We Will Prevail: President George W. Bush on War, Terrorism and Freedom: Foreword by Peggy Noonan; Introduction by Jay Nordlinger A National Review Book [Hardcover]

George W. Bush (Author), Jay Nordlinger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 5, 2003

Here are the authorized major speeches and statements by President George W. Bush on the most important issue facing the United States and perhaps the world today: global terrorism. The book begins with the terrible events of September 11, 2001, and concludes on Memorial Day, May 31, 2003, following the end of the war in Iraq. We Will Prevail is a definitive and timely record of the new foreign-policy doctrines and international direction of the United States since 9/11. It is inspiring, in the words of praise from President Bush for the people who lost their lives on that day - many in service to others - as well as in the global war on terror. This book is certain to spark controversy and be studied for years to come. The White House counsel has approved this publication which includes State of the Union addresses from 2002 and 2003 as well as the speech from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

Editorial Reviews

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"Insufficient attention has been paid to the great volume of speeches and addresses by President Bush in the heavilty altered theater, national and worldwide, since the grerat assault on the Twin Towers. Here they are, and how welcome and valuable they are." -William F. Buckley Jr.

"This extraordinary compendium is a stark, eloquent, timely remnder of the true stakes of our post September 11 war against terrorism, a struggle that should transcend partisanship and whose outcome will fundamentally affect the future of reedom." -Steve Forbes

“…offers an intriguing look into the surprising presidency of George W. Bush and the rhetoric upon which he has founded it. We Will Prevail is an essential read for those interested in the rhetoric of the Bush presidency-not as presented by pundits or television personalities, but as presented by the president himself. As a compilation, the book is impressive for its striking combination of detail and concision. Even the most ardent Bush analyst should find something fresh in a work that never fails to document even the least publicized of Bush’s appearances.” – Townhall.com, 2004 (John William Coleman )

About the Author

George W. Bush is President of the United States. Jay Nordlinger is a former campaign speechwriter for President George W. Bush and managing editor of The National Review. Peggy Noonan is a White House speechwriter and best-selling author.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Continuum (September 5, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826415520
• ISBN-13: 978-0826415523
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,239,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

GEORGE W. BUSH is the 43rd President of the United States, serving from 2001-2009. He previously served as Governor of Texas. He now lives in Dallas, where he founded the George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University.

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105 of 142 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Words of Our President, September 12, 2003

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This review is from: We Will Prevail: President George W. Bush on War, Terrorism and Freedom: Foreword by Peggy Noonan; Introduction by Jay Nordlinger A National Review Book (Hardcover)

Sorry you had to read the liberal review written before this one. This book has been recommended on talk radio stations, and by other conservatives who truly love this country and support our president. We had years of trash and self-adulation from Clinton. All arrows pointed to him. Maybe the previous reviewer forgot what a truly moral and courageous man is like. President Bush cares what happens to this country and wants to stop terrorism before it creeps to our shores again. Highly recommended. Great reading. Check out the book by Ann Coulter for more info on how liberals think.

47 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Words from a Great President and a Great Man, September 23, 2003

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This review is from: We Will Prevail: President George W. Bush on War, Terrorism and Freedom: Foreword by Peggy Noonan; Introduction by Jay Nordlinger A National Review Book (Hardcover)

There are (generally) two ways of viewing the problems raised by 9-11. One is to maintain that it was an isolated atrocity committed by a renegade, and bury one's head in the sand to the broader issues. The other is to view it in a global perspective and take it as one strike in a long-term battle against global terror that has been raging for decades.

With an inauspicious beginning as president -- in a country divided by his predecessors, who pitted one people against the other and who also handed off a failing economy and miserable failures and displays of U.S. weakness abroad, as well as being hamstrung by his court-challenged election -- George W. Bush, who came to office to unite Americans after one of the most divisive administrations in history, made some progress (passing necessary tax relief, for instance, to help grow the economy) but with the progressive agenda of reform thwarted by a closely elected congress.

September 11 helped galvanize the Bush presidency, not only giving him a way to unite Americans but also showing his own honesty and compassion, and a strength and resolve that amazed even those who voted for him.

Though George W. Bush doesn't write all his own speeches alone, he is an integral part of the process. Not everyone is gifted with a gift of the blarney like his predecessor, who had the ability to adjust his statements (and views) to whatever audience he was addressing, and to say the most blatantly contradictory things without raising eyebrows. George W. Bush is not a skilled orator, but he is a man of conviction, and his views are distilled through the pens of others who work closely with him.

Plainly, through his speeches, George W. Bush emerges as a man of quiet conviction, not easily roused, but determined to defend the people and Constitution of the country that elected him. Just as plainly, he emerges as a man of enormous vision, able to see the War on Terror plainly as a global phenomenon of which 9-11 was an example, and he is a man who does not want to see people live in fear and intimidation.

His words memorialize the dead. They bring inspiration to a shattered nation. He identifies the problem and clearly and logically defines the steps that must be taken, of eradicating not only the terrorists, but the totalitarian oppressors, owning their governments by gunpoint, who give them havens.

In some cases, such as the U.N. speech, President Bush comes across like Churchill; in other cases he's as "bully", or as compassionate, as his great Republican predecessors Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

The book will be important primary source material in years to come so that, for instance, when he lays out his five-point case against Iraq and goes into the Iraqi leg of the war against the terror masters marching on the bedrock of a dozen years of U.N. resolutions, his own words will prove how vapid the Bush-haters are as they carp on one point and then another, trying to find an argument that will stick, even if they have to watch servicemen of their own country die to prove the president wrong.

WE WILL PREVAIL is more than a triumph of the human spirit against adversity; it a documentary rise of a president who started out with everything against him who grew into one of the giant figures of the twenty-first century, and possibly one of the handful of great presidents of all time.

19 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thanks for the leadership, December 6, 2003

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This review is from: We Will Prevail: President George W. Bush on War, Terrorism and Freedom: Foreword by Peggy Noonan; Introduction by Jay Nordlinger A National Review Book (Hardcover)

Just a thought--maybe the people who have a specific liberal agenda might want to think about reality. We were attacked by Islamo-Fascists who have a stated goal to destroy western civilization. Unlike WWII and the Nazis, they do not align themselves with a nation, do not wear a uniform, and do not follow the established rules of war. Instead of sitting around staring at our navels and wondering about how the founding fathers might have responded, George W. Bush responded to the attack on our shores with the right measure of response and has demonstrated real leadership when it is most needed. Typical of liberals, most focus on his speaking abilities (which are not any better or worse than Clinton's) and his overall demeanor as opposed to the real issues. This book displays the moral fiber of a man who rose to the challenge and has become a world statesman.