Their Lives: The Women Targeted by the Clinton Machine is a book by Candice E. Jackson. Published by conservative publisher World Ahead Publishing on May 31, 2005, it recounts the stories of seven women who crossed paths with Bill Clinton at various stages of Clinton's career: Monica Lewinsky, Paula Jones, Gennifer Flowers, Kathleen Willey, Elizabeth Gracen, Juanita Broaddrick, and Sally Perdue.
Content and themes The book was intended to be a rebuttal to the former president's best-selling memoir, My Life. The author suggests that Clinton's inner circle bribed, intimidated, and harassed women when they fell out of Bill Clinton's favor. She also argues that former First Lady Hillary Clinton's active involvement in these attacks should make women oppose her potential White House campaign.
News coverage and controversy Their Lives received heavy coverage in certain media segments when it was released, including coverage on The Rush Limbaugh Show,The Rush Limbaugh Show, May 17, 2005 by the New York Post'''s Page Six,The New York Post: FASHION DUD MARIAH SHAPES UP. May 17, 2005 an appearance by Jackson on C-SPAN's Book TV,Book TV, C-Span: Book Discussion on Their Lives: The Women Targeted by the Clinton Machine. May 13, 2005. and an article in China Daily.China Daily: Clinton accused of raping nurse in new book. June 1, 2005. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review said the book offered a "cautionary conclusion".Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: The Thursday Wrap. May 19, 2005. The book made further news when Jackson escorted Broaddrick and Willey on a tour of the Bill Clinton Presidential Library to draw attention to Clinton's attempts to conceal his alleged past actions.Fox News: Clinton's Accusers Tour His Library. October 26, 2005.
Critics focused on its lack of objectivity, with the Boston Phoenix'' calling it "yet another new Clinton-bashing book" and noting that many of the more controversial stories have not been proven.The Boston Phoenix: The trouble with being Hillary. June 17–23, 2005.
Search engine service Google also drew criticism from the author and the publisher for allegedly refusing to host online ads for the book.Direct Marketing News: Google Defends Not Running Anti-Clinton Banners. June 14, 2005.
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