Bush always has viewed himself as an "activist," which flies in the face of some conservative notions, such as the federal government's role in educa…

- Robert Draper

It was my intent all along to write a nonjudgmental narrative of Bush's presidency. Along the way, a number of liberal friends of mine expressed disg…

- Robert Draper

I don't think of Bush as a particularly angry person - if anything, he has a facility for not harboring grudges, for letting things roll off of his b…

- Robert Draper

As a journalist, you sort of grind away, taking rejections as they come, building on whatever advances you've achieved.

- Robert Draper

I don't want to paint myself as some kind of saint - that would be laughable - but I do think I've been able over the years to write humanely about s…

- Robert Draper

Bush told me, he doesn't watch TV ... though it's untrue that he doesn't read the newspapers.

- Robert Draper

I think there's an underlying insecurity to Bush with a rather classical genesis - namely his being the eldest son of a famous father. I think this h…

- Robert Draper

Bush made a point of emphasizing to me that unlike his father's administration, his was one of significant "walk-in access" to the Oval Office.

- Robert Draper