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What happened : inside the Bush White House and Washington's culture of deception / Scott McClellan.

By: McClellan, Scott, 1968-Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Public Affairs, c2008Description: xiv, 341 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781586485566; 1586485563Subject(s): United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009 | Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- | Deception -- Political aspects -- United States | Communication in politics -- United States | McClellan, Scott, 1968- | Presidential press secretaries -- United States -- Biography | Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- | United States -- Politics and governmentAdditional physical formats: Online version:: What happened.DDC classification: 973.931 | 978.931 LOC classification: E902 | .M393 2008Online resources: Contributor biographical information Contributor biographical information | Publisher description Publisher description

Contents:

made-for-Washington scandal -- small part of something grand -- Growing up in politics -- Governor Bush runs for President -- permanent campaign -- early days -- September 11 and the partisan ceasefire -- Selling the war -- Becoming White House press secretary -- Deniability -- Betting the presidency -- Brush fire -- Triumph and illusion -- Revelation and humiliation -- Out of touch -- After the trial -- Changing the culture of deception.

Summary: The former White House press secretary examines how and why the Bush administration went awry, providing a look at George W. Bush and his top aides in terms of such crises as Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq war, and Washington's political infighting.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main Library	E902 .M393 2008 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	1	Available	STACKS		51952000130574

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Includes index.

A made-for-Washington scandal -- A small part of something grand -- Growing up in politics -- Governor Bush runs for President -- The permanent campaign -- The early days -- September 11 and the partisan ceasefire -- Selling the war -- Becoming White House press secretary -- Deniability -- Betting the presidency -- Brush fire -- Triumph and illusion -- Revelation and humiliation -- Out of touch -- After the trial -- Changing the culture of deception.

The former White House press secretary examines how and why the Bush administration went awry, providing a look at George W. Bush and his top aides in terms of such crises as Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq war, and Washington's political infighting.

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