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In numerous ways, George H. Bush seems to have spent his life preparing for the presidency. A man of almost supernatural decency, Bush was the oldest-ever living president until his death thirty-eight days ago at the age of With fair winds and following seas, Jimmy Carter will inherit that title in just over ten weeks. But now, despite his heroics in combat, his business acumen, his extraordinary capitalist grit and his unobtrusive but earnest political ambition, George H.

Bush suddenly seems a quiet and unassuming figure from a long-passed era. And, in my opinion, the definitive biography of Bush 41 has yet to be written…. I read two biographies of Bush: a relatively dated book by noted historian and author Herbert Parmet and a much newer one by renowned biographer and historian Jon Meacham.

In many ways the biographies are yin and yang , seemingly very different…but exceptionally complementary. Neither is ideal, but together they are clearly worth more than the sum of their parts. Meacham came to know Bush and his family extremely well during the decade-plus he spent writing this book.

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Meacham was even selected to eulogize Bush at his recent funeral. And in a very palpable way this biography reads like the memoirs Bush never wrote for himself. And while his presidency is covered at a more deliberate pace it often feels too forgiving. While Meacham is critical of Bush on occasion, pointing out flaws or failures, the book exudes an undeniable air of sympathy and affinity.

And although it failed to live up to my high expectations, this is a must-read on George H. Bush — 4 stars Full review here.