President George W. Bush's Legacy http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99119649&ft=1&f=99119649 During his eight years in the White House, George W. Bush has had some of the highest poll numbers in presidential history — and some of the lowest. With a troubled economy and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, current assessments of his presidency have not been kind. But will that verdict change over time? en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:09:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif President George W. Bush's Legacy http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99119649&ft=1&f=99119649 Cheney Worked To Expand Authority, Secrecy Dick Cheney is the most powerful vice president the United States has ever had. He led the way for a new president — driving policy in the first term and blocking policy changes in the second, when his influence waned. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:09:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99433354&ft=1&f=99119649 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99433354&ft=1&f=99119649 Dick Cheney is the most powerful vice president the United States has ever had. He led the way for a new president — driving policy in the first term and blocking policy changes in the second, when his influence waned.

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]]> Cheney: A VP With Unprecedented Power Dick Cheney is about to leave office having spent the past eight years wielding more power than vice presidents throughout U.S. history. In the first term, he drove policy on issues he cared about. In the end, President Bush became more wary, and Cheney's influence waned but hardly ceased. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99422633&ft=1&f=99119649 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99422633&ft=1&f=99119649 Dick Cheney is about to leave office having spent the past eight years wielding more power than vice presidents throughout U.S. history. In the first term, he drove policy on issues he cared about. In the end, President Bush became more wary, and Cheney's influence waned but hardly ceased.

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]]> Bush Will Soon Call Dallas 'Home' Again President Bush will soon leave Washington, D.C., and return to the same Dallas neighborhood where the family lived before he became Texas governor 16 years ago. The house in Preston Hollow is a sprawling rambler next to the estate of billionaire Tom Hicks, a longtime friend. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:28:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99313947&ft=1&f=99119649 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99313947&ft=1&f=99119649 President Bush will soon leave Washington, D.C., and return to the same Dallas neighborhood where the family lived before he became Texas governor 16 years ago. The house in Preston Hollow is a sprawling rambler next to the estate of billionaire Tom Hicks, a longtime friend.

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]]> In Bush's Wake, A New Political Landscape In a few days, George W. Bush's presidency will come to a close. He leaves the political landscape considerably altered in his wake: The path to the White House is now a grass-roots one, and a once-strong GOP coalition is now shattered. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99117381&ft=1&f=99119649 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99117381&ft=1&f=99119649 In a few days, George W. Bush's presidency will come to a close. He leaves the political landscape considerably altered in his wake: The path to the White House is now a grass-roots one, and a once-strong GOP coalition is now shattered.

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]]> The Day That Defined A Presidency: Sept. 11, 2001 The White House went on war footing after Sept. 11, expanding executive authority and establishing a rationale for pre-emptive war. Framing every policy in terms of the attacks became the theme of the Bush era. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99188129&ft=1&f=99119649 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99188129&ft=1&f=99119649 The White House went on war footing after Sept. 11, expanding executive authority and establishing a rationale for pre-emptive war. Framing every policy in terms of the attacks became the theme of the Bush era.

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]]> In Times Of Tumult, Bush Kept Ties To Quieter Life George W. Bush's poll ratings were among the highest and lowest that modern presidents have ever received. But outside the political arena, he's known for unwavering devotion to family and friends, his ranch in Crawford, Texas — and his mountain bike. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99172716&ft=1&f=99119649 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99172716&ft=1&f=99119649 George W. Bush's poll ratings were among the highest and lowest that modern presidents have ever received. But outside the political arena, he's known for unwavering devotion to family and friends, his ranch in Crawford, Texas — and his mountain bike.

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]]> Tracing The Highs And Lows Of The Bush Presidency Two weeks from now, President Bush will be former President Bush, and what was once his agenda will become his record. The president suggests that history will judge him better than the current analysis. So what will he be remembered for? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:40:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99059202&ft=1&f=99119649 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99059202&ft=1&f=99119649 Two weeks from now, President Bush will be former President Bush, and what was once his agenda will become his record. The president suggests that history will judge him better than the current analysis. So what will he be remembered for?

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]]> Undecided We Stand: Debating Bush's Legacy President Bush leaves office as one of the least popular presidents ever, but he says it's up to history to judge him. Bush likes to recall that Harry Truman was widely reviled when he left the White House 56 years ago but decades later became an icon of strength in adversity. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:19:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99059614&ft=1&f=99119649 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99059614&ft=1&f=99119649 President Bush leaves office as one of the least popular presidents ever, but he says it's up to history to judge him. Bush likes to recall that Harry Truman was widely reviled when he left the White House 56 years ago but decades later became an icon of strength in adversity.

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