Jacob Weisberg: 8 books
by Jacob Weisberg
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008
This is the book that cracks the code of the Bush presidency. Unstintingly yet compassionately, and with no political ax to grind, Slate editor in chief Jacob Weisberg methodically and objectively examines the family and circle of advisers who played crucial parts in George W. Bush’s historic downfall.
In...
Ronald Reagan
The American Presidents Series: The 40th President, 1981-1989
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
The conservative icon who reshaped American politics and laid the groundwork for the end of the Cold War
In the second half of the twentieth century, no American president defined his political era as did Ronald Reagan. He ushered in an age that extolled smaller government, tax cuts, and strong...
More George W. Bushisms
More of Slate's Accidental Wit and Wisdom of Our 43rd President
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2002
"Most of you probably didn't know that I have a new book out. Some guy put together a collection of my wit and wisdom -- or, as he calls it, my accidental wit and wisdom. [Laughter] But I'm kind of proud that my words are already in book form."
-- President George W. Bush,
discussing and reading from...
George W. Bushisms V
New Ways to Harm Our Country
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2006
"I can only speak to myself."
True -- and yet we must listen. Sometimes his accidental wit speaks louder than any prepared statement.
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
"I always...
Palinisms
The Accidental Wit and Wisdom of Sarah Palin
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
"I don't know if I should Buenos Aires or Bonjour, or... this is such a melting pot. This is so beautiful. I love this diversity. Yeah. There were a whole bunch of guys named Tony in the photo line, I know that."
"We used to hustle over the border for health care we received...
George W. Bushisms
The Slate Book of Accidental Wit and Wisdom of Our 43rd President
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2001
"They misunderestimated me."
Or did they?
Judge for yourself. Here are over 100 memorable misstatements by our syntactically challenged president, collected, annotated, and introduced by Slate magazine's Jacob Weisberg.
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."
"Families...
In an Uncertain World
Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Robert Rubin was sworn in as the seventieth U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in January 1995 in a brisk ceremony attended only by his wife and a few colleagues. As soon as the ceremony was over, he began an emergency meeting with President Bill Clinton on the financial crisis in Mexico. This was not...
The Ultimate George W. Bushisms
Bush at War (with the English Language)
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2007
"This business about graceful exit just simply has no realism to it at all."
As the end of the Bush era approaches, the legacy is clear: George W. Bush is a wartime president. His enemy, battered but not defeated after repeated surges: the English language. The ultimate edition of George W....