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Karl Rove
Karl Rove presents and signs Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight
From the moment he set foot on it, Karl Rove has rocked America's political stage. He ran the national College Republicans at twenty-two, and turned a Texas dominated by Democrats into a bastion for Republicans.
He launched George W.Bush to national renown by unseating a popular Democratic governor, and then orchestrated a GOP White House win at a time when voters had little reason to throw out the incumbent party. For engineering victory after unlikely victory, Rovebecame known as the Architect.Because of his success, Rove has been attacked hisentire career, accused of everything from campaignchicanery to ideological divisiveness.
In this frankmemoir, Rove responds to critics, passionatelyarticulates his political philosophy, and defendsthe choices he made on the campaign trail and inthe White House. He addresses controversies headon from his role in the contest between Bushand Senator John McCain in South Carolina to thecharges that Bush misled the nation on Iraq. In thecourse of putting the record straight, Rove takes onDemocratic leaders who acted cynically or deviouslybehind closed doors, and even Republicans wholacked backbone at crucial moments.
Courage and Consequence is also the first intimateaccount from the highest level at the White Houseof one of the most headline-making presidencies ofthe modern age. Rove takes readers behind the scenesof the bitterly contested 2004 presidential contest,of tense moments aboard Air Force One on 9/11, ofthe decision to go to war in Afghanistan and Iraq,of the hard-won 2004 reelection fight, and even ofhis painful three years fending off an indictment process, he spells out what it takes to win electionsand how to govern successfully once a candidate has won.
Rove is candid about his mistakes in the WestWing and in his campaigns, and talks frankly aboutthe heartbreak of his early family years. But Courageand Consequence is ultimately about the joy of a lifecommitted to the conservative cause, a life spent inpolitical combat and service to country, no matterthe costs.
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LocationSaban Theatre
8440 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
United States
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