A charge to keep

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In this political memoir, the governor of Texas and front-runner for president in the year 2000 tells us who he is and what he stands for. The George W. Bush who leaps off these pages has his father's energy, his mother's tart and honest wit, and his own irreverence and impatience. He has prospered as George and Barbara's boy -- "How can I deny it?" -- but has walked a very fine line between loyalty and independence.

He addresses the questions that may well decide who becomes the next president: crime, education, abortion, tax and tort reform, and the continuing battle "for the soul" of the Republican Party. He is, by no one's definition, a conventional candidate.

Will George W. Bush become the next president of the United States? A Charge to Keep will help the American public decide.

In this political memoir, the governor of Texas and front-runner for president in the year 2000 tells us who he is and what he stands for. The George W. Bush who leaps off these pages has his father's energy, his mother's tart and honest wit, and his own irreverence and impatience. He has prospered as George and Barbara's boy -- "How can I deny it?" -- but has walked a very fine line between loyalty and independence.

He addresses the questions that may well decide who becomes the next president: crime, education, abortion, tax and tort reform, and the continuing battle "for the soul" of the Republican Party. He is, by no one's definition, a conventional candidate.

Will George W. Bush become the next president of the United States? A Charge to Keep will help the American public decide.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Foreword (p. ix)
• Reflections (p. xi)
• Acknowledgments (p. xv)
• 1 A Charge to Keep (p. 1)
• 2 Midland Values (p. 14)
• 3 "What Texans Can Dream, Texans Can Do" (p. 23)
• 4 Yale and The National Guard (p. 46)
• 5 Harvard and Moving Home (p. 56)
• 6 Reading: The New Civil Right (p. 67)
• 7 The Best Decision I Ever Made (p. 79)
• 8 Naming the Team (p. 95)
• 9 Working Together (p. 110)
• 10 The Big 4-0 (p. 132)
• 11 Karla Faye Tucker and Henry Lee Lucas (p. 140)
• 12 Tides (p. 167)
• 13 The Veto (p. 187)
• 14 Baseball (p. 197)
• 15 A Time to Build (p. 209)
• 16 A Compassionate Conservative (p. 226)
• Index (p. 245)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

In the early 70's, he worked on various United States Senate campaigns for Republican candidates in Florida and Alabama. He also worked for a firm that specialized in large scale agricultural operations and as part of a student mentor program for children in inner city Houston. He received a M. B. A. from Harvard Business School in 1975. He started an independent oil-exploration company called Arbusto Energy Incorporated, which eventually joined Spectrum 7, where Bush became Chairman. In 1986, Spectrum 7 was folded into Harken Energy Corp., and Bush served as a consultant and a member of the Board of Directors.

In 1987, Bush served as the campaign advisor for his father's run at the presidency. He also held the position of liaison to the media, as well as conservative and Christian leaders. In 1989, he purchased a small interest in the Texas Rangers baseball team, eventually becoming a managing general partner and serving as the public spokesperson for the ownership group. He became the Governor of Texas in 1994. He became the 43rd President of the United States and served from 2001 to 2009.

Since leaving the White House, he has written several books including Decision Points and 41: A Portrait of My Father.

(Bowker Author Biography)