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, all from Kansas.
John Robert Greene has produced an exceptional work of scholarship.
This sweeping examination of the presidency of Bush 43 is likely to
remain the seminal account of a controversial and remarkably
significant administration. Strikingly fair-minded, Greene's book
challenges the conventional narrative of those on the Right and the
Left regarding the Bush presidency. This is a gem of a book-a
must-read for all those interested in contemporary history and the
American presidency." - Stephen F. Knott, author of The Lost
Soul of the American Presidency: The Decline into Demagoguery and
the Prospects for Renewal
"John Robert Greene's biography of George W. Bush hits all the high
notes-the good and the bad-of a straightforward life but
complicated presidency. Neither friend nor foe of the forty-third
president, and based on archival records only recently available,
Greene's well-written presidential biography makes a strong case
that, like him or hate it, the presidency of George W. Bush
mattered, and we ignore it at our (scholarly) peril." - Charles L.
Zelden, author of Bush v. Gore: Exposing the Growing Crisis in
American Democracy, Third Expanded Edition
"The Presidency of George W. Bush is a perceptive, richly
documented, and thoroughly fair analysis of a controversial chief
executive. Anybody who wants to understand the momentous events of
the Bush administration should read this excellent book." - John J.
Pitney Jr, author of After Reagan: Bush, Dukakis, and the 1988
Election
"We live in a world forged by the George W. Bush administration.
That is John Robert Greene's thoughtful conclusion to his
insightful new assessment of the nation's forty-third president,
one in which new records and evidence provides a clearer picture of
this tumultuous time in American history and a more nuanced, more
balanced, and ultimately indispensable assessment of a man whose
eight years in office continue to reverberate now two full decades
later. Future historians will be thanking Greene for his diligence
and judgment for generations to come." - Jeffrey A. Engel,
director, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist
University
"This study presents a comprehensive and judicious analysis of the
highly consequential George W. Bush presidency. It evaluates
leadership choices, initiatives, and challenges from the start of
Bush's political career through his two-term presidency, from
elections to domestic policy to war and combating terrorism to
economic crisis. With detailed scrutiny of the archival record,
memoirs, interviews, and other research sources, the book deftly
explains the philosophy of governance that informed Bush's
decisions and their enduring influence on US and world politics in
the twenty-first century. The lucid and engaging evaluation is
essential reading for scholars of the American presidency and
well-suited for course instruction on presidents and American
politics." - Meena Bose, Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential
Studies and professor of political science, Hofstra University
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