It is to Klotter's great credit that he enables contemporary readers to appreciate why Henry Clay was so influential and why he remains the gold standard in managing the dance of legislation on Capitol Hill. And yes, why despite his manifold virtues as a politician, he never made it to the White House.
A native Kentuckian, James C. Klotter is Professor of History at Georgetown College and State Historian of Kentucky. The prize-winning author, coauthor, or editor of some eighteen books, he was the executive director of the Kentucky Historical Society for many years.