• Class: 1965

Sidney Blumenthal Class Photoblumenthal sidney 55Sidney Blumenthal, Class of 1965, American journalist, political operative, and Abraham Lincoln scholar.

He is widely known as a long-time confidant and former adviser to President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton.

Career Overview
Political Adviser: Blumenthal served as an assistant and senior adviser to President Bill Clinton from August 1997 to January 2001. He was later a senior adviser to Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.

Journalism: Before his White House tenure, he was a respected political journalist who wrote for publications such as The New Republic, The Washington Post, and The New Yorker.

Author: He is the author of several books, including the bestselling memoir The Clinton Wars and a multivolume biography of Abraham Lincoln, titled The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln.

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