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A unique look at the presidency and life of George H.W. Bush from someone who knew him best
khou ^ | 04/27/2024 | Len Cannon

Posted on 04/29/2024 6:53:08 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

HOUSTON — Few people outside of the family knew President George H.W. Bush as well as Jean Becker, his longtime chief of staff. She is sharing stories from her new book, "Character Matters," calling it a roadmap to civility in our polarizing political climate.

Becker is a journalist who became deputy press secretary for Barbara Bush in the White House, then was asked by the president to become his chief of staff once he left office

."I told him I didn't know how to be a chief of staff," Becker said. "I didn't know how to be a boss, do a budget. He said, 'Don't worry about it. We’ll make it up as we go.' So I said, 'OK, I'll stay.' We never talked about it again."

Becker stayed until he died. It was an extraordinary 25 years for this Missouri farm girl who grew up in a town of 300.

(Excerpt) Read more at khou.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
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To: dfwgator

He does like them skanky looking


81 posted on 04/30/2024 1:48:45 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Is it me, or all of a sudden have the buried trolls come out on FR like cicadas? It's all noise.)
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To: Racketeer

“It is too bad Reagan took him as VP!!”

That was a price for getting support from the National GOP. Reagan was not the chosen candidate of the Republican establishment. Howard Baker and GHW Bush were.

Left to his own devices Reagan would have chosen his political bff Paul Laxalt. But he had the chance to do that in 1984 and didn’t. FDR had three different VPs, and America was very fortunate Truman was the last instead of Henry Wallace.


82 posted on 04/30/2024 1:50:27 PM PDT by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Alan Simpson? Simpson was the prime promoter of the 1986 illegal alien amnesty. So, “no”.


83 posted on 04/30/2024 1:52:20 PM PDT by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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To: dfwgator

“I don’t think there was a dime’s worth of difference”

George Wallace, when he ran 3rd party in 1968:

“There’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the Democrat and Republican parties.”

He turned out to be ahead of the curve.


84 posted on 04/30/2024 1:57:20 PM PDT by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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To: Pelham

I argued against those policies. Didn’t get zotted.


85 posted on 04/30/2024 1:57:34 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Is it me, or all of a sudden have the buried trolls come out on FR like cicadas? It's all noise.)
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To: Fledermaus; wardaddy; Travis McGee

“I argued against those policies. Didn’t get zotted.”

I did the same. But if you drew the attention of Howlin and her mob of Bush hyenas you didn’t last long.


86 posted on 04/30/2024 2:04:33 PM PDT by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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