Condoleezza Rice

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the first African-American woman in a job originally held by Thomas Jefferson, is an historic figure already associated with the most momentous events of our time. In this fascinating and revelatory account, former New York Times Washington correspondent Elisabeth Bumiller explores Rice's remarkable life as well as many of the great American themes of the late 20th and early 21st centuries: national security, the war on terrorism, the values of American fo…