A Charge to Keep
A Charge To Keep is a 1999 book written by George W. Bush and Michael Herskowitz. Later editions have the sub-title My Journey To The White House.
The book contains a brief overview of Bush's life and political philosophy. It is not an autobiography is the strict sense, but rather a collection of non-chronological sketches and anecdotes about his years at Yale and Harvard, business career, and time as governor of Texas. He intersperses these with brief explanations of his political philosophy, including his belief in small government, capitalism, and a strong national defense.
More specific parts of his program, which he enumerates in the last pages include creating a free market alliance with Canada and Latin America, modernizing Social Security, and firmness with hostile regimes, particularly Iraq and North Korea (pp. 238-9)[1][2][3]
Contents
| # | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| * | Foreword | |
| * | Reflections | by Karen Hughes |
| 1 | A Charge to Keep | |
| 2 | Midland values | |
| 3 | "What Texans Can Dream, Texans Can Do" | |
| 4 | Yale and the National Guard | |
| 5 | Harvard and Moving Home | |
| 6 | Reading: The New Civil Right | |
| 7 | The Best Decision I Ever Made | |
| 8 | Naming the Team | |
| 9 | Working Together | |
| 10 | The Big 4-0 | |
| 11 | Karla Faye Tucker and Henry Lee Lucas | |
| 12 | Tides | |
| 13 | The Veto | |
| 14 | Baseball | |
| 15 | A Time to Build | |
| 16 | A Compassionate Conservative |
References
- ^ Bush, George W. (1999-11-17). A Charge to Keep (1st ed.). William Morrow. p. 256. ISBN 0688174418.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Harper, Jennifer (1999-11-17). "Bush's biography paints contender as a straight arrow". The Washington Times. The Washington Times LLC. p. A6.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Bruni, Frank (1999-11-15). "Book Lets Bush Explain His Life and His Politics". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. A22.
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