Table of Contents
Preface vii
Introduction: History and the Three Presidencies of George W. Bush Russell L. Riley 1
1 George W. Bush's Elections: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008 Michael Nelson 34
2 George W. Bush and Compassionate Conservatism: Rhetoric and Reality Jesse H. Rhodes 61
3 Day of Fire: An Oral History of 9/11 Michael Nelson 84
4 "On My Own": George W. Bush, the Unitary Executive, and Unilateral Action Andrew Rudalevige 107
5 George W. Bush and Congress John J. Pitney Jr. 140
6 George W. Bush's Supreme Court Nominations: From Oral History to Oral Argument Barbara A. Perry 164
7 George W. Bush's Vice President: A New Look at Dick Cheney Joel K. Goldstein 192
8 The Iraq War: Democracy Promotion and the Struggle for Strategic Solvency, 2002-2008 Spencer D. Bakich 225
9 George W. Bush and the Financial Crisis of 2008 Robert F. Bruner 257
10 George W. Bush, Presidentialism, and the Fracturing of America Sidney M. Milkis 290
Appendix 1 Timeline of the George W. Bush Presidency 313
Appendix 2 Interviewees for the George W. Bush Presidential History Project 324
Appendix 3 Interviewers for the George W. Bush Presidential History Project 330
List of Contributors 333
Index 335