Deconstructing Bush’s Presidency, One Newsweek Cover At A Time
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With its “Father Knows Best” Bush cover, Newsweek continues its long history of covering the W.-H. W. connection. (The elder Bush’s 1988 campaign gave unusually close access to Newsweek reporter Margaret Warner that resulted in “Fighting the Wimp Factor” cover — prompting George W. to call the magazine and tell reporters “his father’s campaign would no longer talk to Newsweek.”)
Looking back through the Newsweek archive, one can almost chart Bush’s presidency — and his sinking approval rating — through its covers. Some selected favorites:
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