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GEORGE W. BUSH, WORST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY? At the Washington Post, Historians Debate Where He Ranks; Crisis Communication Experts Lend Advice for Reputation Repair

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It’s year six of your presidency, and historians are already debating whether you are the worst U.S. leader in history. Can a new communication strategy help repair your reputation?



At the Washington Post, Douglas Brinkley, Eric Foner, Vincent Cannato, Michael Lind, and David Greenberg place George W. Bush in historical context, while a crack team of crisis communication experts offer advice on how W. can turn it around.

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