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41 : Inside the Presidency of George H. W. Bush.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Miller Center of Public Affairs BksPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (277 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801470820
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: 41DDC classification:
  • 973.928092
LOC classification:
  • E881
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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