It was my intent all along to write a nonjudgmental narrative of Bush's presidency. Along the way, a … - Robert Draper

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It was my intent all along to write a nonjudgmental narrative of Bush's presidency. Along the way, a number of liberal friends of mine expressed disgust that I would spend time on such an endeavor.

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I don't think of Bush as a particularly angry person - if anything, he has a facility for not harboring grudges, for letting things roll off of his back after momentarily bristling.

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As a journalist, you sort of grind away, taking rejections as they come, building on whatever advances you've achieved.

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I don't want to paint myself as some kind of saint - that would be laughable - but I do think I've been able over the years to write humanely about subjects who are controversial and even contemptible. I've profiled pedophiles, stalkers, serial rapists, prison gang members and corrupt politicians.

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Bush always has viewed himself as an "activist," which flies in the face of some conservative notions, such as the federal government's role in education.

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Bush made a point of emphasizing to me that unlike his father's administration, his was one of significant "walk-in access" to the Oval Office.

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