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Decision Points is a memoir by former U.S. President George W. Bush. [1] It was released on November 9, 2010, and the release was accompanied by national television appearances and a national tour. The book surpassed sales of two million copies less than two months after its release, [ 2 ] breaking the record previously held by former President ...
Bush often talked about his belief in compassionate conservatism [82] [83] and liberty as "God's gift". [38] In his Claremont Institute article Democracy and the Bush Doctrine, [76] Charles R. Kesler wrote, "As he begins his second term, the president and his advisors must take a hard, second look at the Bush Doctrine. In many respects, it is ...
George Herbert Walker Bush [a] (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was the 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989 under Ronald Reagan and previously in various other federal positions. [2]
Bush released his memoirs, Decision Points, on November 9, 2010. [420] During a pre-release appearance promoting the book, Bush said he considered his biggest accomplishment to be keeping "the country safe amid a real danger", and his greatest failure to be his inability to secure the passage of Social Security reform. [421]
Bush opposed the Kyoto Protocol, saying that the treaty neglected and exempted 80 percent of the world's population [43] and would have cost tens of billions of dollars per year. [44] Bush announced the Clear Skies Act of 2003, [45] aimed at amending the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution through the use of emissions trading programs. The ...
By 2016, the public consensus in both parties was that the Iraq War was based on invalid reasons, did not accomplish anything positive, and was highly detrimental. Bush admitted in his 2010 memoir Decision Points: "The reality was that I had sent American troops into combat based in large part on intelligence that proved false ...
George H. W. Bush's tenure as the 41st president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1989, and ended on January 20, 1993. Bush, a Republican from Texas and the incumbent vice president for two terms under President Ronald Reagan, took office following his landslide victory over Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election.
A painting by W.H.D. Koerner, lent to Bush, shows a horseman charging up a rugged mountain trail, followed by others. In the book, Bush says this scene "epitomizes our mission": When you come into my office, please take a look at the beautiful painting of a horseman determinedly charging up what appears to be a steep and rough trail. This is us.