Family of secrets: the Bush dynasty, the powerful forces that put it in the White House, and what their influence means for America [1st U.S. ed] 9781608191925, 1608191923

How did Bush happen? -- Poppy's secret -- Viva Zapata -- Where was Poppy? -- Oswald's friend -- The hit -- Aft

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English Pages (viii, 577 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations Year 2009

Family of secrets: the Bush dynasty, the powerful forces that put it in the White House, and what their influence means for America [1st U.S. ed]
9781608191925, 1608191923

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Table of contents :
How did Bush happen? --
Poppy's secret --
Viva Zapata --
Where was Poppy? --
Oswald's friend --
The hit --
After Camelot --
Wings for W. --
The Nixonian Bushes --
Downing Nixon: The setup
The execution --
In from the cold --
Poppy's proxy and the Saudis --
Poppy's web --
The handoff --
The quacking duck --
Playing hardball --
Meet the help --
The conversion --
The skeleton in W.'s closet --
Shock and ... oil? --
Deflection for reelection --
Domestic disturbance.

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