What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception by Scott McClellan does not qualify as worthy of my valuable and limited reading time. The Bush administration responded through Press Secretary Dana Perino, who said, 'Scott, we now know, is disgruntled about his experience at the White House. The book is also critical of the press corps for being too accepting of the administration's propaganda on the Iraq War and of Condoleeza Rice for being 'too accommodating' and being very careful about protecting her own reputation. McClellan stops short of saying that Bush purposely lied about his reasons for invading Iraq, writing that the administration was not 'employing out-and-out deception' to make the case for war in 2002, though he does write that the administration relied on an aggressive 'political propaganda campaign' instead of the truth to sell the Iraq war. He accuses Bush of 'self-deception' and of maintaining a 'permanent campaign approach' to governing rather than making the best choices.

McClellan unexpectedly and harshly criticizes the Bush administration in his 2008 memoir What Happened. On April 19, 2006, McClellan announced that he would be leaving the Administration he remained in the position until replacement Tony Snow was announced on April 26, 2006. Scott McClellan is a former White House Press Secretary (2003-2006) for President George W. Librarian note: there is more than author on goodreads with this name. Finally, McClellan looks to the future, exploring the lessons this presidency offers the American people as we prepare to elect a new leader. Bush is and what he believes, and into the personalities, strengths, and liabilities of his top aides. He gives readers a candid look into who George W. In this refreshingly clear-eyed book, written with no agenda other than to record his experiences and insights for the benefit of history, McClellan provides unique perspective on what happened and why it happened the way it did, including the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina, Washington's bitter partisanship, and two hotly contested presidential campaigns. Drawn to Bush by his commitment to compassionate conservatism and strong bipartisan leadership, McClellan served the president for more than seven years, and witnessed day-to-day exactly how the presidency veered off course.

Scott McClellan was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most challenging and contentious periods of recent history.

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