41 : Inside the Presidency of George H. W. Bush.
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41 -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- George H. W. Bush's Road to the White House -- Introduction: History and George Bush -- Part I: American Conservatism -- 1. George Bush: Texan, Conservative -- 2. George Bush and American Conservatism -- Part II: War and Statecraft -- 3. Organizing Security: How the Bush Presidency Made Decisions on War and Peace -- 4. When George Bush Believed the Cold War Ended and Why That Mattered -- 5. Character and Consequence: The John Tower Confirmation Battle -- Part III: Domestic Politics and Policy -- 6. The Offered Hand and the Veto Fist: George Bush, Congress, and Domestic Policy Making -- 7. From Oral History to Oral Argument: George Bush's Supreme Court Appointments -- Conclusion: Navigating the Crosswinds of Modern Politics and Policy -- Appendix 1: Interviewees for the George H. W. Bush Oral History Project -- Appendix 2: Interviewers for the George H. W. Bush Oral History Project -- Notes -- List of Contributors -- Index.
This book draws on interviews with senior White House and Cabinet officials conducted under the auspices of the Bush Oral History Project to provide a multidimensional portrait of the first President Bush and his administration.
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Bush, George, -- 1924- -- Congresses. United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-1993 -- Congresses.