James C. Moore, Wayne Slater

Gebundenes Buch

Bush's Brain

How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential

Beschreibung

Many believe that the strength of the Bush machine lies not in its leader but in Karl Rove, the man who picked Bush to run for Texas, tutored him on the workings of government, and ran brilliant yet brutal campaigns that would eventually sweep Bush into the Presidency. Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidentialdetails the making of Karl Rove's greatest creation-George W. Bush-and the continuing efforts to keep him on top. This book offers a rare glimpse into the man who has become the single most important advisor to George W. Bush-and the person who many think is calling the shots at the White House.

Autor

JAMES MOORE is an Emmy Award-winning TV news correspondent with more than a quarter century of print and broadcast experience. He has traveled extensively on every presidential campaign since 1976. His reports have appeared on CNN, NBC, and CBS. His professional honors include an Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television News Director's Association, and the Individual Broadcast Achievement Award from the Texas Headliners' Foundation.

WAYNE SLATER is the Bureau Chief of the Dallas Morning News in Austin, Texas. He has traveled extensively, covering national and state politics for the newspaper. Mr. Slater traveled full-time for eighteen months covering the presidential campaign of George W. Bush. He has covered every Republican and Democratic national convention since 1988, six sessions of the Texas Legislature, and the administrations of Texas Governors Bill Clements, Ann Richards, and George W. Bush. Mr. Slater is a frequent guest on numerous network and cable political programs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 675g
• ISBN-13: 9780471423270
• ISBN-10: 0471423270
• Artikelnr.: 12122214

Rezensionen

"Bush's Brain is also attracting attention for its stark claim that Rove has become America's "co-president"." (The London Times)

"If you want to understand the president's underlying motives, read the new book on his guru, Karl Rove, Bush's Brain. Penned by two crack Texas reporters, it discloses that in 1994 Mr. Rove, a hired gun for Philip Morris, persuaded the gubernatorial candidate George W. Bush to make tort reform a priority." (The Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2003)

"Its authors dispel the convenient myth of Bush's sub-standard IQ and describe instead an able but reluctant politician made to fit the role created for him - a creation of Rove's ambition." (Ecologist, July 2003)

"...the points are interesting...this is defiantly one for readers..." (Lloyds List, 8 August 2003)