New York Times Bestseller
An irreverent look behind the scenes of American politics from one of the most sought-after operatives in the Democratic Party
Lis Smith isnât your average political strategist and Any Given Tuesday isnât your typical political memoir. At once a revealing look at human nature at the highest levels of power and an intimate portrayal of a sometimes rocky personal journey, it breaks all the rules. Smith doesnât pretend to be perfectâshe owns the controversial choices that landed her in the tabloids, as well as the unorthodox ones that have paid off and defined her successful career.
Any Given Tuesday follows Smith from her earliest experiences as a college-aged intern to her days as a trusted adviser and confidante to some of the most high-profile politicians in the countryâincluding her star turn as senior adviser on Pete Buttigiegâs 2020 presidential campaign. Animated by Smithâs love for the hand-to-hand combat of politics and sustained by her deeply-held belief that itâs still possible to effect positive change, itâs an odyssey full of highs and lows and larger-than-life characters. Throughout, Smith shows what itâs really like behind the curtain: what happens when the lights go down and the cameras turn off, how it feels to be in the eye of the political media storm, and how the people responsible for heady, life and death decisions are as flawed as the rest of us.
While the journey hasnât always been smooth, Lis Smith has seen and learned a lotâand she shares it all in this eye-opening, entertaining memoir.