What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
by: Scott McClellan
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Scott McClellan was one of a few Bush loyalistsfrom Texas who became part of his inner circle oftrusted advisers, and remained so during one ofthe most challenging and contentious periods ofrecent history. Drawn to Bush by his commitmentto compassionate conservatism and strong bipartisanleadership, McClellan served the president formore than seven years, and witnessed day-to-dayexactly how the presidency veered off course.
In this refreshingly clear-eyed book, writtenwith no agenda other than to record his experiencesand insights for the benefit of history,McClellan provides unique perspective on whathappened and why it happened the way it did,including the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina,Washington's bitter partisanship, and two hotly contestedpresidential campaigns. He gives readersa candid look into who George W. Bush is andwhat he believes, and into the personalities,strengths, and liabilities of his top aides. Finally,McClellan looks to the future, exploring the lessonsthis presidency offers the American people aswe prepare to elect a new leader.
In this refreshingly clear-eyed book, writtenwith no agenda other than to record his experiencesand insights for the benefit of history,McClellan provides unique perspective on whathappened and why it happened the way it did,including the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina,Washington's bitter partisanship, and two hotly contestedpresidential campaigns. He gives readersa candid look into who George W. Bush is andwhat he believes, and into the personalities,strengths, and liabilities of his top aides. Finally,McClellan looks to the future, exploring the lessonsthis presidency offers the American people aswe prepare to elect a new leader.
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- What Happened: A Story About Scott McClellan
This book is more about Scott McClellan than George Bush. It is not a tell-all book, almost everything in this book was in the news and the wrong facts are told about. This book suffers from a great lack of brevity.
For example when Bush hired him he tells how they ate a sandwich and talked for 20 minutes without saying what they talked about. I would rather know what was said; I don't care about them eating a sandwich. On 9-11 it is mostly about him and how he had to ride back from Florida ... Read More
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- He Seems Sincere
I got interested in this book when I saw Scott McClellan on "Meet the Press" one morning. It was either Tim Russert's last or next-to-last show before he died suddenly.
I didn't know what to expect from Mr. McClellan, so I watched. I was amazed to see a guy that seemed to be expressing genuine regret to the American people for letting them down. It wasn't exactly his fault, but he does seem to blame himself to some degree. Anyway, I was intrigued by his sincerity--and not only that, but ... Read More
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- This Book Is Mistitled
This book should have been titled "What Happened?"A question mark in the title would have been much more apropos.Scott McClellan, in his haste to publish a book, seems to have spent little or no time contemplating what did happen during his time in the White House.
Like his idol, George W. Bush, McClellan is a product of the "unexamined life" that Socrates warned about centuries ago.After reading the book, which is not recommended here, one can easily draw the conclusion that no amount ... Read More
Rating: - A Great Overview of the Permanent Campaign
I think Scott does a brilliant job of adequately covering his time in the Bush White house, and creating a good timeline of events to illustrate his opinion of life "inside the bubble."From the constant campaign to the collection of agreement, McClellan seeks to clarify the secretive world that existed while he was press secretary.I think the author goes to great lengths to specifically NOT bash or degrade anyone in this book.I found it an honest view that if anything, restated its point perhaps a bit ... Read More
Rating: - Who really ran this country
In my personal opinion, VP Dick Cheney gave the orders and decieved everyone for his own political gain. President Bush was just a prop giving Cheney all the power.
- What Happened: A Story About Scott McClellanThis book is more about Scott McClellan than George Bush. It is not a tell-all book, almost everything in this book was in the news and the wrong facts are told about. This book suffers from a great lack of brevity.
For example when Bush hired him he tells how they ate a sandwich and talked for 20 minutes without saying what they talked about. I would rather know what was said; I don't care about them eating a sandwich. On 9-11 it is mostly about him and how he had to ride back from Florida ... Read More
- He Seems SincereI got interested in this book when I saw Scott McClellan on "Meet the Press" one morning. It was either Tim Russert's last or next-to-last show before he died suddenly.
I didn't know what to expect from Mr. McClellan, so I watched. I was amazed to see a guy that seemed to be expressing genuine regret to the American people for letting them down. It wasn't exactly his fault, but he does seem to blame himself to some degree. Anyway, I was intrigued by his sincerity--and not only that, but ... Read More
- This Book Is MistitledThis book should have been titled "What Happened?"A question mark in the title would have been much more apropos.Scott McClellan, in his haste to publish a book, seems to have spent little or no time contemplating what did happen during his time in the White House.
Like his idol, George W. Bush, McClellan is a product of the "unexamined life" that Socrates warned about centuries ago.After reading the book, which is not recommended here, one can easily draw the conclusion that no amount ... Read More
- A Great Overview of the Permanent CampaignI think Scott does a brilliant job of adequately covering his time in the Bush White house, and creating a good timeline of events to illustrate his opinion of life "inside the bubble."From the constant campaign to the collection of agreement, McClellan seeks to clarify the secretive world that existed while he was press secretary.I think the author goes to great lengths to specifically NOT bash or degrade anyone in this book.I found it an honest view that if anything, restated its point perhaps a bit ... Read More
- Who really ran this countryIn my personal opinion, VP Dick Cheney gave the orders and decieved everyone for his own political gain. President Bush was just a prop giving Cheney all the power.
