03267cam a2200481 a 4500 81172 20230404125839.0 080826s2009 nyuaf b 001 0deng 2008037433 (OCoLC)ocn229029086 DLC DLC BTCTA BAKER YDXCP C#P BWX ZJI BUR IXA F4B CQU VP@ 9781596915572 (alk. paper) 1596915579 (alk. paper) AU@ 000043367074 NZ1 12834679 (OCoLC)229029086 n-us--- 002 E 904 B168f 2009 973.931092 Baker, Russ, 1958- Family of secrets : the Bush dynasty, the powerful forces that put it in the White House, and what their influence means for America / Russ Baker. New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2009. viii, 577 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [499]-558) and index. How did Bush happen? -- Poppy's secret -- Viva Zapata -- Where was Poppy? -- Oswald's friend -- The hit -- After Camelot -- Wings for W. -- The Nixonian Bushes -- Downing Nixon: The setup; The execution -- In from the cold -- Poppy's proxy and the Saudis -- Poppy's web -- The handoff -- The quacking duck -- Playing hardball -- Meet the help -- The conversion -- The skeleton in W.'s closet -- Shock and... oil? -- Deflection for reelection -- Domestic disturbance. The long-hidden story of a family we thought we knew--and of a power-making apparatus that we have barely begun to comprehend. George W. Bush left office as one of the most unpopular presidents in American history. Russ Baker asks the question that lingers even as this benighted administration winds down: Who really wanted this man at the helm, and why did his backers promote him despite his obvious liabilities and limitations? This book goes deep behind the scenes to deliver an arresting new look at George W. Bush, his father George H. W. Bush, their family, and the network of figures in intelligence, the military, finance, and oil who enabled the family's rise to power. Baker offers new insights into lingering mysteries, from the death of John F. Kennedy to Richard Nixon's downfall in Watergate, and helps us understand why we have not known these things before.--From publisher description. Bush family. Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- Friends and associates. Bush, George, 1924- Bush, George, 1924- Friends and associates. Presidents United States Biography. United States Politics and government 1945-1989. United States Politics and government 1989- Business and politics United States. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0826/2008037433.html Blackwell Book Service BBUS R6755014 $30.00 Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0007811394 Baker & Taylor BKTY 30.00 22.50 1596915579 0007811394 active YBP Library Services YANK 2878477 lcc bk bc 5868 5868 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 E 904 B168f 2009 00000074714 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk