In 2021, Senator Mitch McConnell learned that Michael Tackett, a respected veteran journalist and author, was planning to write his biography. McConnell, notoriously guarded, encouraged his staff and other close associates to speak with Tackett. He also gave Tackett access to his papers, including sensitive oral histories, and sat with him for 50 hours of interviews. McConnell’s decision to cooperate benefited both the author and him. Tackett’s The Price of Power is, thus far, the most comprehensive and fair-minded account of McConnell’s life and career.

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