"On August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon, resigning, left the White House. “You will be remembered as a great President,” consoled Henry Kissinger. Nixon replied: “Henry, that depends on who writes the history.” It has been 16 years since George H.W. Bush left office a one-term President. What does history say? What it didn’t then."
"Typically, Bush blamed himself, not aides, for losing to Bill Clinton in 1992. “I couldn’t get through. I’d say, ‘The economy is recovering,’ and people said, ‘Bush is out of touch.’” The 41st President brooded, then found defeat’s silver lining: “I don’t need new suits for the rest of my life!”
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