MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE MINIBAR.(Perspective)

Excerpts from "My Afterlife: The Autobiography of Bill Clinton Vol. II, 2005-2016":

Certainly one of the most thrilling experiences of 2010 was the historic negotiation of the Mideast accords in Brussels. For five days in early July, the U.S. delegation shuttled between Israel's diplomats and Palestinian leaders while balancing the concerns of envoys from Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon. The international press corps did their best to follow the crosscurrents of offer and counteroffer as the world prayed that one of humanity's most bloody and long-standing rivalries might finally come to an end.

There were, to be sure, lighter moments. Back at the Hotel Windsor, …