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"We needed a chief of staff who would be an uncommon leader, someone tough, with a huge bandwidth and the ability to transact business at the highest domestic and international levels<...>Obama would need a strong general."
"Ax and I were convinced only one person could play this role--Rahm Emanuel, at the time the number three leader in the House and a legendarily intense Democratic operative. In baseball, a five-tool player refers to someone who excels at just about everything. Rahm was a five-tool political player: a strategist with deep policy expertise, considerable experience in both the legislative and executive branches, and a demeanor best described as relentless."
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"I signed off my conversation with Rahm by saying 'Enjoy your afternoon, Mr. Chief of Staff.'"
"'Fuck you,' he replied. For Rahm, famously profane, it was like saying 'See ya.'"
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