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Preface

Introduction: History and the Three Presidencies of George W. Bush, Russell L. Riley

1. George W. Bush’s Elections: 2000, 2004, 2006, and 2008, Michael Nelson

2. George W. Bush and Compassionate Conservatism: Rhetoric and Reality, Jesse H. Rhodes

3. Day of Fire: An Oral History of 9/11, Michael Nelson

4. “On My Own”: George W. Bush, the Unitary Executive, and Unilateral Action, Andrew Rudalevige

5. George W. Bush and Congress, John J. Pitney, Jr.

6. George W. Bush’s Supreme Court Nominations: From Oral History to Oral Argument, Barbara A. Perry

7. George W. Bush’s Vice President: A New Look at Dick Cheney, Joel K. Goldstein

8. The Iraq War: Democracy Promotion and the Struggle for Strategic Solvency, 2002–2008, Spencer D. Bakich

9. George W. Bush and the Financial Crisis of 2008, Robert F. Bruner

10. George W. Bush, Presidentialism, and the Fracturing of America, Sidney M. Milkis

Appendix 1: Timeline of the George W. Bush Presidency

Appendix 2: Interviewees for the George W. Bush Presidential History Project

Appendix 3: Interviewers for the George W. Bush Presidential History Project

List of Contributors

Index