George W. Bush

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• 3/28/2021
  

  Is History Ready to Judge the Trump Presidency?

  by Samuel (Shenger) Zhou

  Understandings of presidential success and failure might have to be revised for Donald Trump; while Trump failed to win reelection, his media tactics will allow him, unlike the previous Republican president George W. Bush, to retain control of his party and remain a national force even out of office. Is this the future of the presidency?

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• 3/7/2021
  

  When Did America Stop Being Great?

  by Nick Bryant

  Nick Bryant began observing America as a 16 year old at the patriotic spectacle of the 1984 Olympics. His book traces the path from "Morning in America" to "American Carnage," fixing some blame but also seeking a way through. 

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• 2/28/2021
  

  Twenty Years Ago, Rioters Tried to Stop a Presidential Vote Count – and Succeeded

  by Robert Brent Toplin

  On November 22, 2000 a mob succeeded in deciding a presidential election. 

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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.

• SOURCE: CNN.com
  7-1-13
  

  George W. Bush: It will take time for ‘objective historians to show up’