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SOURCE: The New Republic
12/9/2020
The End of the Businessman President
by Kyle Edward Williams
Will Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic mark the end of the pernicious myths that the popular good is served by running government like a business, or that business executives have a talent for governing?
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SOURCE: Washington Post
11/4/2020
The Night the Supreme Court Settled a Presidential Election, Declaring George W. Bush the Winner
On the day the Supreme Court's Bush v. Gore ruling was released, it was not immediately clear that it made George W. Bush the president-elect.
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11/1/2020
A Kick in the Leg: The Secret, Corrupt Political History of the Nobel Peace Prize
by Unni Turrettini
The Nobel Prize Commiteee has departed from Alfred Nobel's wishes to honor the cause of global demilitarization and disarmament in favor of statements of political favor in the awarding of the Peace Prize.
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SOURCE: Made by History at The Washington Post
10/27/2020
The Historical Case for George W. Bush Endorsing Joe Biden
by Louis P. Masur
Hamilton demonstrated in 1800 something that matters today: being retired from politics isn’t the same as being retired from citizenship.
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SOURCE: Texas Monthly
9/20/2020
Are We Ready to Rehabilitate George W. Bush’s Reputation?
by Andrew R. Graybill
The presidency of Donald Trump has allowed supporters of George W. Bush to push for a reevaluation of a man who left office with historically high unfavorability ratings. A SMU professor digs into recent books by way of evaluating whether Dubya will get a raw deal from history.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
8/17/2020
The Bush-Gore Recount Is an Omen for 2020
An oral history of the craziest presidential election in modern history.
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SOURCE: Business Insider
7/2/2020
Democrats May Beat Trump in November and Still not Learn the Most Important Lesson from his Presidency
by Daniel Bessner
Democrats must not just defeat Trump; they must commit to fighting a culture of elite impunity that has enabled the rise of Trump and an unaccountable Republican Party.
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5/3/2020
Trump’s Attacks on the WHO Evoke Nostalgia for George W. Bush
by Jeffrey J. Matthews
George W. Bush's promotion of cooperative international health initiaitves to fight HIV-AIDS is a bright spot in his presidential legacy.
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SOURCE: The New York Times
3/3/2020
The Coronavirus Test Is Too Hard for Trump
by Jamelle Bouie
The president joins Herbert Hoover and James Buchanan as a leader who failed when it mattered most.
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SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
3/13/19
Long-Classified Memo Surfaces Warning of ‘Perfect Storm’ From Invading Iraq
Diplomats accurately forecast many setbacks: sectarian violence, attacks on U.S. troops, Iranian intervention and long road to structural change.
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SOURCE: NY Magazine
11-14-17
Beware the Bush Family Image-Rehab Machine
by Sam Tanenhaus
Compared with Trump the Bushes are stellar. But they lied too.
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SOURCE: Informed Comment blog
10-26-15
Bush Lapdog Blair can’t Even Apologize Correctly for Destabilizing the Middle East
by Juan Cole
Blair’s “apologies” always take the form of the little boy who, when instructed to apologize for calling a lady fat, says, “Lady, I’m sorry you’re fat.”
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SOURCE: The Conversation
6-16-15
Is George W Bush a burden or blessing for Jeb Bush’s 2016 campaign?
by Justin Vaughn
Now that Jeb Bush has finally officially announced his bid for the White House, the chattering class can shift its conversation to whether he will win and what hurdles stand in his way.
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12-16-14
Review of George W. Bush’s "41: A Portrait of My Father"
by James Graham Wilson
It was at the suggestion of David McCullough’s daughter that Bush decided to write about his father.
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SOURCE: NYT
4-4-14
An Ex-President, Brush in Hand, Captures His Fellow Leaders
The world’s most distinctive gallery of world leaders, the work of George W. Bush, who took up painting after he left office, opens in Dallas on Saturday.
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SOURCE: McClatchy DC
1-6-14
Ex-CIA lawyer says Bush not told at first about waterboarding
John Rizzo, a former CIA general counsel, says Bush's claim that he was informed about waterboarding from the first is not true.
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SOURCE: CNN.com
7-1-13
George W. Bush: It will take time for ‘objective historians to show up’
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SOURCE: CNN.com
6-13-13
Julian Zelizer: George W. Bush's Legacy is on the Mend
Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of "Jimmy Carter" and "Governing America." (CNN) -- Former President George W. Bush is enjoying another bounce in the post-presidential polls. First, the opening of his presidential library produced a spate of positive coverage about his time in office. Now, Gallup has released a survey showing that for the first time since 2005, more people approve than disapprove of Bush.This kind of shift in public opinion is likely to continue, with more upswings as well as downturns ahead. This is the nature of presidential legacies. They are a bit like what Mark Twain once said about the weather in New England: if you don't like it, just wait a second and it will change.Presidential reputations are never fixed in stone.
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SOURCE: Slate
6-20-13
Slate: George W. Bush's ancestor a notorious slave trader
BUNCE ISLAND, Sierra Leone—Twelve American presidents owned slaves, eight while serving in office, and at least 25 presidents count slave owners among their ancestors. But new historical evidence shows that a direct ancestor of George W. and George H.W. Bush was part of a much more appalling group: Thomas Walker was a notorious slave trader active in the late 18th century along the coast of West Africa.Walker, George H.W. Bush's great-great-great grandfather, was the captain of, master of, or investor in at least 11 slaving voyages to West Africa between 1784 and 1792....
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SOURCE: CBS New York
4-25-13
Presidential Historian Notes ‘Sense Of Camaraderie’ At Bush Library Dedication
George W. Bush shed a sentimental tear. Barack Obama mused about the burdens of the office. Bill Clinton dished out wisecracks. Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush chimed in, too, on a rare day of harmony at the dedication of the younger Bush’s presidential library that glossed over the hard edges and partisan divides of five presidencies spanning more than three tumultuous decades.“To know the man is to like the man,” Obama declared of his Republican predecessor, speaking Thursday before a crowd of 10,000 at an event that had the feel of a class reunion for the partisans who had powered the Bush administration from 2001 to 2009. Dick Cheney was there in a white cowboy hat. Condoleezza Rice gave shout-outs to visiting dignitaries. Colin Powell and Karl Rove were prominent faces in the crowd.Presidential historian Terry Golway is an author and a professor at the Kean University Center for History, Politics and Policy....
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