George Herbert Walker Bush
by Tom Wicker
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A portrait of America's forty-first president chronicles George H.W. Bush's life from his New England roots and his decorated military service during World War II to his business success and political rise within the Republican party.Tags
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The introduction is a real shocker. The author describes an interview with Bush after his leaving the presidency and says his desk is clear, he is anxious to make small talk and seems to have no goals at all. The author then goes on to suggest that he never did have a mission for his presidency.
A good short introduction to the presidency of Bush, two hours reading at most. Useful for this purpose.
A good short introduction to the presidency of Bush, two hours reading at most. Useful for this purpose.
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Tom Wicker was born in Hamlet, North Carolina on June 18, 1926. He served in the Navy during World War II. He received a degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1948. Over the next decade, he was an editor and reporter at several newspapers in North Carolina. He started working for The New York Times in 1960 show more and became the paper's Washington bureau chief and a political columnist for 25 years. He was riding in the presidential motorcade when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He wrote 20 books, 10 fiction works and 10 non-fiction works. His fiction works include Facing the Lions, Unto This Hour, Donovan's Wife, and Easter Lilly. His non-fiction works include A Time to Die, Kennedy without Tears: The Man Beneath the Myth, JFK and LBJ: The Influence of Personality Upon Politics, One of Us: Richard Nixon and the American Dream, Tragic Failure: Racial Integration in America, On the Record: An Insider's Guide to Journalism, and Shooting Star: The Brief Arc of Joe McCarthy. He died of a heart attack on November 25, 2011 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- George Herbert Walker Bush
- Original publication date
- 2004
- People/Characters
- George H. W. Bush
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 973.928 — History & geography History of North America United States 1901- Cold War, Vietnam War, Digital Age (1953-2001) George H.W. Bush 1989-1993
- LCC
- E882 .W53 — History of the United States United States Later twentieth century, 1961-2000 George H.W. Bush's administration, 1989-1993
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- Reviews
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- Rating
- (3.10)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
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