The last Republicans inside the extraordinary relationship between George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush /
"Drawing extensively on exclusive access and interviews with both Bush presidents, Updegrove reveals for the first time their influences and perspectives on each other's presidencies; their views on family, public service, and America's role in the world; and their unvarnished thought...
| Main Author: | Updegrove, Mark K., |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2017]
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| Physical Description: |
ix, 479 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. "I never looked back"
- "A flash of light"
- "Bar"
- Go west
- "The sky's the limit"
- "More than tongue can tell"
- Aggravation and pride
- "A certain sort of expectation"
- Part II. "A debt to pay"
- "To do something of service"
- Young and foolish
- "A whole different life"
- Up in the air
- "Listen to your conscience"
- Family values
- Horizons
- Go east
- Coming home
- "Defeat isn't defeat"
- Part III. Turning points
- "The big mo"
- The call from Reagan
- A heartbeat away
- Arbusto or bust
- "Why don't you come to Washington?"
- Awakening
- Junior
- "Be tough"
- Not so kind, not so gentle
- Part IV. 41
- "A new breeze"
- "Comfortable in the job"
- A whole new ball game
- Commander in chief
- "You can't give in"
- Coming of age
- "Defeat with dignity"
- "Finish strong"
- Part V. "His turn now in the family"
- "The L-word"
- Joy and heartache
- "Chart your own course"
- "No turning back"
- Great expectations
- Part VI. 43
- "Mr. President"
- "Shock and awe"
- Mourning in America
- Prelude to war
- A broader battle
- 41 and 43
- Part VII. "The decider"
- To whom much is given ...
- "Regards from President Bush"
- The last campaign
- "Brother from another mother"
- "The first Jewish president"
- The toughest decision
- Last days
- Part VIII. The last Republicans
- "It wasn't me"
- Trumped
- "What about George?"
- Epilogue.