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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Greene, John Robert (1955-....)
Titre(s) : The presidency of George H.W. Bush [Texte imprimé] / John Robert Greene
Édition : 2d. ed., revised and expanded
Publication : Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, copyright 2015
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIV-377 p.) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : American presidency series
Lien à la collection : American presidency series
Note(s) : Previous edition has title The presidency of George Bush. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-320) and index
"Shortly after George H. W. Bush lost his reelection bid to Bill Clinton in 1992,
John Robert Greene's verdict on the 41st president of the United States was that he
'brought no discredit to the office' and 'was both patient and prudent...mak[ing]
few mistakes.' In the years since the release of Greene's profile of the senior Bush,
deemed by Publishers Weekly, 'the essential introduction to Bush's abbreviated, but
still consequential, tenure in office,' a wealth of materials about Bush's presidency
has become available, even as distance has sharpened our perspective on the Bush years.
In this significantly expanded second edition of The Presidency of George H. W. Bush,
Greene takes full advantage of newly released documents to revisit Bush's term, to
consider his post-presidency accomplishments, and to enhance and clarify our understanding
of his place in history. Such milestones as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification
of Germany, the fall of the Soviet Union, the savings and loan crisis, and the transition
to the Clinton administration receive renewed and far more detailed treatment here,
as do the ramifications of George H. W. Bush's positions and policies. Greene also
devotes ample attention to Bush's post-presidency, including his relationship with
his son, President George W. Bush, as well as the development of his close friendship
with Bill Clinton. The elder Bush emerges from this reappraisal as a considerably
more activist president, with a more activist administration, than was previously
assumed. Greene's concise and readable account, drawing on the contents of the Bush
Library, the papers of James A. Baker III, and personal interviews, shows us the 41st
president - and thus an important chapter in American history - in a new and more
revealing light." -- Book jacket flap
Sujet(s) : Bush, George (1924-2018)
Politique et gouvernement -- États-Unis -- 1989-1993
Indice(s) Dewey :
973.928 092 (23e éd.) = Histoire - États-Unis - 1989-1993 - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780700620791. - ISBN 0700620796 (rel.). - ISBN 9780700620807 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb470212537
Notice n° :
FRBNF47021253
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : "One should serve his country" ; "Jugular politics" ; "The untouchables" ; Domestic
policies ; Paying for Reaganomics ; "Enlightened realism" and the end of the Cold
War ; Desert Shield ; Desert Storm ; President Bush ; "The situation is about
as bad as it can be" ; "The president should have fired us all" ; The "F.L.F.W."
; Notes ; Bibliographical Essay.
