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Since leaving office, President George
W. Bush has led the George W. Bush
Presidential Center at Southern
Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
The center includes an active policy
institute working to advance initiatives
in the fields of education reform, global
health, economic growth, and human
freedom, with a special emphasis on
promoting social entrepreneurship and
creating opportunities for women
around the world.
It will also house an official government
archive and a state-of-the-art museum
that will open in 2013.
W. Bush has led the George W. Bush
Presidential Center at Southern
Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
The center includes an active policy
institute working to advance initiatives
in the fields of education reform, global
health, economic growth, and human
freedom, with a special emphasis on
promoting social entrepreneurship and
creating opportunities for women
around the world.
It will also house an official government
archive and a state-of-the-art museum
that will open in 2013.
About the Author
Synopsis:
In this candid and gripping account, President George W. Bush describes
the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life.
George W. Bush served as president of the United States during eight of
the most consequential years in American history. The decisions that
reached his desk impacted people around the world and defined the times
in which we live.
Decision Points brings readers inside the Texas governor’s mansion on the
night of the 2000 election, aboard Air Force One during the harrowing
hours after the attacks of September 11, 2001, into the Situation Room
moments before the start of the war in Iraq, and behind the scenes at the
White House for many other historic presidential decisions.
For the first time, we learn President Bush’s perspective and insights on:
His decision to quit drinking and the journey that led him to his Christian
faith. The selection of the vice president, secretary of defense, secretary
of state, Supreme Court justices, and other key officials.
His relationships with his wife, daughters, and parents, including heartfelt
letters between the president and his father on the eve of the Iraq War
His administration’s counter-terrorism programs, including the CIA’s
enhanced interrogations and the Terrorist Surveillance Program
Why the worst moment of the presidency was hearing accusations that
race played a role in the federal government’s response to Hurricane
Katrina, and a critical assessment of what he would have done differently
during the crisis
His deep concern that Iraq could turn into a defeat costlier than Vietnam,
and how he decided to defy public opinion by ordering the troop surge
His legislative achievements, including tax cuts and reforming education
and Medicare, as well as his setbacks, including Social Security and
immigration reform
The relationships he forged with other world leaders, including an honest
assessment of those he did and didn’t trust And why the failure to bring
Osama bin Laden to justice ranks as his biggest disappointment and why
his success in denying the terrorists their fondest wish—attacking America
again—is among his proudest achievements
A ground-breaking new brand of presidential memoir, Decision Points will
captivate supporters, surprise critics, and change perspectives on eight
remarkable years in American history—and on the man at the center of
events.
In this candid and gripping account, President George W. Bush describes
the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life.
George W. Bush served as president of the United States during eight of
the most consequential years in American history. The decisions that
reached his desk impacted people around the world and defined the times
in which we live.
Decision Points brings readers inside the Texas governor’s mansion on the
night of the 2000 election, aboard Air Force One during the harrowing
hours after the attacks of September 11, 2001, into the Situation Room
moments before the start of the war in Iraq, and behind the scenes at the
White House for many other historic presidential decisions.
For the first time, we learn President Bush’s perspective and insights on:
His decision to quit drinking and the journey that led him to his Christian
faith. The selection of the vice president, secretary of defense, secretary
of state, Supreme Court justices, and other key officials.
His relationships with his wife, daughters, and parents, including heartfelt
letters between the president and his father on the eve of the Iraq War
His administration’s counter-terrorism programs, including the CIA’s
enhanced interrogations and the Terrorist Surveillance Program
Why the worst moment of the presidency was hearing accusations that
race played a role in the federal government’s response to Hurricane
Katrina, and a critical assessment of what he would have done differently
during the crisis
His deep concern that Iraq could turn into a defeat costlier than Vietnam,
and how he decided to defy public opinion by ordering the troop surge
His legislative achievements, including tax cuts and reforming education
and Medicare, as well as his setbacks, including Social Security and
immigration reform
The relationships he forged with other world leaders, including an honest
assessment of those he did and didn’t trust And why the failure to bring
Osama bin Laden to justice ranks as his biggest disappointment and why
his success in denying the terrorists their fondest wish—attacking America
again—is among his proudest achievements
A ground-breaking new brand of presidential memoir, Decision Points will
captivate supporters, surprise critics, and change perspectives on eight
remarkable years in American history—and on the man at the center of
events.
This was and is an amazing human being. His display of honor
and class is unparalleled. History will truly add President Bush to
a very short list of great American heroes. A must read.
*****__C.H. Virginia
I did not agree with some of G. W. Bush's decisions as president,
but one thing became clear as I started reading Decision Points
last night. G. W. Bush is an honest man and one of the greatest
patriots our country has ever seen since Reagan. I am thankful
he was in office on 9/11. In these pages you will find an honest,
Christian man, doing his best during the most trying times of our
nation, and not bending...
Remember When We Had a President Who Loved the Country
He Governed? *****__Ashley_Walter
I have almost finished Decision Points, and find it well-written
and engaging. The complexity of the issues which defined this
administration -- and the agonizing care with which they were
approached -- make for a fascinating read and some "aha"
moments. President Bush's book is detailed and candid, and
provides a fascinating peek into the operation of a presidency. I
highly recommend it. *****__K.T. Hudson
The book is written thematically, not chronologically. This is
important because it gives the book a much different flavor than
one that is written month by month, and year by year. This book
was not ghost written. This is his hand and his words, and it
comes through on every page - all 512 of them. *****__ Richard
Stoyeck