Saturday, April 10, 2010

In an exclusive excerpt from her new memoir, A Ticket to the Circus, Norris Church Mailer details how she was courted—and seduced—by a 27-year-old Bill Clinton.
 The Daily Beast

 There was another man I saw a bit of that year. Oddly enough, the same friend, Toni, who had introduced me to Edmond, called me up and said she was giving a fundraiser for an attractive young man who was running for Congress. She said I should meet him. He was 27 years old, single, and named Bill Clinton. I came in late, just as he began his talk, and he later said that when he saw me walk in, he forgot his speech—and then he forgot his name. I suspected he said that same thing to quite a few women, but it’s a good line, so why not use it? He was the embodiment of charisma: When he talked to you, he had the ability to make you feel like you were the only person in the room. He looked you in the eye and never once glanced over your shoulder to see who else was there. The only other person I have met who had charisma to that extent was Jackie Kennedy.

More at The Daily Beast.

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