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Dead Certain
''Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush'' is a 2007 in literature, 2007 book by Robert Draper. The book tells the story of the George W. Bush Administration from 2001 to 2007. Draper wanted to tell the story of the Bush White House with an inside perspective. To this end, and in preparation for writing the book, Draper had six one-on-one interviews with George W. Bush, President Bush. He also personally interviewed Laura Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, Karl Rove, and about 200 other individuals. Quote from Jon Stewart on ''The Daily Show'' regarding the book in an appearance by Robert Draper on September 12, 2007: :"It is the most unvarnished, natural, seemingly unaffected view of this President. Uh, he was either disarmed by you, or didn't think you were writing this stuff down. Quote from Roger Ebert on Bush's plans after the presidency: :"President George W. Bush confided [in Draper] some of his plans for retirement. Bush told Draper: "I'll give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Draper
Robert Draper (born November 15, 1959) is an American journalist, and author of '' Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives''. He is a correspondent for '' GQ'' and a contributor to ''The New York Times Magazine''. Previously, he worked for ''Texas Monthly''. Background and education Draper attended Westchester High School in Houston, Texas. He is the grandson of Leon Jaworski, who served as a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. Draper was active in high school debate. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he majored in the Plan II Honors program and wrote for the university newspaper ''The Daily Texan''. Career Journalism career After graduation from the University of Texas at Austin, Draper wrote for the ''Austin Chronicle''. In 1991, Draper joined the staff of the ''Texas Monthly'' where he worked along with Gregory Curtis, Jim Shahin, Joe Nick Patoski, Gary Cartwright, Evan Smith and the periodical publisher Michael Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |