Book Critique of Kessler’s A Matter of Character: Inside the White House In the book that I read, A Matter of Character: Inside the White House of George W. Bush, Ronald Kessler shows the better side of George W. Bush that most of the people couldn’t see. He shows how kind-hearted and determined George Bush was as a president. Ronald Kessler was once a journalist and is now a best-selling author (Ronald 1). He is known for writing books based on presidents, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Secret Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Ronald 1). His nonfiction books include The Life Insurance Game, The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI, and The Terrorist Watch: Inside the Desperate Race to Stop the Next Attack (Ronald 4). I have not read a book like A Matter of Character: Inside the White House of George W. Bush. It shows the true side of George W. Bush. In the prologue, Kessler talks about how many people in the White House disliked Bill and Hillary Clinton. Bill Clinton was known for always being “fashionably” late to important meetings. He was also known for being hateful toward his cabinet members as well as the White House staff.
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He does mention the bad sides of him. He talks about how Bush was arrested in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol (Kessler, 35). In the book, Bush also talks about using drugs in his younger years (Kessler 36). I think Kessler puts this part in the book to illustrate that just because Bush has a good character doesn’t mean he doesn’t make mistakes. Kessler goes on to say that Bush was like any other person in the world. He had problems in life. Just like the majority of people, he did not know what he wanted to do after he got out of Harvard Business School, and he ended up deciding to become a land man. (Kessler, 36). Most people seem to have that problem, so I think Kessler wanted to show how Bush was similar to the American
He does mention the bad sides of him. He talks about how Bush was arrested in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol (Kessler, 35). In the book, Bush also talks about using drugs in his younger years (Kessler 36). I think Kessler puts this part in the book to illustrate that just because Bush has a good character doesn’t mean he doesn’t make mistakes. Kessler goes on to say that Bush was like any other person in the world. He had problems in life. Just like the majority of people, he did not know what he wanted to do after he got out of Harvard Business School, and he ended up deciding to become a land man. (Kessler, 36). Most people seem to have that problem, so I think Kessler wanted to show how Bush was similar to the American