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Author:

McClellan, Scott, 1968-

Title:

What happened : inside the Bush White House and Washington's culture of deception / Scott McClellan.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Public Affairs,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xiv, 341 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

McClellan, Scott,--1968-
Bush, George W.--(George Walker),--1946-
Presidential press secretaries--United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--2001-
United States--Politics and government.
United States--Foreign relations.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

A made-for-Washington scandal -- A small part of something grand -- Growing up in politics -- Governor Bush runs for President -- The permanent campaign -- The early days -- September 11 and the partisan ceasefire -- Selling the war -- Becoming White House press secretary -- Deniability -- Betting the presidency -- Brush fire -- Triumph and illusion -- Revelation and humiliation -- Out of touch -- After the trial -- Changing the culture of deception.

Summary:

The former White House press secretary examines how and why the Bush administration went awry, providing a look at George W. Bush and his top aides in terms of such crises as Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq war, and Washington's political infighting.

ISBN:

1586485563
9781586485566

OCLC:

(OCoLC)191731855

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