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03685cam a2200613 a 4500 001 C7D46CAA6BFB11DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20200118010508 008 080826s2009 nyuaf b 001 0deng 010 $a 2008037433 020 $a 1596915579 (alk. paper) 020 $a 9781596915572 (alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)229029086 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BAKER $d YDXCP $d C#P $d BWX $d ZJI $d BUR $d IXA $d LJW $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E904 $b .B35 2009 082 14 $a B $a B $2 22 100 1 $a Baker, Russ, $d 1958- 245 1 $a Family of secrets : $b the Bush dynasty, the powerful forces that put it in the White House, and what their influence means for America / $c Russ Baker. 250 $a 1st U.S. ed. 260 $a New York : $b Bloomsbury Press, $c 2009. 300 $a viii, 577 p., [16] p. of plates : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [499]-558) and index. 520 $a 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. 505 0 $a 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. 600 30 $a Bush family. 600 10 $a Bush, George W. $q (George Walker), $d 1946- 600 10 $a Bush, George W. $q (George Walker), $d 1946- $x Friends and associates. 600 10 $a Bush, George, $d 1924- 600 10 $a Bush, George, $d 1924- $x Friends and associates. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1945-1989. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1989- 650 0 $a Business and politics $z United States. 941 $a 17 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231021020430.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909020705.0 952 $l XIPA157 $d 20220104012509.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722022100.0 952 $l PFPC906 $d 20200117011452.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20181107044437.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006045635.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20180719021857.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418070212.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160202041408.0 952 $l WSPF215 $d 20150410020926.0 952 $l XJPC657 $d 20150214082122.0 952 $l KJPF566 $d 20131206021916.0 952 $l LDPB975 $d 20120322150650.0 $m NF 920 BAK 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20090806113132.0 952 $l OTAX626 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20090806113132.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C7D46CAA6BFB11DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search