Terror
- Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War
- De: Jake Tapper
- Narrado por: Jake Tapper
- Duración: 9 h
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June 2011: a man fleeing the Arab Spring on a refugee boat surrenders himself to Italian authorities. He claims that, as a terrorist, he is responsible for the deaths of American soldiers. This unexpected surrender sets off an unlikely chain of events and one of the most significant, but little-known, cases in American history.
De: Jake Tapper
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Joe Biden
- The Life, the Presidency, and What Matters Now
- De: Evan Osnos
- Narrado por: Evan Osnos, David Remnick
- Duración: 4 h y 26 m
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A concise, brilliant, and trenchant examination of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s successful lifelong quest for the presidency by National Book Award winner Evan Osnos. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been called both the luckiest man and the unluckiest - fortunate to have sustained a 50-year political career that reached the White House, but also marked by deep personal losses and disappointments that he has suffered.
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Brief but to the point.
- De Chris Carl en 11-10-20
De: Evan Osnos
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All the Demons Are Here
- A Novel
- De: Jake Tapper
- Narrado por: Meg Price, Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 11 h y 10 m
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It's 1977. Ike and Lucy, Senator Charlie and Margaret Marder's kids, are grown up—and in trouble. US Marine Ike has gone somewhat off the grid, working on Evel Knievel's pit crew in Montana, when—after a bar fight—he has to flee a neo-Nazi gang and seek refuge in the woods with a group of Vietnam veterans. Lucy, a reporter, has become the star of the brand-new Washington DC tabloid, the Sentinel, and is breaking all sorts of stories about a serial killer and falling in with the Lyons, the wealthy family that owns the newspaper.
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Extremely Disappointed
- De Tom G. en 07-27-23
De: Jake Tapper
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Zbig
- The Life and Times of Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet
- De: Edward Luce
- Narrado por: Michael David Axtell
- Duración: 23 h y 25 m
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An intimate and masterful biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski—President Carter’s national security advisor and one of America’s leading geopolitical thinkers—from one of the finest columnists and political writers at work today.
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The writing was impeccable
- De Nathan King en 05-22-25
De: Edward Luce
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Mark Twain
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 44 h y 35 m
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Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain.
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Another great book
- De Terry Hubbard en 05-17-25
De: Ron Chernow
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Amateur Hour
- Kamala Harris in the White House
- De: Charlie Spiering
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
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Who is the real Kamala Harris? And how did she ascend to the second highest office in the country? Despite her limited experience in national politics and confusing professional history, there hasn’t been a comprehensive examination of Vice President Kamala Harris’s journey to the White House...until now. Find out how the San Francisco socialite turned politico fast-tracked her way onto the national stage, only to lose the faith of her base and her president.
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blatant racist bullshot
- De Ernest en 08-02-24
De: Charlie Spiering
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The Devil May Dance
- A Novel
- De: Jake Tapper
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 10 h y 12 m
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Charlie and Margaret Marder, political stars in 1960s Washington DC, know all too well how the tangled web of power in the nation's capital can operate. Attorney General Robert Kennedy needs them to look into a potential threat not only to the presidency but to the security of the United States itself. Charlie and Margaret quickly find themselves on a flight to sunny Los Angeles, where they’ll face off against a dazzling world of stars and studios. At the center of their investigation is Frank Sinatra, a close friend of President John F. Kennedy and a rumored mob crony.
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Smarmy rehash of Hollywood cliches
- De D2Zen en 05-13-21
De: Jake Tapper
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Not in Your Lifetime: The Assassination of JFK
- De: Anthony Summers
- Narrado por: Ronan Summers
- Duración: 12 h y 46 m
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'It might not be in your lifetime,' said the Chief Justice of the United States when asked whether the files on the assassination of President Kennedy would be made public. If the President was killed by a lone gunman, as the first official enquiry claimed, why can we still not see all relevant records? Fifty years on and the murder of the century remains unsolved. Drawing on thirty years of investigation, Anthony Summers examines the case in compelling, forensic detail.
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A good starter on assassination who's who
- De Jason K. Woodburn en 05-16-15
De: Anthony Summers
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Lawless
- How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes
- De: Leah Litman
- Narrado por: Leah Litman
- Duración: 7 h y 53 m
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With the gravitas of Joan Biskupic and the irreverence of Elie Mystal, Leah Litman brings her signature wit to the question of what’s gone wrong at One First Street. In Lawless, she argues that the Supreme Court is no longer practicing law; it’s running on vibes. By “vibes,” Litman means legal-ish claims that repackage the politics of conservative grievance and dress them up in robes. Major decisions adopt the language and posture of the law, while in fact displaying a commitment to protecting a single minority: the religious conservatives and Republican officials.
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Mind blowing!!!
- De Mark Prinzmetal en 05-21-25
De: Leah Litman
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Biden's Brains
- Biden’s Mind, Kamala’s Vigil: The Fight for Leadership and Legacy
- De: D.R. Gui
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 7 h y 34 m
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“Biden’s Brains” delves deep into the mind of President Joe Biden, exploring his internal struggles with memory, leadership, and identity. Set against a surreal backdrop, the novel portrays Biden’s battle not only with political rivals but also with his own mental state. As the lines between reality and imagination blur, Biden grapples with the ghosts of his past, the pressures of his presidency, and his increasingly fragmented thoughts. The story begins with Biden preparing for a high-stakes debate, where he is haunted by the voices of foreign leaders and memories of past decisions...
De: D.R. Gui
Excellent
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As for Biden, the continued public dissonance shown even recently when interviewed in the View where he had to be accompanied by Jill and trying to reduce it all to a bad debate is tragic and disingenuous.
Fascinating but…
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Years of Lies
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Unbelievable
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Much as Maggie Haberman’s Confidence Man offered an unparalleled psychological profile of Donald Trump, Original Sin benefits from Tapper’s sustained coverage of Biden’s long and often underestimated career. But where Haberman’s subject thrives in chaos, Tapper’s portrait is of a man increasingly swallowed by it. The result is a book that is less a hatchet job than a slow, clinical autopsy.
Original Sin positions itself as nonpartisan, and largely succeeds. Tapper and Thompson offer few detours into the theater of partisan recrimination. Donald Trump is not exonerated or excused; nor is Biden scapegoated for the broader ailments of the American gerontocracy. The authors keep their scalpel fixed on one body: Biden’s campaign and administration. What emerges is a meticulous—and often unsettling—study of political inertia, denial, and the fragile architecture of power propped up by loyalty and illusion.
The central narrative is constructed from over 200 interviews with aides, lawmakers, campaign staff, and administration insiders. The book’s most explosive revelations surround the President’s declining health and the concerted efforts by his inner circle to conceal it—from the public, from the press, and in some cases, from other members of the executive branch. The depiction of a White House operating in willful denial evokes a tragic echo of late-stage presidencies past, though rarely with such systematic obfuscation.
One of the more chilling sequences recounts preparations for the June 2024 debate—a performance so disastrously revealing that it effectively redrew the electoral map overnight. Tapper, who co-moderated the event, brings a sharp, almost forensic recollection to the lead-up and aftermath. In a moment that will no doubt enter campaign lore, the authors suggest that the debate was less a turning point than a rupture—one that exposed truths Biden’s team had long labored to suppress.
But for all its access and rigor, the book stumbles in its reluctance to fully interrogate the Democratic Party's complicity in Biden’s renomination. The machinery of the 2024 primary—the quiet sidelining of potential challengers, the DNC’s structural shielding of the incumbent, the chilling effect on would-be contenders—is acknowledged only in passing. It is a conspicuous omission in a book otherwise determined to identify the root causes of electoral failure.
Also underexamined is the decision to retain Kamala Harris on the ticket—a move portrayed here as more obligatory than strategic. Tapper and Thompson hint at private doubts within the party apparatus, yet stop short of exploring how those calculations may have amplified Democratic vulnerabilities heading into a volatile election year.
Even so, Original Sin is an urgent, unflinching contribution to the postmortem literature of modern presidencies. It offers not just a portrait of a man in decline, but of a political ecosystem unable—or unwilling—to course-correct. In its restraint, it avoids sanctimony; in its detail, it avoids ambiguity. This is not a book about betrayal or ideology. It is about the cost of refusing to see.
And in that sense, it may be the most American story of all.
The Fall of the House of Biden
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Great behind the scenes access.
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All the underlying information
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What a disaster for the American people
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My favorite line goes something like "Welcome to a system that grants power based on seniority."
Poor writing voice and performance
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Interesting read if somewhat repetitive
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