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Show D6 The SaltLake Tribune NATION Sunday, January14. 1996 Did HRC Spin Tale of Writing New Book? PO CAL CONFETTI Compiledby Tribune National Desk LAMP-OON Hillary Rodham Clinton says she did not throw a lamp at her husband. Or a Bible. But if she had, she would not have missed I have a pretty good arm Clinton told Barbara Walters. “If I'd thrown alampat somebody you would have known about it Thealleged lamp-throwing episodefromearly in the Clinton administration cameup in the interview because former White House aide David Watkins referred in a recently uncovered memorandumto “the Secret Serwas writing about the f the White House travel said one reason he felt take precipitous action s because “thefirst lady in particular was extremely upset vith the delayed action” in theSe ret Service matter. THE W N POST WASHINGTON Who wrote Hillary Rodham Clinton's new book. It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us? In the first lady's newspaper column, she said she wrote the whole thing. Longhand The buzz in Washington, however, is that she did not. In fact. Tuesday evening, NBC White House correspondent Jim Miklaszewski said it was common knowledge that the book was “primarily written by a ghostwriter, not Mrs Clinton.” In hopes of knocking downthe rumor Wednesdaynight. a White House spokesman, Neei Lattimore, invited a reporter into Clinton’s office and showed him an impressive heap of manuscript pages handwritten by the first lady, And Thursday, thefirst lady’s office issued a news release protesting in excruciating detail that Clinton wrote her own book honesty — New York Times columnist William Safire wrote this week that Clinton is a “congenital liar.” But extensive interviews — and the pile of manuscripts — suggest that Clinton did write her book. although she drew heavily on thehelp ofher editor, herstaff and her reputed “ghostwriter The rumored ghost is Barbara charity.) Because Feinmansigned press the ideas she wished to con just for publication in November, in time for Christmas. Clinton appeared as at the American Booksellers Association annual meet- a confidentiality statement. she declined to commentonthis story The White House. however. was eagerto talk. Mrs. Clinton definitely wrote the book.” said Lattimore. “She credits Barbara Feinman with getting her started on the book vey,” Saletan said. Mrs. Clinton herself made the hype the book and encourage claim in print. In her syndicated newspaper column for the first week of January. the first lady e Schuster listed /t Takes a Villag Barbara Feinman produced notes listed her New Year's resolutions Part of No. 5 was “Having written a 320-page book in longhandover the last six months, I'm ready to join the ranks of the computer- Feinman. whoteaches journalism at Georgetown University and from a series of conversations with Mrs. Clinton and did most of competent who has worked as a researcher on books by Washington Post writers Sally Quinn, Ben Bradlee and Bob Woodward. Her byline appears on a book by former congresswoman Marjorie MargoliesMezvinsky the initial research. She was of great help to Mrs. Clinton in terms of organizing her thoughts and working through an initial draft. Barbara Feinmanwashired by Simon and Schuster toassist Mrs. Clinton with the research However, at theendof the book — which went onsale Wednesday — Mrs. Clinton does acknowledge that it took “a village” to get the book into print. According to the In spring 1995, Feinman was organization and drafting of the Maggie Williams alsoassisted hired tointerview Clinton, draw out her anecdotes about children ey policy andassist on a draft of book.” Clinton's editor at Simon and Schuster, Rebecca Saletan, also said the first lady wrote the vel- the book. ume. and her thoughts on child-advocaClinton was to do the She said Clinton took the The first deadline for the book work that Feinman and she had done and “madeit her own.” was Labor Day. Feinmanwaspaid ‘Fromthe outset, Mrs. Clinton final editing, revising and writing The ghostwriter rumor popped areported$120,000forthejobby was deeply involvedin all aspects upin the middle of a newroundof questions about the first lady's Simon and Schuster. (Clinton's royalties. after taxes. will go to of work on the book andshe ree- ognized that only she could ex- first lady's office. speechwriter Lissa Muscatine and chiefof staff Andit took a little more time thanit was supposedto. The idea behind /t Takes a Vil lage was oneofseveral relating to womenandchildren proposed to thefirst lady by Saletan and Caro lyn Reidy, Simon and Schuster trade-division president, in the spring of 1994. Inearly 1995. the publishing company hired Fein- manand the book was scheduled ing in Chicago in early June to Christmas sales. Simon and as oneof the leadtitles in its fall catalog According to several of Fein- man'sfriends. she toiled through the summer andearly fall, some- times seven days a week, on the Clinton book Wewereon ac ash schedule, said Saletan. In August, Mrs. Clinton still had so much work to do on the book she invited Feinman to accompa- ny her on the pany vacation to Feinman Wy Jackson Hole. worked so many aus with the first lady that on occasion she stayed overnight at the White House In early December, a manuscript was delivered to Simon and Schuster. In the final version of the book, Mrs Clinton does not credit anyone specifically. Saletan, Muscatine and Williams are not mentioned. Neither is Feinman Clinton told Walters, that she was “bothered that the Secret rvice was being used to try to substantiate untrue stories” and nted the Secret Service “to be ble to say. that didn't happen. Asked if she a terrible temClinton said, “No. but I do about things. 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