Family of secrets : the Bush dynasty, the powerful forces that put it in the White House, and what their influence means for America / Russ Baker.
2009
E904 .B35 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Family of secrets : the Bush dynasty, the powerful forces that put it in the White House, and what their influence means for America / Russ Baker.
Author
Baker, Russ, 1958-
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
ISBN
9781596915572 (alk. paper)
1596915579 (alk. paper)
1596915579 (alk. paper)
Imprint
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2009.
Language
English
Description
viii, 577 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
E904 .B35 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.931092 B
Summary
The long-hidden story of a family we thought we knew--and of a power-making apparatus that we have barely begun to comprehend. George W. Bush left office as one of the most unpopular presidents in American history. Russ Baker asks the question that lingers even as this benighted administration winds down: Who really wanted this man at the helm, and why did his backers promote him despite his obvious liabilities and limitations? This book goes deep behind the scenes to deliver an arresting new look at George W. Bush, his father George H. W. Bush, their family, and the network of figures in intelligence, the military, finance, and oil who enabled the family's rise to power. Baker offers new insights into lingering mysteries, from the death of John F. Kennedy to Richard Nixon's downfall in Watergate, and helps us understand why we have not known these things before.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [499]-558) and index.
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Table of Contents
How did Bush happen?
Poppy's secret
Viva Zapata
Where was Poppy?
Oswald's friend
The hit
After Camelot
Wings for W.
The Nixonian Bushes
Downing Nixon: The setup; The execution
In from the cold
Poppy's proxy and the Saudis
Poppy's web
The handoff
The quacking duck
Playing hardball
Meet the help
The conversion
The skeleton in W.'s closet
Shock and... oil?
Deflection for reelection
Domestic disturbance.
Poppy's secret
Viva Zapata
Where was Poppy?
Oswald's friend
The hit
After Camelot
Wings for W.
The Nixonian Bushes
Downing Nixon: The setup; The execution
In from the cold
Poppy's proxy and the Saudis
Poppy's web
The handoff
The quacking duck
Playing hardball
Meet the help
The conversion
The skeleton in W.'s closet
Shock and... oil?
Deflection for reelection
Domestic disturbance.