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Format:
Book
Title:
What happened : inside the Bush White House and Washington's culture of deception
ISBN:
9781586485566

9781586487003
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Public Affairs, ©2008.
Physical Description:
xiv, 341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
A made-for-Washington scandal -- A small part of something grand -- Growing up in politics -- Governor Bush runs for President -- The permanent campaign -- The early days -- September 11 and the partisan ceasefire -- Selling the war -- Becoming White House press secretary -- Deniability -- Betting the presidency -- Brush fire -- Triumph and illusion -- Revelation and humiliation -- Out of touch -- After the trial -- Changing the culture of deception.
Summary:
The former White House press secretary examines how and why the Bush administration went awry, providing a look at George W. Bush and his top aides in terms of such crises as Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq war, and Washington's political infighting.
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