McClellan, Scott,  1968- <br/><br/>
What happened :  inside the Bush White House and Washington's culture of deception / 
Scott McClellan. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Public Affairs,  c2008. 
 - xiv, 341 p., [8] p. of plates :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>A made-for-Washington scandal -- A small part of something grand -- Growing up in politics -- Governor Bush runs for President -- The permanent campaign -- The early days -- September 11 and the partisan ceasefire -- Selling the war -- Becoming White House press secretary -- Deniability -- Betting the presidency -- Brush fire -- Triumph and illusion -- Revelation and humiliation -- Out of touch -- After the trial -- Changing the culture of deception. 
<br/><br/> The former White House press secretary examines how and why the Bush administration went awry, providing a look at George W. Bush and his top aides in terms of such crises as Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq war, and Washington's political infighting. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1586485563 9781586485566 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008277140 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bush, George W. 1946- <br/>Bush, George W. 1946- <br/>McClellan, Scott, 1968- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communication in politics--United States.<br/>Deception--Political aspects--United States.<br/>Presidential press secretaries--United States--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.<br/>United States--Foreign relations.<br/>United States--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E902  / .M393 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.931