What happened
Subtitle: inside the Bush White House and Washington's culture of deception
By: Scott McClellan.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Public Affairs
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9781586485566
Subjects: McClellan, Scott, -- 1968-; Bush, George W. -- 1946-; Presidential press secretaries -- United States -- Biography.; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-.; United States -- Politics and government.; United States -- Foreign relations.
Genres: Biography.
Description: The former White House press secretary examines how and why the Bush administration went awry, providing a look at George W. Bush and his top aides in terms of such crises as Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq war, and Washington's political infighting.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A made-for-Washington scandal; title: A small part of something grand; title: Growing up in politics; title: Governor Bush runs for President; title: The permanent campaign; title: The early days; title: September 11 and the partisan ceasefire; title: Selling the war; title: Becoming White House press secretary; title: Deniability; title: Betting the presidency; title: Brush fire; title: Triumph and illusion; title: Revelation and humiliation; title: Out of touch; title: After the trial; title: Changing the culture of deception.