George H.W. Bush / Timothy Naftali.
Naftali, Timothy J.
2007
E882 .N34 2007 (Mapit)
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Title George H.W. Bush / Timothy Naftali.
Author Naftali, Timothy J.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780805069662
0805069666
Imprint New York : Times Books, 2007.
Language English
Description xviii, 202 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number E882 .N34 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 973.928092 B
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-185) and index.
Series American presidents series (Times Books (Firm))
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