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The introduction is read by the author

New York Magazine national correspondent Gabriel Debenedetti reveals an inside look at the historically close complicated occasionally codependent and attimes uncertain relationship between Joe Biden and Barack Obama

Delving far deeper than the simplistic bromance narrative thats long held the public eye The Long Alliance reveals the past present and future of the unusual partnership detailing its development its twists and turns its ruptures and reunions and its path to this pivotal moment for each mans legacy

The true story of this relationship from 2003 into 2022 is significantly more layered and consequential than is widely understood The original mismatch between the veteran Washington traditionalist and the onceinageneration outsider has transformed repeatedly in ways that have molded not just four different presidential campaigns and two different political parties but also wars a devastating neardepression movements for social equality and the fight for the future of American democracy The bond between them has been at various times over the past two decades tense affectionate nonexistent and ironclad but it has always been surprising Now it is shaping a second presidential administration and the future of the world as we know it

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company