The lives of EVA PERON and HILLARY CLINTON

New York Times best-selling author CHRISTOPHER ANDERSEN compares the lives of EVA PERON and HILLARY CLINTON in his new book. We talk to the author!

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Argentina had the passionate and glamorous EVA PERON and America has the driven and ambitious HILLARY CLINTON. In his new book, American Evita: Hillary Clinton's Path to Power (in stores now), New York Times best-selling author CHRISTOPHER ANDERSEN


"There are many striking similarities to Eva Peron and Hillary," Andersen claims. "Here we have two very strong-willed women who engineered their husbands' rise to the presidency. Then they used their power as first lady -- some would say abused their power as first lady -- and in the process became two of the most loved, hated, revered, feared women in the world. Sex, money, power, betrayal, tragedy, charges of corruption, all these things really characterized the lives of both Evitas."


Andersen says Bill and Hillary had a secret arrangement known as "The Plan" and that their relationship was a partnership of brains and sex appeal -- her brains and his sex appeal. But Andersen says it was that sex appeal that caused problems in their marriage.


"Hillary always knew that Bill was a womanizer," Andersen says. "When she was working on the Senate Watergate committee in 1974 in Washington and Bill was running for Congress for the first time in Arkansas, she actually sent her brothers TONY and HUGHIE to spy on Bill." He continues: "What's interesting and disturbing is that she's always the one to lead the charge -- always been the one to go after those women who accused her husband, and to discredit them and to call them sluts and trailer trash and liars, and worse, she knew all along they were telling the truth."


Andersen also claims Hillary had a considerable impact on Bill's decisions as president and often sat in on many of his meetings. According to the author, Bill's staff was more afraid of her than of him. "There's a lot of fighting between them, but her behind-the-scenes personality really doesn't jive with what you see in public," he says. "Bill is famous for a volcanic temper. He erupted every day, first thing in the morning ... but then it passed and he went on." He continues: "The staff was not afraid of Bill Clinton, the staff was afraid of Hillary Clinton -- they were terrified of her. She had a tremendous temper."


Less than four years ago, Hillary left the White House as first lady, but Andersen believes she has a good chance of going back, only this time as the head honcho.


"When you look at Hillary, you realize that she is in fact not only the most powerful Democratic woman in the country, she is the most recognizable Democrat in the country. And she really is the first woman with a serious chance of being elected president."


For more Hillary Clinton insights, check out tonight's ET! delves into the lives of both fascinating women to demonstrate how very similar the powerful women were, and how they helped their respective husbands rise to the top of the political ladder.