George H.W. Bush / Timothy Naftali.
George Bush was a throwback to a different era. A patrician figure not known for eloquence, Bush dismissed ideology as "the vision thing." Yet, as biographer Naftali argues, no one was better prepared for the challenges facing the United States as the Cold War ended. Bush wisely encouraged the liberalization of the Soviet system and skillfully orchestrated the reunification of Germany. Following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, he united the global community to defeat Saddam Hussein. At home, Bush reasserted fiscal discipline after the excesses of the Reagan years. Ultimately, his political awkwardness cost Bush a second term: his toughest decisions widened fractures in the Republican Party, and Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992. In a final irony, the conservatives who scorned him would return to power eight years later, under his son and namesake, with the result that the elder George Bush would see his reputation soar.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 0805069666
- ISBN: 9780805069662
- Physical Description: xviii, 202 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Times Books, 2007.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Poppy -- The understudy -- Cleaning up Reagan's mess -- Unexpected greatness -- Commander in chief -- The collapse -- Paterfamilias.
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- Bush, George, 1924-2018.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Old Fort Branch Library | BIO BUSH (Text) | 37810434943469 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Bryan Memorial Library | B Bush (Text) | 810191000745778 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | B BUSH (Text) | 22281500058198 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | B Bush, George (Text) | 0112515834953 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO BUSH (Text) | 36015000665618 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Lewisville Branch | B BUSH, GEORGE H. W. (Text) | 0112515833765 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Reynolda Manor Branch | B BUSH, GEORGE H. W. (Text) | 0112515834961 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| W.C. Jones Memorial Library | B BUSH LLIT (Text) | 01011700067521 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Wilkes County Public Library | B BUSH (Text) | 50501100505912 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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