Leslie Knope: Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton

For Leslie, reading isn’t just a recreational activity — it’s a chance to learn about the women in politics that she admires so ardently. Leslie’s copy of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Living History is annotated, highlighted and nearly falling apart from all the times she’s flipped through it. She has already pre-ordered Clinton’s second memoir and calls the publisher each week to confirm that they are absolutely, positively sure that there isn’t a way the book can be sent early to Clinton’s biggest (emotional) supporter. Of course, everyone needs a guilty pleasure, too — and that’s where Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics by Joe Biden comes in. Leslie likes to refer to it as her “romance novel.” It is also annotated, though you don’t want to know with what.