Summer of '71

Praise for John A. Jenkins

“Here is both a fascinating, brilliantly researched read in its own right, and a critical lens through which to view today’s political discord.” —Daily Kos on Summer of ‘71

“Brilliantly encapsulates a frenzied period in US history, where society was in upheaval, a revolutionary spirit hung in the air, and a presidency was about to surrender to its paranoia. John A. Jenkins has written an absorbing history book with more than topical subject matter, a book filled with complex heroes and villains.” —San Francisco Book Review on Summer of ‘71

“Award-winning journalist John A. Jenkins returns to a tumultuous season early in his career to unearth unforgettable stories and striking parallels with the crises we now face — including never-published accounts of the wrangling behind the publication of the Pentagon Papers.” —Washington Independent Review of Books on Summer of ‘71

“Engaging and perceptive.” —The New York Times on The Partisan

“As [Jenkins] chronicles in his new book, “ Summer of ’71, Americans 55 years ago were arguing about an ill-defined war on the other side of the world, inflation, abortion rights, and a United States president who seemed to be dragging the nation into authoritarianism. Sound familiar?” —Boston Globe on Summer of ‘71

“Chronicles the life of one of the court’s most important modern justices … worth reading and considering, especially today, as voters contemplate the alternative futures of the court.” —Los Angeles Times on The Partisan

“The Partisan: The Life of William Rehnquist is no quick hit job. Mr. Jenkins and his research assistants pored through Rehnquist archives and the papers of other justices to illuminate some little-known corners of Chief Justice Rehnquist’s life.” —The Wall Street Journal on The Partisan

“The first full biography of the Wisconsin native…thoroughly researched…based in part on a lengthy profile from 1985 by Jenkins, who conducted the last major interview given by the private Rehnquist.” —CNN.com on The Partisan

“Sure to incite passions among both conservative and liberal court watchers.” —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on The Partisan

“Jenkins’s explorations are fascinating and break new ground; they fill out the profile of an enormously powerful and significant man.” —The Nation on The Partisan

“Meticulously researched.” —Slate on The Partisan

“Accessible and satisfying…Jenkins finds the right balance between the law and the man, the legal and the human.” —Publishers Weekly on The Partisan

“What made Rehnquist tick? Jenkins, who did a remarkable—and rare—interview with the justice in a 1985 profile in the New York Times Magazine, provides a tantalizing clue.” —Washington Lawyer on The Partisan

“Jenkins illuminates both the human side of Rehnquist … and his judicial philosophy.” —Booklist on The Partisan

“Jenkins uncovers some nuggets about the private man, some amusing … some startling.” —Kirkus on The Partisan

John A. Jenkins is a multi-award-winning journalist, author, publisher, and entrepreneur. With a specialty in partisans and power, he’s written hundreds of features for major magazines in the U.S. and abroad, including The New York Times Magazine, GQ, and The Washington Monthly. A 4-time recipient of the American Bar Association’s Gavel Award Certificate of Merit, one of the highest awards in legal journalism, he is the founder of Law Street Media, the most widely visited and highly engaged law-and-policy site on the web. Prior to starting Law Street, Jenkins served for 15 years as President & Publisher of CQ Press, the leading political science textbook and reference publishers. Currently, he co-leads the predictive-AI start-up PoliScio Analytics, which he co-founded in 2022. He lives on the east coast.

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