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A historian's revealing and intimate portrait of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush that explores their romantic relationship as presidents so that as father and child - the first major biographical treatment of the two consequential presidents and numbers in American history. In 2016, the Republican platform revolted resistant to the GOP establishment that has become synonymous with the Bush name, choosing instead a political neophyte and antiestablishment outsider as the standard bearer with their party. Donald Trump's election designated not only the end of the presidential dynasty but a rejection of the Republican rules and traditions the Bushes have long championed. Regardless of the Republicans' surprise success in 2016, behind closed doors the party remains divided between traditional conservatives, populists, and radical ideologues and faces an uncertain future. As presidential historian Tag K. Updegrove argues, Bush 41 and 43 are, in effect, the "last Republicans". In this balanced, illuminating audiobook, Updegrove instructs the storyline of the Bushes' romantic relationship from the beginning of George W. through their postpresidential years and Jeb Bush's failed candidacy. Sketching on exclusive access and interviews with both presidents and the key people in their lives, Updegrove shows the Bushes' views on the current state of the nation and the GOP and the way the party they both led and helped build is having a radical transformation. At last the famously circumspect Bushes offer unvarnished observations and revelations on everything from George W. Bush's younger indiscretions to the influence and perspectives they had on each other's administration with their views on Donald Trump - and how they each voted in the 2016 election. A candid and frequently surprising portrait of two men, The Last Republicans is also an elegy for the party of Reagan and Bush - as well as for the countless thoughtful and wise individuals who made the "establishment" and are conspicuously without today's GOP.
