The Presidency of George W. Bush, John Robert Greene
The Presidency of George W. Bush, John Robert Greene
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The Presidency of George W. Bush

Author: John Robert Greene

Narrator: Christopher Grove

Unabridged: 15 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/26/2021


Synopsis

The Presidency of George W. Bush is the first balanced academic study to analyze the entirety of his presidency—domestic, social, economic, and national security policies—as well as the administration's response to 9/11 and the subsequent War on Terror. In so doing, John Robert Greene argues persuasively that the judgment of most scholars—that the Bush administration was a complete failure—has been made in haste and without the benefit of primary sources. This book is the first scholarly work to make wide use of the documents at the George W. Bush Presidential Library, many of which have only recently been made available to researchers through the Freedom of Information Act.

John Robert Greene offers a balanced assessment and nuanced conclusions supported by documentary evidence. Yet in doing so he does not absolve the Bush administration of its shortcomings. On the other side of the balance sheet, however, the evidence also makes it eminently clear that the Bush administration was responsible for many positive achievements. In sum, the actions of this presidency continue to affect the presidencies of each of his successors as well as the trajectory of world history to the present day.

About John Robert Greene

John Robert Greene is the Paul J. Schupf Professor of History and Humanities, Cazenovia College, and the author of I Like Ike: The Presidential Election of 1952; The Presidency of George H. W. Bush, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded; Betty Ford: Candor and Courage in the White House; and The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gregory

By providing a high level, executive summary of the Bush administration, this volume follows the form of the others in this great series by the University Press of Kansas. Greene provides a sympathetic portrait of a hard-working president who was engaged in the policy and decision-making of his admi......more

Goodreads review by Reko

A solid, easily listenable overview. I liked how the author brought forth Bush’s successes both in real terms and in his personally set goals. I liked it because it showed that even a favourable interpretation left me thinking him as a terrible president, likely the second worst of the modern presid......more

Goodreads review by Earl

A very good objective look at Bush 43's presidency. Much of the focus naturally is on the War on Terror and Iraq but Greene does have some good insights on Bush's domestic agenda and other foreign policy efforts. A solid place to start in learning more about Bush's presidency.......more