In honor of the one hundredth anniversary of George H. W. Bushs birth, this visually stunning chronicle features neverbeforepublished photos and memories celebrating the fortyfirst presidents vision of leadership as service to countrycurated by Pulitzer Prizewinning biographer Jon Meacham.Lavishly illustrated, The Call to Serve is an intimate, illuminating portrait of the fortyfirst president, a man who was so much more than just his politics. In words and imagesmany found in a lifetime of scrapbooks kept by Barbara Pierce BushJon Meacham brings George H. W. Bush vividly to life. From the values of integrity, empathy, and grace that Bush learned in childhood to his leadership at the highest levels in tumultuous times, the fortyfirst president embodied an ideal of service that warrants attention in our own divided time.Bush pursued a life of service to America through his heroic combat experience in the Pacific during World War II, his political rise in Texas, his serving as U.S. ambassador to the UN, his time as envoy to China and as director of the CIA, his tenure as Ronald Reagans vice president, and his election as the fortyfirst president of the United States. Set against the background of America during the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries, this book commemorates the legacy of a man who was far from perfecthe could be cutthroat on the campaign trailbut whose ambition was not an end unto itself. Bushs drive to succeed was, rather, a means to put the values of...

Binding: Hardback;384 pages; Publisher: Random House USA Inc; Classification: BG; Weight: 1450 g; Dimensions: 241 x 199 x 30

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