The Bushes

Get the inside story on Americas most powerful political dynasty.President George W. Bush leads our nation in a time of unprecedented peril. But how well do we really know him or his remarkable family whose history often mirrors the history of America? Now in the first full-scale biography of the Bushes Peter and Rochelle Schweizer trace the extraordinary trajectory of their rise to power.Through a series of exclusive surprisingly candid interviews with members of the family and close friends the inner workings of this very private family are revealed: their marriages and friendships; the intense sibling rivalry between George W. and Jeb Bush; divisions between father and son over the Iraq war; even Jeb Bushs plans to run for president in 2008.We see George W. Bush the way his family does as an intensely driven person who has a much more complex relationship with his father than has often been portrayed in the media. Family members talk about how he deals with the stresses of the war on terrorism why he sees it as a religious war and how his personal faith influences what he says and does.The Schweizers also delve into the Bushes sensitive and secret business dealings including their long history of involvement in the oil business. Their shrewd alliances with other American dynastiesincluding the Kennedys Rockefellers and Taftshave all helped to quietly consolidate their power within the Republican Partydeed what makes the Bushes so successful is that they function less like the great political families before them and more like a high-tech startup: free-flowing pragmatic and opportunistic. It is this distinction that assures them an enduring presence on the nations political stage making The Bushes essential listening for anyone who cares about Americas future.