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- Zenith: In the White House with George H. W. Bush
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- 2016
- Published by: Texas A&M University Press
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Zenith: In the White House with George H. W. Bush is the third in Ambassador Untermeyer’s series of books based on his personal journals compiled during his tenure in the service of George H. W. Bush, first as vice president, then as president. The present work begins with Bush’s election in November 1988 and concludes with Untermeyer’s service as director of the Voice of America, from 1991 until Bush’s defeat by Clinton in 1992.
Filled with the author’s personal observations and commentary on White House events, personalities, and issues, Zenith is written largely from Untermeyer’s perspective as President Bush’s director of personnel, a position that placed him squarely at the center of the politically charged process of making recommendations on some 3,500 federal appointments.
Filled with the author’s personal observations and commentary on White House events, personalities, and issues, Zenith is written largely from Untermeyer’s perspective as President Bush’s director of personnel, a position that placed him squarely at the center of the politically charged process of making recommendations on some 3,500 federal appointments.
Table of Contents
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- Preface: A Strange Allure
- pp. vii-xiv
- Part One: The Project
- pp. 1-2
- Chapter 1: The Turkey Box
- pp. 3-15
- Chapter 2: A Fateful Offer
- pp. 16-22
- Chapter 3: The Voters Decide
- pp. 23-28
- Part Two: The Transition
- pp. 29-30
- Chapter 5: Beset and Besieged
- pp. 53-66
- Chapter 8: Upside Down in the Potomac
- pp. 90-102
- Chapter 9: Secret Mission to China
- pp. 103-115
- Chapter 10: Let Them Squeeze Themselves
- pp. 116-138
- Chapter 11: The Case of the Missing Earrings
- pp. 139-154
- Chapter 12: Himalayan Honeymoon
- pp. 155-169
- Chapter 13: Wars at Home and Abroad
- pp. 170-184
- Chapter 14: “Oh, Really?”
- pp. 185-203
- Part Four: The Voice
- pp. 221-222
- Chapter 16: One Wonderful Job
- pp. 223-247
- Chapter 17: The Chocolate Island
- pp. 248-275
- Chapter 18: Radio Wars
- pp. 276-289
- Chapter 19: The Voters Decide Again
- pp. 290-300
- Chapter 20: The Fighting Fowl Fatale
- pp. 301-310
- Epilogue: Two Flights to Houston
- pp. 311-316
- Abbreviations
- pp. 317-318
- Notes on Sources
- pp. 319-320
- About the Author
- pp. 321-322
Additional Information
ISBN
9781623494377
Related ISBN(s)
9781623494360
MARC Record
OCLC
944957923
Pages
352
Launched on MUSE
2016-09-04
Language
English
Open Access
No