George H. W. Bush

“Curt Smith was a key member of President George H. W. Bush’s talented speechwriting team, and his account of the Bush Administration has the ring of truth. But the author has something more in mind. Smith, from a small upstate New York town, ignored the stereotypes of a patrician Bush and discovered the decent, caring, compassionate, highly competent man this war hero was (and is). . . . Values matter. Character counts. That is the message at the heart of this excellent book.”—William F. Gavin, speechwriter for President Richard Nixon and author of Speechwright: An Insider’s Take on Political Rhetoric

 

“George H. W. Bush: Character at the Core is required reading for anyone seeking to discover the real Bush 41 beneath the hollow stereotype. Masterfully written and meticulously researched by Curt Smith, this book builds a compelling case that 41 may have been the most successful one-term president in American history.”—Thomas DeFrank, former White House correspondent for Newsweek and author of Write It When I’m Gone: Remarkable Off-the-Record Conversations with Gerald R. Ford

“Would that we all had Curt Smith write our biography. Truth is told, brutally at times, but always poetically. Smith is a master of the language and we get the story of President Bush 41: a truly fine man from a simpler America; a perfect resume; a virtuoso of foreign policy; too self-effacing to be a great campaigner; surrounded by some pundits not worthy of his character. Elegantly written.”—John Zogby, founder of the Zogby Poll and author of The Way We’ll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream

 

"[George H. W. Bush is an] endearing look at a president the nation is finally beginning to understand and appreciate."—Kirkus