History’s Lens

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Rehabilitation

“In 2003, President Bush, then two years into his tenure, was asked by journalist Bob Woodward about his place in history. ‘History,’ he replied. ‘We don’t know. We’ll all be dead.’” 

—Robert W. Merry, former WSJ reporter and executive editor, Congressional Quarterly. Excerpted from his book Where They Stand, 2012.

• Editorial Comment: History is looking more kindly on Dubya these days.



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