• 生于1946年7月6日美国康涅狄格州的纽海文市
• 美国第43任总统
• 任期 :2001年1月20日——2009年1月20日
• 父亲是美国第41任总统乔治•赫伯特•沃克•布什
In the final year of my presidency, I began to think seriously about writing
my memoirs. On the recommendation of Karl Rove, I met with more than a
dozen distinguished historians. To a person, they told me I had an
obligation to write. They felt it was important that I record my perspective on
the presidency, in my own words.
“Have you ever seen the movie Apollo 13?” the historian Jay Winik asked.
“Everyone knows the astronauts make it home in the end. But you’re on the
edge of your seat wondering how they do it.”
Nearly all the historians suggested that I read Memoirs by President
Ulysses S. Grant, which I did. The book captures his distinctive voice. He
uses anecdotes to re-create his experience during the Civil War. I could
see why his work had endured.
Like Grant, I decided not to write an exhaustive account of my life or
presidency. Instead I have told the story of my time in the White House by
focusing on the most important part of the job: making decisions. Each
chapter is based on a major decision or a series of related decisions. As a
result, the book flows thematically, not in a day-by-day chronology. I do not
cover all of the important issues that crossed my desk. Many devoted
members of my Cabinet and staff are mentioned briefly or not at all. I value
their service, and I will always be grateful for their contributions.
My goals in writing this book are twofold. First, I hope to paint a picture of
what it was like to serve as president for eight consequential years. I
believe it will be impossible to reach definitive conclusions about my
presidency—or any recent presidency, for that matter—for several
decades. The passage of time allows passions to cool, results to clarify,
and scholars to compare different approaches. My hope is that this book
will serve as a resource for anyone studying this period in American history.
Second, I write to give readers a perspective on decision making in a
complex environment. Many of the decisions that reach the president’s
desk are tough calls, with strong arguments on both sides. Throughout the
book, I describe the options I weighed and the principles I followed. I hope
this will give you a better sense of why I made the decisions I did. Perhaps
it will even prove useful as you make choices in your own life.
Decision Points is based primarily on my recollections. With help from
researchers, I have confirmed my account with government documents,
contemporaneous notes, personal interviews, news reports, and other
sources, some of which remain classified. There were instances in which I
had to rely on my memory alone. If there are inaccuracies in this book, the
responsibility is mine.
In the pages that follow, I have done my best to write about the decisions I
got right, those I got wrong, and what I would do differently if given the
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chance. Of course, in the presidency, there are no do-overs. You have to
do what you believe is right and accept the consequences. I tried to do that
every day of my eight years in office. Serving as president was the honor of
a lifetime, and I appreciate your giving me an opportunity to share my story.
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在阅读这本书之前,有关该书的讽刺和小布什的传闻已经沸沸扬扬,甚至小布什本人都自嘲说“有些人认为他连一本书读都读不完,更别说是要写了”。不过这本书倒是可以证明小布什的能力。虽然他在写作过程中接受了许多人的帮助,不可否认的是其仍然是本书的主体和灵魂。 也许可以体...
评分读过《抉择时刻》 2011-12-12 17:07:41 乔治•沃克•布什《抉择时刻》,中信出版社,2011年 今年我读的新书并不多,倒是很多老书时常翻翻,如贡斯当《古代人的自由与现代人的自由》、奥尔森《权力与繁荣》、哈耶克《通往奴役之路》、埃德蒙•柏克《自由与传统》等。这...
评分美国总统大选落下帷幕,奥巴马以微弱优势获得连任——Another four years to go. 不知怎么地想到了奥巴马的前任,小布什。去年5月读了他的回忆录Decision Points《抉择时刻》。本来是不会看的,因为深受我的导师朋友,美国律师马丁 (http://book.douban.com/doulist/562082/)...
评分原文链接:http://www.rsywx.net/wordpress/2011/02/09/decision-points/ 看完了小布什写的回忆录《Decision Points》,随便说几句。 中国有很长的写史的历史,传统上说历史的写法可以是编年体,也可以是纪事体。小布什的这本书基本可以归为后者。他并没有从他的童年开始进行...
评分他是这样一位总统:他意识到了我们这个时代所面临的中心挑战;他兑现了让这个国家变得更加安全的承诺,他在追求自己的信仰时没有丝毫东阳,只是存有必要时候略有调整;他信任每一个人,让他们作出生命中的选择;他也利用美国的影响力在全世界推进自由事业。——这是小布什...
强烈的口语风格 选择性遗忘 避重就轻
评分乔治·沃克·布什 自己寫自傳,免不了要為自己受到的批評辯護,當然就對外政策來說我本來就傾向於支持布什,所以覺得他的辯護可以接受,但也不排除有人本來反對但讀過之後改變自己的觀點,他在一些失誤方面也大方承認了。其實本書比較適合他的反對者和生活在美國的國民看看,真心值得推薦,今天剛看完。
评分关于向伊拉克增兵的那一段很好看,关于干细胞的论述很无力
评分看……不下去了……
评分强烈的口语风格 选择性遗忘 避重就轻
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