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
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9781586485566
Subjects: Bush, George W. 1946-; McClellan, Scott, 1968-; Deception -- Political aspects -- United States.; Communication in politics -- United States.; Presidential press secretaries -- United States -- Biography.; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.; 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.
Table of contents: title: A; title: made-for-Washington scandal -- -- A; title: small part of something grand --; title: Growing up in politics --; title: Governor Bush runs for President -- -- The; title: permanent campaign -- -- The; title: 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.