Used book – Verbatim, Jacques Attali

For ten years, Jacques Attali, special advisor to François Mitterrand, meticulously recorded the events, actions, conversations, debates, and choices he witnessed or participated in. He now presents this logbook to us, enriched with his working notes and the "verbatim" accounts of tête-à-têtes between heads of state. An irreplaceable document on the history of a seven-year presidential term, from communist participation to market discussions, from the June 1981 landslide to the 1986 cohabitation—Verbatim is also an extraordinary testament to Mitterrand the man, his commitments, his philosophy, and the daily reality of presidential power in France. Without renouncing his convictions or his admiration for the President, the author of 1492 and Le Premier Jour après moi, lucid and at times fierce, knows how to reveal both errors and successes, pettiness alongside greatness. An already classic work on an era and a man who continue to provoke debate and passion.