According to Baker, stories about Cheney being the puppet-master have no validity. Baker demonstrates how, in the early stages of his presidency, Bush relied on Cheney (and to a lesser extent on Rove) for guidance, and how Bush grew in the job to the point where Cheney was relegated almost to the point of irrelevance. Some readers may think, "Bob Woodward has already written about all of this." But much of Baker's focus is on the relationship between Bush and Cheney, and to a lesser extent, Bush and Karl Rove. The first part of the book seems repetitive of stories that have been told before: the controversial 2001 election, the September 11th attacks and the build-up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bush seen in the 24 hour news cycles of the last decade. In doing all of this, Baker dispels several myths and misconceptions and gives the reader a fresh perspective that differs from the George W. Baker's retelling has an added dimension that has never been as carefully considered: the complicated relationship between George W. In his 2013 book entitled Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House, New York Times Chief White House correspondent Peter Baker opts for a more objective analysis of both the Bush Presidency and of Bush the President, and in doing so writes a most interesting accounting of both. Bush generally tend to go in two directions: the more common Bush bashfests, or the less common "Bush was right" tomes.
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