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George W. Bush: 41: A Portrait of My Father

George ​W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, has authored a personal biography of his father, George H. W. Bush, the 41st President.

Forty-three men have served as President of the United States. Countless books have been written about them. But never before has a President told the story of his father, another President, through his own eyes and in his own words. A unique and intimate biography, the book covers the entire scope of the elder President Bush’s life and career, including his service in the Pacific during World War II, his pioneering work in the Texas oil business, and his political rise as a Congressman, U.S. Representative to China and the United Nations, CIA Director, Vice President, and President. The book shines new light on both the accomplished statesman and the warm, decent man known best by his family. In addition, George W. Bush discusses his father’s influence on him throughout his own life, from his childhood in West Texas to his… (tovább)

Róla szól: George Bush

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Crown, New York, 2014
304 oldal · ASIN: B00LKJHTOA
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Random House, 2014
464 oldal · puhatáblás · ISBN: 9780804194716

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Now, I no longer pursue happiness…I have found happiness. I no longer pursue it, for it is mine.

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I knew Mother and Dad would be worried about me. As I was working my way back to Washington, I placed several calls to them from aboard Air Force One. When we finally connected, I asked where they were. “At a motel in Brookfield, Wisconsin,” came the response from Mother. “What in the world are you doing there?” I asked. “Son, you grounded our plane,” Mother said. Some things never change. Her quip was a light moment on a dark day.


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