COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
by Clark Clifford with Richard Holbrooke
Random House; 709 pages; $25
Of the two most prominent Washington monuments, one is 555 ft. tall, and the other is Clark Clifford, who has practiced law and government in the capital for 46 years. Unlike the marble monument, Clifford inspires genuine awe among even the most jaded political operators: few have served their country more admirably while in government -- or greased the wheels so effectively for clients after entering private practice.
Though he is now under investigation in a banking scandal, this measured memoir is a reminder that Clifford...
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