The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743255462)

Updated with a new afterword and including a selection of key documents, this is the explosive account of how the Bush administration makes policy on war, taxes, and politics -- its true agenda exposed by a member of the Bush cabinet.
This vivid, unfolding narrative is like no other book that has been written about the Bush presidency. At its core are the candid assessments of former Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill, the only member of Bush's cabinet to leave and speak frankly about how and why the administration has come to its core policies and decisions -- from cutting taxes for the rich to conducting preemptive war.
O'Neill's account is supported by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind's interviews with numerous participants in the administration, by transcripts of meetings, and by voluminous documents. The result is a disclosure of breadth and depth unparalleled for an ongoing presidency. As readers are taken to the very epicenter of government, Suskind presents an astonishing picture of a president so carefully managed in his public posture that he is a mystery to most Americans. Now, he is revealed.

Author: Ron Suskind
ISBN-10: 0743255461
ISBN-13: 9780743255462
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 09/02/2004
Pages: 409
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.54w x 1.03d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 09/26/2004 pg. 28
Newsweek 06/09/2008 pg. 20
New York Times Book Review 10/26/2008 pg. 23