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41: A Portrait of My Father by George W. Bush
"41: A Portrait of My Father" by George W. Bush
George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, has authored a personal biography of his father, George H. W. Bush, the 41st President. Learn more | See related books
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reprint edition (October 14, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0812978358
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812978353
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #896,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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260 of 288 people found the following review helpful
The most penetrating, and persuasive, explanation for Bush's failures
By David Plotz on January 25, 2008
Format: Hardcover
In The Bush Tragedy, Jacob Weisberg does what most of President Bush's critics have never tried to do: Take him seriously. In doing so, Jacob paints a devastating portrait of a man haunted by his father, crippled by a fatal lack of curiosity, and driven by ego to pursue aggressive and ill-considered policies. His Bush is not the cartoon of ignorant evil imagined by many of the president's critics, but a deeply complex man whose intellectual and emotional shortcomings have made him a disastrous president. Jacob, who (full disclosure) is a colleague and friend, has unearthed extraordinary new details about Bush's religious conversion, ancestral history, and family dynamics. My favorite bit--check it out on page 90--is an anecdote about how the president, always willing to make his own reality, decided that a painting of a horse thief was actually a portrait of a brave evangelist minister.
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71 of 81 people found the following review helpful
America's tragedy
By Jon Hunt on February 13, 2008
Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase
It's hard to know how many books have been written about George W. Bush during the course of his presidency that skewer him on just about everything, but Jacob Weisberg's "The Bush Tragedy" is a welcome addition to that increasing number as the author looks at his subject from a standpoint different from many of the others....his family. Weisberg is dead-on on his assessments of our nation's forty-third president and from that vantage point, we get to know much more about this latest tragedy in a series of family members that were as dysfunctional as they come. And the current president is the worst of them all.

Growing up in Greenwich, Connecticut, I've always been well aware of the Bush family from the days when "W"'s grandfather, Prescott, served in the U.S. Senate. The Bushes, then, were known as the "respectable" Republicans...the kind that used to be identified with the east coast, and a point well reviewed in this book. Few in town these days want to be associated with the name "Bush"...at least the Texas kind. As the Bushes moved south and west they developed into another kind of family with George W. Bush taking the family name off the deep end, with the help of religious conservatives. If Bush #41 began a trend of the northeast toward the Democratic party, Bush #43 sealed the deal. Yet as Weisberg points out, "W", who had been a cajoler in his days as Texas governor and did his best to keep the name "Bush" as a uniter, turned out to be a divider as president. This is one of many aspects of "The Bush Tragedy" that Weisberg covers well.

Much of "The Bush Tragedy" features the ginning up of the war in Iraq...Bush's most notable and long-lasting failure. The author's accounts of the president's change of rationale for being in Iraq every eighteen months or so is terrific.Read more ›
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44 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Seeking to understand the reasons behind the failed Bush Presidency.
By Paul Tognetti TOP 500 REVIEWER on February 5, 2008
Format: Hardcover
Trying to understand just what has gone wrong over the past 7 years was my motivation for picking up "The Bush Tragedy". To say that I have been disappointed in his presidency would be a gross understatement. In "The Bush Tragedy" author Jacob Weisberg offers up an intimate look at George W. Bush, his family and his inner circle of trusted advisors in an attempt to explain many of this President's ill-advised actions and policy initiatives since 2001. It is fascinating reading.

Throughout "The Bush Tragedy", Weisberg compares George W. to Prince Hal in the Shakespearian play "Henry V". The similarities between the two men are remarkable. It turns out that George W. Bush is a very complex individual whose personality was shaped and formed by a complicated relationship with his father, the former President and his brother Jeb with whom he has been in competition with all of his life. His father's failure to defeat and remove Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and his subsequent defeat at the hands of the despised Bill Clinton in 1992 would leave an indelible mark on Bush 43. He was bound and determined to do things differently if he was elected President. After the disputed election of 2000, George W. would surround himself with a cadre of advisors who were idealogically driven and would ultimately contribute to the undoing of this presidency. This circle would include his political advisor Karl Rove, Vice President Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to name but a few. Weisberg points to numerous situations after 9/11 where these individuals and others would mislead the President and encourage him to pursue flawed policies including the war in Iraq. These decisions would prove to be the President's undoing. Of course George W.Read more ›
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136 of 164 people found the following review helpful
Sympathetic Psychoanalysis of Bush 43
By Loyd Eskildson HALL OF FAME on January 22, 2008
Format: Hardcover
Weisberg provides a psychological background for Bush '43 and his actions and decisions. The biggest focus is on George W.'s competition with, and efforts to be like his father - Yale graduate, war hero, successful oilman, political leader, and President. We also read (again) about his early drunken years, conflicts with his father, and religious conversion.

Weisberg goes on to provide explanations for why George W. was attracted to Karl Rove and Dick Cheney, as well as some of their backgrounds guiding them. Ultimately, Bush '43 sees how Rove's extremism and "take no prisoners" style has burdened his presidency.

Weisberg's book is sympathetic towards Bush '43, and does not pursue some of the more damning actions of his presidency. Nonetheless, he sees the Bush '43 years as a tragedy that will only become darker over the years.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

Lots of detail about the history of the Bush clan

I think it was very thoroughly researched and provided a lot of good background that I had not heard before.

Published 9 months ago by Amazon Customer
Four Stars

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Published 10 months ago by David L. Stone
Four Stars

Great book... Showcases a portrait of Bush that was not highlighted in the media.

Published 16 months ago by Robert Ortiz
Tough to Give 5 Stars to ANYTHING Associated with George W!

The author does a good job of providing some family background that obviously played into the W persona. Read more

Published on February 7, 2013 by Steve
Pollitics

An interesting review of the life. Again, the author has dug deep and it depends on the politics of the reader whether it is of value.

Published on January 19, 2013 by Adonna Wilkinson
Devasting for the Bush Legacy

The entire Bush venture into politics has been devasting. Carl Rove is a rogue and should be banned from politics. Read more

Published on September 12, 2012 by Paul Patin
LOL, at least it wasn't written with crayons!
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Published on February 28, 2012 by Gork5000"
pitiful

Not worth even .01 its selling for. He's a hack "writer". This guy's whole career has been chirping about other writers. He's a wannabe... how is he even making money?

Published on November 16, 2011 by L. Ricigliani
Stimulating

This book has two sides: 1) the speculative one that posits Bush's 8 years were a psychologically driven tragedy of Shakespearean proportions, and 2) lots of solid research and... Read more

Published on November 9, 2011 by jomojomo
Angry priviliged kid + scheming madman + huge army = ???

I have to admit to being apathetic during both of 43's terms in office. I remember in 2004 many of my friends disclosing "If he gets re-elected I'm headed to Canada". Read more

Published on May 25, 2010 by Bob Hoskins

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