Books About George W. Bush

This bibliography of George W. Bush is a list of published works, both books and films, about George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States.

By Bush

*George W. Bush, ''A Charge to Keep'' (1999),
*George W. Bush, ''We will prevail: President George W. Bush on war, terrorism, and freedom'' (2003),
*George W. Bush, ''George W. Bush on God and on Country: The President Speaks Out About Faith, Principle, and Patriotism'' (2004),
*George W. Bush, ''Decision Points'' (2010),
*George W. Bush, ''41: A Portrait of My Father'' (2014),
* Dietrich, John W. ed. ''The George W. Bush Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches with Commentary'' (Routledge, 2015).

About Bush

* David Aikman, ''A Man of Faith : The Spiritual Journey of George W. Bush'' (2004),
* Eric Alterman and Mark J. Green, ''The Book on Bush: How George W. (Mis)leads America'' (2004),
* Ken Auletta (January 19, 2004)
''Fortress Bush: How the White House Keeps the Press Under Control''
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* Balmer, Randall. ''God in the White House: A History – How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush'' (Harper One, 2008).
* Bruce Bartlett, ''Imposter: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy'' (2006),
* Paul Begala, ''Is Our Children Learning?: The Case Against George W. Bush'' (2000),
* Paul Begala, ''It's Still the Economy, Stupid: George W. Bush, The GOP's CEO'' (2002),
* Berry, Michael J. "Controversially executing the law: George W. Bush and the constitutional signing statement." ''Congress & the Presidency'' 36#3 (2009).
* John Bonifaz, ''Warrior King: The Case for Impeaching George Bush'' (2003),
* Bostdorff, Denise M. "Epideictic rhetoric in the service of war: George W. Bush on Iraq and the 60th anniversary of the victory over Japan." ''Communication Monographs'' 78.3 (2011): 296-323
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*James Bovard, ''The Bush Betrayal'' (2004),
*Russell S. Bowen, ''The Immaculate Deception: The Bush Crime Family Exposed'' (1991),
* Brands, Hal. ''What good is grand strategy?: Power and purpose in American statecraft from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush'' (Cornell UP, 2014).
* Brands, Hal, and Peter Feaver. "The case for Bush revisionism: Reevaluating the legacy of America’s 43rd president." ''Journal of Strategic Studies'' 41.1-2 (2018): 234-274
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* Robert Bryce, ''Cronies: Oil, The Bushes, and the Rise of Texas, America's Superstate'' (2004),
* Vincent Bugliosi, '' The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder'' (2008),
* Burns, Richard Dean. ''The Missile Defense Systems of George W. Bush: A Critical Assessment'' (ABC-CLIO, 2010).
* Butterworth, Michael L. "George W. Bush as the 'Man in the Arena': Baseball, Public Memory, and the Rhetorical Redemption of a President." ''Rhetoric and Public Affairs'' 22.1 (2019): 1-3
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* Robert C. Byrd, ''Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency'' (2004),
* Richard Clarke, '' Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror'' (2004),
* Coe, Kevin. "George W. Bush, television news, and rationales for the Iraq War." ''Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media'' 55.3 (2011): 307-32
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* David Corn, '' The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception'' (2003),
* Daalder, Ivo H., and Irving M. Destler. ''In the Shadow of the Oval Office: Profiles of the National Security Advisers and the Presidents They Served--From JFK to George W. Bush'' (Simon and Schuster, 2009).
* Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, ''America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy'' (2003),
* Daynes, Byron W., and Glen Sussman, eds. ''White house politics and the environment: Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush'' (Texas A&M University Press, 2010).
*John W. Dean, '' Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush'' (2004),
* Robert S. Devine, ''Bush Versus the Environment'' (2004),
* Maureen Dowd, ''Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk'' (2004),
* Robert Draper, '' Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush'' (2007),
* Edwards, Jason A., and Richard Herder. "Melding a new immigration narrative? President George W. Bush and the immigration debate." ''Howard Journal of Communications'' 23.1 (2012): 40-65.
* Espinosa, Gastón, ed. ''Religion and the American Presidency: George Washington to George W. Bush with Commentary and Primary Sources'' (Columbia UP, 2009).
* Justin A. Frank, '' Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President'' (2004), Regan Books.
*Ben Fritz, Bryan Keefer & Brendan Nyhan, ''All the President's Spin: George W. Bush, the Media, and the Truth'' (2004),
* David Frum, ''The Right Man: An Inside Account of the Bush White House'' (2003),
* Galvin, Daniel J. ''Presidential Party Building: Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush'' (Princeton UP, 2009).
* Gordon, Michael R., and Bernard E. Trainor. ''The endgame: The inside story of the struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama'' (Pantheon, 2012).
* Green, Michael J. ''By more than providence: Grand strategy and American power in the Asia Pacific since 1783'' (Columbia UP, 2017) pp 482–517
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* John Robert Greene. ''Presidential Profiles: The George W. Bush Years'' (New York: Facts on File, 2011), ISBN: 978-0-8160-7765-6
* John Robert Greene. ''The Presidency of George W. Bush'' (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2021), ISBN: 978-0-7006-3268-8.
*James Hatfield, '' Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President'' (1999),
* Jack Huberman, ''The Bush-Haters Handbook: A Guide to the Most Appalling Presidency of the Past 100 Years'' (2003),
* Molly Ivins, ''Bushwhacked : Life in George W. Bush's America'' (2003),
* Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose, ''Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush'' (2000),
* Patrick S. Johnston, ''Mission Accomplished'' (2006),
* William Karel, ''The World According to Bush'' (2004) documentary
* Kitty Kelley, '' The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty'' (2004),
* Kellough, J. Edward, Lloyd G. Nigro, and Gene A. Brewer. "Civil service reform under George W. Bush: Ideology, politics, and public personnel administration." ''Review of Public Personnel Administration'' 30.4 (2010): 404-422.
* Kengor, Paul. ''God and George W. Bush: A Spiritual Life'' (Regan Books, 2004).
* Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ''Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy'' (2004),
* Ronald Kessler, ''A Matter Of Character: Inside The White House Of George W. Bush'' (2004),
* Brad Koplowitz, ''Our Brave New World'' (2010),
* Kraybill, Jeanine E., And R. A. U. L. Madrid Jr. "The Rhetoric of Crisis: George W. Bush during the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars." ''American Communication Journal'' 21.1 (2019
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* Kuehl, Rebecca A. "The rhetorical presidency and “accountability” in education reform: Comparing the presidential rhetoric of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush." Southern Communication Journal 77.4 (2012): 329-348.
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* Leffler, Melvyn P. "The foreign policies of the George W. Bush administration: Memoirs, history, legacy." ''Diplomatic History'' 37.2 (2013): 190-216.
* Michael Lind, ''Made In Texas: George W. Bush and the Southern Takeover of American Politics'' (2002),
* Lindsay, James M. "George W. Bush, Barack Obama and the future of US global leadership." ''International Affairs'' 87.4 (2011): 765-77
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* McClellan, Scott, '' What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception'' (2009),
* Stephen Mansfield, ''The Faith of George W. Bush'' (2003),
* Anthony Marchionda, Jr., ''George W. Bush UNBOUND'' (2012),
* Mark Crispin Miller, ''The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder'' (2002),
*Mark Crispin Miller, ''Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney's New World Order'' (2004),
* Richard Miniter, ''Shadow War: The Untold Story of How Bush Is Winning the War on Terror'' (2004),
* Bill Minutaglio, ''First Son: George W. Bush and the Bush Family Dynasty'' (1999), -- this work is the first major biography of Bush
* Elizabeth Mitchell, ''W: Revenge of the Bush Dynasty'' (2000),
* Alexander Moens, ''The Foreign Policy of George W. Bush: Values, Strategy And Loyalty'' (2004),
* James C. Moore and Wayne Slater, '' Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential'' (2003),
* Michael Moore, '' Dude, Where's My Country?'' (2004),
* Michael Moore, '' Stupid White Men'' (2004),
* Michael Moore, ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' (2004) motion picture
* Jack Nargundkar, ''The Bush Diaries: A Citizen's Review of the First Term'' (2005),
* Obschonka, Martin, and Christian Fisch. "Entrepreneurial personalities in political leadership." ''Small Business Economics'' 50.4 (2018): 851-869.
* Peggy Noonan, ''We Will Prevail: President George W. Bush on War, Terrorism and Freedom'' (2004),
* Kevin Phillips, ''American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush'' (2004),
* John Podhoretz, ''Bush Country: How Dubya Became a Great President While Driving Liberals Insane'' (2004),
* Carl Pope, ''Strategic Ignorance : Why the Bush Administration Is Recklessly Destroying a Century of Environmental Progress'' (2004),
* B. Wayne Quist and Dr. David F. Drake, ''Winning the War on Terror: A Triumph of American Values'' (2005),
* Gabriel Range, '' Death of a President'' (2006) motion picture
* Renshon, Jonathan. “Stability and Change in Belief Systems: The Operational Code of George W. Bush.” ''Journal of Conflict Resolution'' 52#6 (2008): 820-849.
* Renshon, Jonathan. “When Public Statements Reveal Private Beliefs: Assessing Operational Codes at a Distance.” ''Political Psychology'' 30#4 (2009): 649-661.
* Renshon, Stanley A. ''In His Father’s Shadow: The Transformations of George W. Bush'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004).
* Renshon, Stanley A. and Jonathan Renshon. “The Theory and Practice of Foreign Policy Decision Making.” ''Political Psychology'' 29#4 (2008): 509-532.
* Resh, William G. ''Rethinking the administrative presidency: Trust, intellectual capital, and appointee-careerist relations in the George W. Bush administration'' (JHU Press, 2015).
* Rodman, Peter W. ''Presidential Command: Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush'' (Vintage, 2010).
* Roof, Wade Clark. "American presidential rhetoric from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush: Another look at civil religion." ''Social Compass'' 56.2 (2009): 286-301.
* Saghaye-Biria, Hakime. "Appraising the Foreign Policy Legacy of George W. Bush on Iran: The Roots of the Current Crisis." ''Journal of Contemporary Research on Islamic Revolution'' 2.3 (2020): 39-6
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* Bill Sammon, ''Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism from Inside the Bush White House'' (2002),
* Bill Sammon, ''Misunderestimated: The President Battles Terrorism, John Kerry, and the Bush Haters'' (2004),
* Michael Scheuer (orig. pub. under "Anonymous"), ''Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror'' (2004),
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* Peter Singer, ''The President of Good and Evil: The Ethics of George W. Bush'' (2004),
* Singh, Robert S. "The Trump, Bush, and Obama Doctrines: A Comparative Analysis." in ''The Trump Doctrine and the Emerging International System'' (Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2021) pp. 319-353.
* Siracusa, Joseph M., and Laurens J. Visser. "George W. Bush, Diplomacy, and Going to War with Iraq, 2001-2003." ''The Journal of Diplomatic Research/Diplomasi Araştırmaları Dergisi'' (2019) 1#1: 1-2
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* Glenn W Smith, ''Unfit Commander: Texans for Truth Take on George W. Bush'' (2004),
* Jean Edward Smith, ''Bush'' (2016), the major scholarly biography
* '' W.'' (2008), a biographical film about George W. Bush. It was produced and directed by Oliver Stone.
* Ron Suskind, '' The Way of the World'' (2008).
* Jackson Thoreau, ''Born to Cheat: How Bush, Cheney, Rove & Co. Broke the Rules - From the Sandlot to the White House'

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*Craig Unger, ''House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties'' (2004),
* Von Bothmer, Bernard. ''Framing the Sixties: The Use and Abuse of a Decade from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush'' (U of Massachusetts Press, 2010).
* Paul Waldman, ''Fraud: The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why the Media Didn't Tell You'' (2004),
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* Ian Williams, ''Deserter: George Bush's War on Military Families, Veterans, and His Past'' (2004),
* Clint Willis, ''The I Hate George W. Bush Reader: Why Dubya Is Wrong About Absolutely Everything'' (2004),
* Bob Woodward, ''State of Denial'' (2006)
* Bob Woodward, ''Bush At War'' (2002),
* Bob Woodward, ''Plan of Attack'' (2004),
* Daniel K. M. Yamashiro, Religious Influences on Crisis Presidential Decision-Making: A New Belief in the Operational Code Analysis of George W. Bush. (Harvard U thesis, 2017
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Historiography

* Brands, Hal, and Peter Feaver. "The case for Bush revisionism: Reevaluating the legacy of America’s 43rd president." ''Journal of Strategic Studies'' 41.1-2 (2018): 234–274
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Books about the 2000 election

* Vincent Bugliosi, ''The Betrayal of America: How the Supreme Court Undermined the Constitution and Chose Our President'' (2001),
* Alan M. Dershowitz, ''Supreme Injustice: How the High Court Hijacked Election 2000'' (2001),
* H. Gillman, ''The Votes That Counted: How the Court Decided the 2000 Presidential Election'' (2001),
* Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post, et al., ''Deadlock: The Inside Story of America's Closest Election'' (2001),
* The New York Times, ''36 Days: The Complete Chronicle of the 2000 Presidential Election Crisis'' (2001),
* David North, ''The Crisis of American Democracy: The Presidential Elections of 2000 and 2004'' (2004),
* Richard A. Posner, ''Breaking the Deadlock: The 2000 Election, the Constitution, and the Courts'' (2001),
* Jack N. Rakove (ed.), ''The Unfinished Election of 2000'' (2002),
* Larry J. Sabato, ''Overtime! The Election 2000 Thriller'' (2001),
* Jake Tapper, ''Down and Dirty: The Plot to Steal the Presidency'' (2001),
* Jeffrey Toobin, ''Too Close to Call: The Thirty-Six-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election'' (2002),

Books about the 2004 election

* Bob Fitrakis, ''Did George W. Bush Steal America's 2004 Election?'' (2005),
* Steve Freeman and Joel Bleifuss, ''Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?: Exit Polls, Election Fraud, and the Official Count'' (2005),
* Anita Miller, ''What Went Wrong In Ohio: The Conyers Report On The 2004 Presidential Election'' (2005),
* Mark Crispin Miller, ''Fooled Again'' (2005),

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