Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xv, 325 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates)
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illustrations
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
1612346855
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1612346863
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9781612346854
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9781612346861
Content:
George H.W. Bush ranks among America's most distinguished men of the twentieth century. A war hero, businessman, politician, and the forty-first president of the United States, Bush has spent most of his life dedicated to public service. Curt Smith worked with Bush for more than twenty years, including during his presidency, when Smith wrote more speeches for Bush than anyone else. Smith's exploration of Bush's service includes in-depth narratives on the invasion of Panama, the first Gulf War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Iron Curtain. He also chro
Content:
Beginnings -- Finding the water fine -- Perfectly clear -- Looking for Mr. Right -- Big jawn -- A phone call from the Gipper -- To the brink-and back -- The immaculate election -- Hopeful at the creation -- Bush at the summit -- Into the abyss -- A morning after -- America's "vision thing" -- Poetry of the heart
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-311) and index
Additional Edition:
Print version Smith, Curt George H.W. Bush
Language:
English
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