The George H.W. Bush Years (Presidential Profiles) - Hardcover

Greene, John Robert

9780816052790: The George H.W. Bush Years (Presidential Profiles)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816052794 ISBN 13: 9780816052790

Publisher: Facts on File, 2005

The 41st president of the United States, George H.W. Bush served as the vice president under Ronald Reagan before winning the Republican nomination and the presidency in 1988. During Bush's term, the world dealt with many dramatic changes�the Berlin Wall fell, the Soviet Union collapsed, and Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. Despite the success of Desert Storm, George H.W. Bush lost the 1992 election to Democrat Bill Clinton.

Fully inclusive and up to date, The George H.W. Bush Years provides a detailed survey of this president and his administration. One hundred A-to-Z biographical entries describe the major politicians, foreign leaders, and outside influences most important to this presidency, and extensive resources and appendixes provide a clear, well-balanced picture of the events, accomplishments, and agendas of the administration.

Biographical entries include:

Lee Atwater
William J. Bennett
Michael Dukakis
Thomas S. Foley
Saddam Hussein
Manuel Noriega
H. Ross Perot
Colin L. Powell
Brent Scowcroft
and more.

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About the Author:

John Robert Greene is Paul J. Schupf Professor of History and Humanities at Cazenovia College. His many books include The Presidency of Gerald R, . Ford and Betty Ford: Candor and Courage in the White House.

From Booklist:

This is the tenth volume in Facts On File's Presidential Profiles series. Each president since Franklin Roosevelt has a volume now, except the current one (Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford share a volume). All are similar in style and content. A lengthy introduction conveys some of the highlights of the administration. Following this is an A-Z section with biographical profiles of the president, cabinet members, congressional officials, and other prominent political people. Several important foreign leaders are also included in this section.

The sections that follow comprise more than half the text. They include complete lists of members of the house and the Senate in the 101st and 102d Congresses as well as the members of the president's cabinet. Also here are a list of Supreme Court justices, a list of governors, a chronology of significant events during Bush's term of office, and selected documents of the Bush presidency. Most of the documents are locatable on the Internet either through the Bush Presidential Library [http://bushlibrarytamu.edu/] or by composing a search on any search engine. The advantage this book offers is having the material in one place.

A good bibliography lists further reading on Bush and his administration. The index takes the reader directly to many specific topics within the text. This title is not a required purchase but would fit nicely in school and public library reference collections. Steve Stratton
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